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James B. Allen

Biography

James B. Allen is an American historian of Mormonism and was an official Assistant Church Historian of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1972–1979.

Also Known As

James Brown Allen, Jim Allen

Links

Official Site

Religion

LDS

Connection to Mormonism

LDS (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)

Birth Date

1927

Birth Place

Logan, Utah

LDS Missions

California Mission, Allen and his wife served as full-time missionaries for the Church Education System at the Boston Institute of Religion (1999-2000)

Education

B.A. in history from Utah State University (1954), M.A. in history from Brigham Young University, Ph.D. in history from the University of Southern California (1963)

Career

Professor, author, historian, one of the founders of the Mormon History Association, Assistant Church Historian for the LDS Church

Gender

Male

Roles

Author

Language

English

10 Works by James B. Allen

Title	Role	Year	Genre
Course Corrections	Author		Personal Essay
Mormon History	Author	2001	History
[Review of] Quicksand and Cactus by Juanita Brooks	Author		Review
The Significance of Joseph Smith's 'First Vision' in Mormon Thought	Author		Criticism
Writing Mormon Biographies	Author		Criticism
Eight Contemporary Accounts of Joseph Smith's First Vision	Author		Criticism
Testimony and Technology	Author		History
Joseph Smith as a Young Man	Author		Short Story
[Review of] An Intimate Chronicle: The Journals of William Clayton, by George D. Smith	Author		Review
Joseph Smith vs. John C. Calhoun	Author		Speech