Linda King Newell
Linda King Newell | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 16, 1941 |
| Died | February 12, 2023 (aged 82) |
| Occupation(s) | Historian, author, editor, scholar |
| Spouse | L. Jackson Newell |
| Academic work | |
| Main interests | History of Mormonism |
| Notable works | Mormon Enigma: Emma Hale Smith |
Linda King Newell (January 16, 1941 – February 12, 2023) was an American historian and author.
Newell co-authored the 1984 book entitled, Mormon Enigma: Emma Hale Smith, with Valeen Tippetts Avery. During this time (1982–86) she was editor of the scholarly Mormon periodical entitled, Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought, with her husband L. Jackson Newell, a professor at the University of Utah, who also would serve as president of Deep Springs College.