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Forace George Green papers, 1910-1988
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Green, Forace
- Title
- Forace George Green papers
- Dates
- 1910-1988 (inclusive)19101988
- Quantity
- 16 linear feet
- Collection Number
- ACCN 1503
- Summary
- The Forace George Green papers (1910-1988) consist of fifty-eight disassembled scrapbooks documenting the life of Green (1910-1988), a Utah journalist, publisher, and author.
- Repository
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University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0860
Telephone: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu - Access Restrictions
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Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Forace George Green was born to George Alfred Green Jr. and Lucy May Brady Green on 30 June 1910 in Union, Utah. He became a Boy Scout in 1924 at the age of 14 and remained active in scouting for the rest of his life. From 1930 to 1933, Green served a mission for the LDS Church in the eastern United States as Scout Commissioner. He returned from his mission in 1933 and entered Brigham Young University. The following year, he married Edna I. Lauritzen in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. The couple lived in Provo until 1936, when Green received his degree in journalism. That same year, Green received his Eagle Scout badge and began publishing the South Lake Herald. In 1944, he began the Granite Park Press, and four years later he became the scouting editor of the Deseret News. In 1955, he started the LDS Book Club, patterned after the Book of the Month Club. He was also the owner and operator of the Union Beaver Ranch. In 1965, the Greens moved to Kanab where Forace was active in LDS Church affairs and wrote a column for the Southern Utah News. The Greens traveled to Europe, Hawaii, Israel, Jordan, Syria, and other countries with church-sponsored groups.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Forace George Green papers (1910-1988) consist of fifty-eight disassembled scrapbooks documenting the life of Green (1910-1988), a Utah journalist, publisher, and author. The scrapbooks contain photographs, correspondence, greeting cards, programs, news clippings, postcards, family histories, and a variety of personal memorabilia. Green's long-time affiliation with the Boy Scouts of America is documented in this collection. Much of the material, however, pertains to the Green and Lauritzen families. In addition, there are documents related to the LDS Book Club, various wards of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS), Utah's Millcreek Canyon, the Liberty Jail visitor's center in Missouri, and the National Beaver Association.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.
Preferred Citation
Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Personal and FamilyReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box | Folder | ||
1 | 1-2 | Forace Green Funeral, Condolences and Memorial Book |
1988 |
1 | 3-4 | Edna Green Funeral
These folders contain a program, a record book, and a memorial book.
|
1985 |
1 | 5 | LDS Book Club, Correspondence and Announcements |
1955-1957 |
1 | 6 | Journal Typescript of Ellen C. Brady |
|
1 | 7 | "A Bouquet of Weeds," The Ensign
|
1972 |
1 | 8 | Photograph Photocopies |
NewslettersReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box | Folder | ||
2 | 1-2 | "The Messenger"
This newsletter was produced by the LDS Eastern States Mission.
|
1930-1933 |
2 | 3 | "The Columbus Compass"
Published by the LDS Columbus Ward.
|
1941-1945 |
2 | 4 | "Intermountain City"
A publication of the Utah Municipal League.
|
1941-1942 |
ScrapbooksReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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Box | ||
3 | Scrapbooks |
1910-1932 |
4 | Scrapbooks |
1933-1946 |
5 | Scrapbooks |
1942-1950 |
6 | Scrapbooks |
1951-1956 |
7 | Scrapbooks |
1957-1962 |
8 | Scrapbooks |
1963-1966 |
9 | Scrapbooks |
1966-1970 |
10 | Scrapbooks |
1971-1975 |
11 | Scrapbooks |
1962-1984 |
12 | Scrapbooks |
1980-1981 |
13 | Scrapbooks |
1981-1984 |
14 | Scrapbooks |
1984-1985 |
15 | Scrapbooks |
1985-1988 |
16 | Scrapbooks
This box includes a scrapbook, titled "Names," which details the various ways Forace Green's name has been misspelled.
|
1931-1982 |
17 | Scrapbooks
The first two folders contain scrapbooks devoted to Green's column in the Deseret News, "Down the Scouting Trail" (1946-1951), and the "About Town" (1967-1977) column he wrote for the Southern Utah News. This box also contains scrapbooks detailing Forace and Edna's LDS mission in Independence, Missouri (1980-1981); Forace's priesthood duties in the LDS Church; his editorship of the Kanab Utah Stake News Bulletin (1971-1979); and his service as Kanab District Vice Chairman for the Boy Scouts of America.
|
1951-1987 |
18 | Scrapbook, Deseret News
|
1949-1952 |
19 | Scrapbook, Deseret News
|
1953 |
20 | Scrapbook, Missionary
This scrapbook contains news clippings from Green's LDS mission in Rochester, New York. There is also a photo album that directly corresponds to the time and subject.
|
1932-1933 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Personal Names
- Green, Forace--Archives
Corporate Names
- Boy Scouts of America
Family Names
- Green family
- Lauritzen family
Form or Genre Terms
- Scrapbooks