UUM_Accn1945.xml Inventory of the Lynn M. Hilton papers Hilton (Lynn M.) papers Finding aid created by Mary E. White. J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-08-14. Finding aid written in English. Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard), 2nd Edition. J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Lynn M. Hilton papers Hilton, Lynn M. ACCN 1945 28.5 linear feet 1944-2002 The Lynn M. Hilton papers (1944-2002) contain family correspondence, holiday cards, travel journals, financial records, books, notes, rough drafts and finished works, newsletters, pamphlets, subject files, and news clippings. Lynn Mathers Hilton was a businessman, educator, author, world traveler, legislator, veteran, patron of the arts, and an LDS religious leader. English , English .

Lynn Mathers Hilton (b. 1924) was a businessman, educator, author, world traveler, legislator, veteran, patron of the arts, and religious leader. He was born in Thatcher, Graham County, Arizona, 3 November 1924 to Eugene Hilton and Ruth Naomi Savage. From 1943-1945 in World War II he served as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Air force as pilot of a B-24 bomber and continued as a First Lieutenant in the Air Force Reserve until 1955. Hilton fulfilled a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) to New England from 1945-1947. He married Annalee Hope Avarell in December 1948. They had five children: Cynthia, Polly, Sheree, Ralph, and Spencer. Hilton obtained his B.S. and M.S. degrees at the University of Utah, and a Ph.D. in Educational Administration from the University of Chicago in 1952. Hilton served on the faculty of Brigham Young University (BYU), Provo, Utah, for twelve years. During this time he created and managed several projects including: BYU Travel Studies, BYU Evening School, Know Your Religion lecture series, and BYU off-campus courses. From 1957-1963 Hilton was director of BYU Church History, and Bible Lands Tours. Hilton was co-owner of Whitaker-Hilton Enterprises, Inc. from 1954-1961. Hilton was elected to the Utah State House of Representatives District 4, Republican in November 1972 and completed two years in the 40th Legislature. In 1974 he ran for U.S. Congress in the Republican party. Hilton served other civic posts including: Republican County Delegate, Vice-Chairman Legislative District 4, and Salt Lake County Credentials Chairman. From 1975-1977 Lynn and Hope Hilton lived in Yanbu, Saudia Arabia, and established a branch of the LDS Church. Hilton has authored and edited several books and articles on Utah History, and education including: Concordance of the Pearl of Great Price, "In Quest of Lebolo's Catacomb, A Note on the Archeology of the Book of Abraham-Tomb 33, Thebes Egypt," In Search of Lehi's Trail, and "The Vocational/Technical Handbook for Utah."

The Lynn M. Hilton papers (1944-2002) contain family correspondence, holiday cards, travel journals, financial records, books, notes, rough drafts and finished works, newsletters, pamphlets, subject files, and news clippings. The original folder titles and order have been maintained as far as possible.

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Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.

Gift of Lynn M. Hilton in 2001.

Photographs, post cards, and an audio tape were transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections (P1036, A0692).

Other related manuscript collections include: Eugene Hilton (ACCN 1257), Hope A. Hilton (MS 0584), and Yanbu Branch History (ACCN 1637).

Processed by Mary E. White in 2002.

 Hilton, Lynn M.--Archives Latter Day Saints--Biography--Sources Mormonism (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) Documents "Bibliography of Lynn M. Hilton" 1950-2001 1 1 Survey Report, Oak Lawn Community High School, Report and Correspondence 1951 1 2 BYU Adult Education and Extension Services Annual Report 1963-1964 1 3 "The Jews A Promised People," Notes and Lectures 1961-1962 1 4-6 "Supplement to Lorenzo Hill Hatch Journal," Booklet 1962 1 7 Concordance of the Pearl of Great Price, Correspondence and Notes 1951-1971 1 8 BYU Salt Lake Adult Education Center, Printed Circulars 1959-1964 1 9 World Tour Journal 1959-1960 1 10 Delta Phi Handbook of Instructions 1961 1 11 The Society for Early Historic Archeology, Abraham Tomb 33, Newsletters 1964-1968 1 12

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 "Program Honoring Eugene and Ruth Hilton" 1916-1966 1 13 Levi Savage Jr., Journal Excerpt 1966 1 14 Travel Programs 1965-1981 1 15 Adam to Lynn, Genealogical Chart 1972 1 16 Story of Salt Lake Stake, News Clippings 1997 1 17 Jane Mather's First Marriage, Correspondence 1972-1983 1 18 Lynn M. and Hope A. Hilton, "Egypt Land of Refuge," Paper and Notes 1974-1980 1 19 Lynn M. and Hope A. Hilton, "The Church in Egypt," Journal 1975-1980 1 20 "In Search of Lehi's Trial," Ensign, Articles 1976 1 21 "A Cup of Coffee?," Notes 1976-1989 1 22 Lehi's Trail Revisited, Program and Correspondence 1982-1983 1 23 "Chapter 9: Book of Mormon Field Trips," Paper 1987 1 24 Lynn M. and Hope A. Hilton, "Looking for Shazzar," Notes 1982 1 25 Documents and Personal Materials Spoon, The Hand as Cup, Notes, Correspondence, and Programs 1981-1996 2 1 Lynn M. and Hope A. Hilton, "The Lihyanites," Sunstone 1983-2000 2 2 Lynn M. and Hope A. Hilton, "The Mystical Bountiful Land on the Shores of Irreantum an Unknown in 1830" 1982-2000 2 3 Lynn M. and Hope A. Hilton, "Nephi, A Successful Missionary to Arabia 600-596 B.C." 1985 2 4 Trip to Al Eis 1986 2 5 Yanbu Geographical Society, Program 1986 2 6 "The Lihyans, the People of Lehi" Notes 1986 2 7 "Yanbu Branch History" 1988 2 8 "Lehi's Journey: Through Arabia or Egypt," Paper and Notes 1988 2 9 Lynn M. and Hope A. Hilton, "The Arabian Theory on the Origin of Lamanite Skin Color and Cultural Traits" 1987-1988 2 10 Nahom, Correspondence 1988 2 11 Lynn M. and Hope A. Hilton, "Travel to Israel," This People Magazine 1989 2 12 Utah Vocational Handbook, Memo 1990 2 13 Annotated Bibliography of Hilton Archives, Correspondence 1990 2 14 Retracing Lehi's Journey, Tour Itinerary 1989 2 15 Cousin Marriages, Correspondence, Article, and Notes 1985-1993 2 16 The Name Nephi, Correspondence, Article, and Newsletter 1991-2000 2 17 Aston's Arabian Bountiful Paper, Correspondence 1991 2 18 Hyenas, Correspondence and News Clippings 1992 2 19 "Nephi's Eastward Journey," Ancient America Foundation, Newsletter, papers, and Notes 2 20 Lynn M. and Hope A. Hilton, "Volcanoes and III Nephi" 1978-1999 2 21 Ensign Club History, Bulletin 1994-1997 2 22 Myas Geographical Society, Journal and Correspondence 1987 2 23 "What's Your Name?: Historic Cousins," Television Program 1954 2 24 Lynn and Polly Hilton, World Tour Journal 1971 2 25 Discovering Lehi, Correspondence 1996 2 26 "Spencer Hugh Hilton, 1963-1965," Memoriam 1994 2 27 Bibliography and Analysis of Mormon Literature, A Research Plan 1947-1950 2 28 Moses's Census, Article 1994 2 29 Lynn: Israeli Spy, Article and Correspondence 1994-1999 2 30 "Stocktons Ghost Towns and Abandoned Mines," Lecture, Correspondence, and Itinerary 1996 2 31 Bill Hackman Cabin, Dedication Prayer 1994 2 32 Hope A. and Lynn M. Hilton, "The Death and Burial of Annalee Skarin," Correspondence, Paper, and Notes 1994 2 33 Aston's Arabian Bountiful Paper, Correspondence 1989-1994 2 34 Utah History Encyclopedia, Notes and Articles 1989-1994 2 35 Lynn's Testimony 1994 2 36 Anita Mae Hatch, "The Life of Donnabel Sharp" 1995 2 37 Name Coded with Birth Year, Correspondence, Articles, and Notes 1995-1999 2 38 "The Ten Tribes: Analysis of the Dispersion Theory," Articles and Notes 1995-1996 2 39 Paul at the Arabian Sinai, Articles and Notes 1995 2 40 "Joseph Smith, the Mormon Prophet Arrested and Kidnapped Near Dixon, Illinois," Articles, Notes, Correspondence 1995-2000 2 41 Louis F. Monch, Hymn, Correspondence 1996 2 42 Recolections About Grace Nixon Stewar, Journal and Correspondence 1996 2 43 Book of Mormon, Correspondence, Charts, Maps, and Tables 1996 2 44 "Rush Lake Military Reservation," Correspondence and Article 1997 2 45 Phil's Big Adventure, Article 1997 2 46 Hope A. Hilton, "The Homes Used by Bill Hickman's Families and Other Subjects," Article and Notes 1997 2 47 Ancestors Tamar Tephi and Eugene Hilton 1969-1997 3 1 Leopard Skin, Correspondence 1997 3 2 James F. Sylvester and Lynn M. Hilton, El Nino, Correspondence 1998 3 3 Autobiography of Lynn M. Hilton, Correspondence and Typescript 1998 3 4 Hilton Family, Biographies 1998 3 5 The Savage Blessing, Correspondence 1999 3 6 Valley of Lemuel, Correspondence and Articles 1997-1999 3 7 Three Day Journey, Correspondence 1999 3 8 Hope's Drawings of Egypt, Correspondence 1999 3 9 Inspired Directions for My Life, Personal Notes 1999 3 10 Director Lynn M. Hilton, BYU Church History Tour, Journal and Pictures 1957 3 11-14 Journal of Lehi Trail Expedition 1975-1976 3 15 Concordance of Standard Works of the Church, Only A's of Alphabet 1952 3 16 Past Glories and Future Destiny of America, Typed Notes 1946-1947 3 17 Sinai in Midian of Egypt?, Correspondence 2000 3 18 Babylon, Correspondence 2002 3 19 LDS Church in Egypt 1975-1970 For Book by Ed Kimball, Correspondence 2000 3 20 Tombstone of Elizabeth Adams Hickman, Typed Statement 2000 3 21 Lehi Trail Tour, Notes 2000 3 22 Old Book of Mormon in Accra Ghana, Correspondence 2000 3 23 The Life Story of Phuntsong Doma Harris and Her Family 2000 3 24-25 Vendyl Jones, "Cave (Tunnel) of King Zedekiah," Editorial Notes 2000 3 26 Egyptian Chair, Correspondence 2000 3 27 Antiquities and History Department of Yemen, Correspondence 2000 3 28 Melancholy in Judah, Journal and Correspondence 2000 3 29 Preston Nibley, "The Wentworth Letter," The Improvement Era 1962 3 30 Sellars, "An Interesting Letter From Patriarch Benjamin F. Johnson to Elder George S. Gibbs 1903" 1911 3 31 Nancy Rogers Cox and Fredrick Granger Williams, "Fredrick G. Williams and Family: Faithful Latter-day Saints" 1980 3 32 Davis Bitton, "Diaries, Autobiographies and Other Personal Documents in Salt Lake City Repositories" 1968 3 33 Personal and Financial Materials Correspondence 1947-1996 4 1 Personal Materials 1948 4 2 Correspondence and Programs 1949-1999 4 3-4 Correspondence, Notes, Bulletins, and News Clippings 1951-1999 4 5-10 Hilton Enterprises 1955-1967 4 11-22 Personal Materials 1950-1963 4 23-25 Personal and Legislative Materials Personal Materials, Programs, Bulletins, and News Clippings 1959-1963 5 1-4 Bible Lands Tour 1963 5 5 Personal Materials, Postcards, Reports, Speeches, Bulletins, and News Clippings 1943-1990 5 6-14 Utah Legislature Materials 1972-1973 5 15 Personal Materials, Bulletins, Brochures, and News Clippings 1970-1973 5 16-17 Lynn's Press, News Clippings 1972-1973 6 1 Personal Materials and Mailers 1973 6 2 Personal Materials, Programs, Bulletins, and News Clippings 1973 6 3 Utah Legislature, Special Session, Budget Session, Correspondence 1972-1974 6 4-6 Hilton's Decision to Run, Correspondence, Notes, and Report by Richard Higgins, "Where Are You Going?" 1973-1974 6 7 Hilton Congress, Correspondence and Financial Materials 1973-1974 6 8-11 Record of Income and Tithing, Ledger 1944-1963 6 12 Hilton Congress 1973-1976 6 13-18 General Materials Hilton Congress, Committee Checks, Filing Forms, and Taxes 1972-1975 7 1-4 Personal Materials, Flyers, Bulletins, Handbills, and News Clippings 1974-1975 7 5-7 Hilton Congress, Surveys and Reports 1974 7 8 Correspondence, Paper, and Flyers 1960-1975 7 9 Personal Materials, Bound Notes 1975 7 10 Correspondence, Notes, Memos, and Statements 1975-1978 7 11 Rose Bowl Vacation 1975 7 12 Personal Materials 1975 7 13 Correspondence 1975 7 14 Correspondence, Leaflet, and News Clippings 1976 7 15 Journal, Correspondence, and Programs 1977 7 16 Correspondence 1976-1980 7 17 Personal Materials 1978 7 18 Hope's Trip to China 1978 7 19 Correspondence 1974-1979 7 20 Correspondence, Membership Card, and Programs 1979 7 21 Journal, Correspondence, Notes, Programs, and Brochures 1980 7 22 Dr. Skousen, Pamphlets, Brochures, and News Clippings 1980 7 23 Personal Materials Personal and Miscellaneous Materials 1981 8 1-2 Wood Carving, Notes 1981 8 3 Correspondence, Programs, Newsletters, and Flyers 1981-1984 8 4-5 Politics, Correspondence, Planner, Notes, and Flyers 1981-1982 8 6 Lynn's Letters to Hope, Saudi Arabia, Correspondence 1981-1987 8 7 Personal Materials, Articles, and Newsletters 1982 8 8 Correspondence, Planners, and Newsletters 1981-1985 8 9-12 Resource Sciences Arabia Unlimited, Samples of Work 1985 8 13 Correspondence and Miscellaneous Materials 1985 8 14 Work Samples 1985-1986 9 1 Correspondence 1985-1986 9 2-4 Vacation and Miscellaneous Materials 1985-1987 9 5 Correspondence 1987 9 6 Human Resources Development Yanbu, Work Samples 1987 9 7 Correspondence 1987-1988 9 8-9 Hillside Stake Mission, Miscellaneous Materials 1988-1990 9 10 Job Search, Correspondence 1988-1989 9 11 Royal Commission Yanbu, Employment and Expenses, Miscellaneous Materials 1987-1988 9 12 Correspondence and Daily Planner 1987-1989 9 13-14 Daily Planner, Program, and Note 1991 9 15 Passport, Correspondence, and Programs 1986-1988 9 16 Lynn's Health, Miscellaneous Materials 1988-1996 9 17 Correspondence, Daily Planner, and Miscellaneous Materials 1990 9 18 Vacations, Receipts, and Miscellaneous Materials 1990 9 19-22 Trip to Cedar City, Utah, Itinerary and Receipts 1990 10 1 Correspondence and Programs 1991 10 2 Family Reunion, Homestead, Utah, Correspondence 1991 10 3 Vacation 1991 10 4 Correspondence, Daily Planner, and Programs 1991 10 5 Lynn, Hope and Jalal, Vacation to Idaho, Sun Valley, and Salmon River 1991 10 6 Lynn, Hope, Bob and Jim, Pony Express 1991 10 7 Forestry Bid 1991 10 8 Urban Forestry Board, Salt Lake City, Utah 1990-1992 10 9 Sunday School, Miscellaneous Materials 1991-1992 10 10-11 Correspondence and Miscellaneous Materials 1992 10 12 Utah House of Representatives, Miscellaneous Materials 1992 10 13 Correspondence, Note, and Article 1991-1992 10 14 Family Reunion, Provo, Utah 1992 10 15 Trip to Bali and Singapore 1992 10 16 Correspondence and Daily Planner 1992 10 17 Bob Debry and Lynn, Shakespearian Festival in Cedar City, Utah 1992 10 18 Vacation, San Francisco, California, Receipts 1992 10 19 50th High School Reunion, Receipts 1992 10 20 Thanksgiving, Washington D.C., Receipts 1992 10 21 Mexico Cruise Vacation, Receipts and Miscellaneous Materials 1992-1993 10 22 San Francisco, Biographical Article and Receipts 1993 10 23 Correspondence, Daily Planner, and Miscellaneous Materials 1993 10 24 Vacations, California, Receipts and Notes 1993 10 25 Personal Materials 1994 10 26 Vacations 1994 10 27-28 Correspondence and Daily Planner 1995 10 29 Lynn, Hope, Sheree, and Blaine, Vacation to Tahiti 1995 10 30 Root Canal On Wrong Tooth 1995 10 31 "History of the LDS Business College," Correspondence 1995 10 32 Hilton Family Reunion, Boise Idaho 1995 10 33 Visit to Polly 1995 10 34 Donnabel's Book, Correspondence and Miscellaneous Materials 1995 10 35 Lynn and Hope, Christmas in Illinois 1995 10 36 Nephi Book, Publisher C.F.I., Contract and Related Materials 1996 11 1 Personal Materials 1995-1996 11 2 Cruise to Western Caribbean, Receipts 1996 11 3 Ruth and Dave's Visit 1996 11 4 Lynn and Hope, Vacation 1996 11 5 Cruise to Bahamas and South Florida 1996 11 6 Braudson, Montana Tour 1997 11 7 Ford Contour, Purchase 1997 11 8 Ford Taurus, Purchase 1997 11 9 Cruise, Finances 1997 11 10 Personal Materials 1997 11 11 Testimony, Notes 1994 11 12 Correspondence 1998 11 13 Family Reunion, Oakland, California 1998 11 14 Vacation, Reno, Nevada 1998 11 15 Lynn and Jacob, Hong Kong, China 1998 11 16 Personal Materials 1988-1989 11 17 Utah Encyclopedia, Correspondence and Notes 1989-1990 11 18 Lynn, Hope and Bill, Vacation, Yellowstone and St. George 1989 11 19 General Organization for Social Insurance, Financial Materials 1989 11 20 Wever State College, Director of Vocational Technical Inservice Education 1988-1990 11 21 Correspondence 1989-1990 11 22 Personal Materials 1988-1989 11 23 Correspondence 1988 11 24 Egypt, Joseph Smith Papyrus, Articles, Notes, and Miscellaneous Materials 1960-1997 11 25 Ihrahim Barakat, Lawyer in Egypt, Notes 1996 11 26 Egypt Stories, Notes and News Clippings 1977-1979 11 27 Peter in Egypt, Notes 11 28-29 Jesus in Egypt, Correspondence, Notes, and News Clippings 1977-1993 11 30-32 Egypt, Notes and News Clippings 1978-1995 11 33-35 Egypt, Correspondence and Work Related Materials 1963-1980 12 1-8 Ebied Serofim's Bead Business, Miscellaneous Materials 1977-1979 12 9 Bob Bang and Wayne Foster, Correspondence 1975-1979 12 10 Arabs and LDS, Correspondence, Notes, and Booklet 1970-1972 12 11 Lehi, Notes, Booklets, and News Clippings 1974-1977 12 12 Loose Notes 12 13 Correspondence 1975 12 14 Lehi Book, Notes 1976 12 15-16 Loose Items, Correspondence, Notes, and Miscellaneous Materials 1975-1976 12 17 Lehi Book, Chapter 6, Notes 1977 12 18 Hymns, Sheet Music 1976-1979 12 19 Gold Plates, Correspondence and Notes 1977-1978 12 20 Chapter 4, Notes 1978 12 21 Chapter 5 1979 12 22 General Materials Egypt, Correspondence, Maps, Pamphlets, and News Clippings 1973-1981 13 1-4 Diary 1976 13 5 Egypt, Correspondence, Notes, and Booklet 1974-1982 13 6 Hosni, Egypt, Correspondence, Notes, and Pamphlets 1977-1979 13 7 Hope and Gayle, Correspondence 1979 13 8 Correspondence, Daily Planner, Notes, and News Clippings 1976-1988 13 9 Correspondence and Book of Mormon in Arabic 1975-1980 13 10 Correspondence 1976-1977 13 11-12 Notebooks, Diaries, and Business Cards 1974-1980 13 13 Map, Arabian Peninsula 13 14 Report of the Capitol Hill Commission 1975 13 15 Hosni, Egypt, Correspondence 1979-1997 13 16 Church History of Cairo Egypt 1992 13 17 Abraham, Tomb 33, Thebes, Notes and News Clippings 1963-1978 13 18

See Box 14 and Cn 1 Fd 12.

 Abrabom, Tomb 33 Thebes 1970 14

This box is located in the reserve collection. Mummy Linen and Bone Fragments (See Cn 13 Fd 18.)

 Geography, Itineraries, Notes, Newsletters, Maps, and News Clippings 1986-1991 15 1-8 Linda and Annalee Skarin, Correspondence and Notes 1990-1999 15 9-10 Hickman Reunion, Correspondence and Notes 199-2000 15 11-12 Valley of Lehi, Maps 15 13 LDS Curriculum Studies, Notebook 15 14-17 Salt Lake Stake 15 18 Pearl of Great Price Concordance 15 19 Newspaper Clippings 15 20