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Frank Leroy Byers papers, 1848-2011

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Byers, Frank Leroy
Title
Frank Leroy Byers papers
Dates
1848-2011 (inclusive)
Quantity
46.75 linear feet, (93 boxes)
Collection Number
ACCN 2620
Summary
The Frank Leroy Byers papers consists of his research materials on the organization of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (L.D.S.) in terms of wards, branches and stakes. The collection also consists of research files about general topics that were of interest to Byers.
Repository
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

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
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Historical Note

Frank Leroy Byers was born on June 21, 1936 in Los Angeles, California to Frances Amelia Koerner and George Shirley Byers. Frank Byers was raised in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. In the 1950s he served a mission in the Western States Mission. Frank Byers married Lillis June Rogers (1939-2020) in the Los Angeles California Temple on October 23, 1968. The couple lived in Orange, Norco, and Riverside, California. Around 1975, Frank and Lillis Byers moved to Nebraska to be closer to the area where Frank Byers had served his mission; they settled in Columbus, Nebraska before moving to Salt Lake City, Utah in 1980. In Salt Lake City, Frank Byers worked in janitorial and delivery positions at Primary Children's Hospital and the LDS Hospital. Lillis Rogers Byers worked for the University of Utah in reception and purchasing. Lillis Rogers Byers died on July 12, 2020.

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Content Description

The Frank Leroy Byers papers consists of his research materials on the organization of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (L.D.S.) in terms of wards, branches and stakes. The collection also consists of research files about general topics that were of interest to Byers.

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Use of the Collection

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.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

This collection was arranged in the following series: 1. Personal Materials; 2. L.D.S. Research Files; and 3. General Research Files.

The original titles of the folders given by the creator, were maintained.

Acquisition Information

Donated by Frank Leroy Byers in 2011.

Processing Note

Processed by Betsey Welland, Maggie Anderson, Michael Bills, and Ryan Hutchings in 2011.

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Separated Materials

See also Frank Leroy Byers photograph collection (P1689) and audio-visual materials in the Multimedia Division of Special Collections.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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Subject Terms

  • Latter Day Saint churches
  • Wards (Latter Day Saint churches)

Personal Names

  • Byers, Frank Leroy--Archives

Form or Genre Terms

  • Correspondence

Finding aid written by Betsey Welland.
2011

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