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Frank Leroy Byers photograph collection, 1955-2008

Overview of the Collection

Col
Byers, Frank Leroy
Title
Frank Leroy Byers photograph collection
Dates
1955-2008 (inclusive)
Quantity
0.6 linear feet, (2 archives boxes)  :  1042 items
Collection Number
P1689
Summary
Frank Leroy Byers (1936 -) is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints who collected material related to the organization of the Church into wards, branches and stakes, as well as material related to his personal involvement in the church. This collection contains photographs of the Byers family and friends; images of missionaries, including Frank Byers' experience as a missionary in the 1950s in the Western States Mission; images of Latter-Day Saint churches and historical sites; and photographs of members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints with their testimonies.
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 photograph collection consists of 2 boxes containing 1,094 black-and-white and color photographs, negatives and postcards related to Byers' research and experience as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Topics include: missionary work, particularly the Western States Mission; historic sites in Missouri and Illinois; members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints with their testimonies; and a photo album of Gilbert Zamora of Mexico. The collection also contains photographs of the Byers family and friends. Box 1 Folders 1-19 consist of negatives only.

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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

The content has been left in its original order, with the first half of box one being sorted by year and the rest by subject.

Acquisition Information

Donated by Frank Leroy Byers in 2011.

Processing Note

Processed by Special Collections staff.

Separated Materials

See also the Frank Leroy Byers papers (ACCN 2620) in the Manuscripts Division of Special Collections.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

  • Description: Family Photos in Front of Church Building (Negatives)
    Dates: circa 1989
    Container: Box 1, Folder 1
  • Description: Family Photos in Front of Church Building (Negatives)
    Dates: circa 1989
    Container: Box 1, Folder 2
  • Description: Family Photos in Front of Church Building (Negatives)
    Dates: circa 1989
    Container: Box 1, Folder 3
  • Description: Family Photos (Negatives)
    Dates: 1989
    Container: Box 1, Folder 4
  • Description: Individual and Family Photos (Negatives)
    Dates: 1989
    Container: Box 1, Folder 5
  • Description: Family Photos in Front of Church Building (Negatives)
    Dates: 1989
    Container: Box 1, Folder 6
  • Description: Family and Individual Photos (Negatives)
    Dates: 1989
    Container: Box 1, Folder 7
  • Description: Dennis and Kristie Frank Gravesite (Negatives)
    Dates: 1999
    Container: Box 1, Folder 8
  • Description: Houses and Other Buildings (Negatives)
    Dates: 1999
    Container: Box 1, Folder 9
  • Description: Wedding and Church Activities (Negatives)
    Dates: 2001
    Container: Box 1, Folder 10
  • Description: Family Gathering (Negatives)
    Dates: 2002
    Container: Box 1, Folder 11
  • Description: Missionaries and Gatherings (Negatives)
    Dates: 2002
    Container: Box 1, Folder 12
  • Description: Baseball and Park Events(Negatives)
    Dates: 2003
    Container: Box 1, Folder 13
  • Description: Church Lessons (Negatives)
    Dates: 2008 September
    Container: Box 1, Folder 14
  • Description: Church Lessons (Negatives)
    Dates: 2008 October
    Container: Box 1, Folder 15
  • Description: Group Photos (Negatives)
    Container: Box 1, Folder 16
  • Description: Parade (Negatives)
    Dates: circa 2000
    Container: Box 1, Folder 17
  • Description: Car and Missionaries (Negatives)
    Dates: circa 2000
    Container: Box 1, Folder 18
  • Description: Buildings and Group Photos (Negatives)
    Dates: circa 2000
    Container: Box 1, Folder 19
  • Description: Boise Idaho Temple, Huffmans, and Horses
    Dates: circa 1983-2000
    Container: Box 1, Folder 20
  • Description: Portraits
    Dates: circa 1956-1958
    Container: Box 1, Folder 21
  • Description: Ward Members with Book of Mormon Testimonies A-C
    Dates: circa 1989-1991
    Container: Box 1, Folder 22
  • Description: Ward Members with Book of Mormon Testimonies D-L
    Dates: circa 1989-1991
    Container: Box 1, Folder 23
  • Description: Ward Members with Book of Mormon Testimonies M-W, Eagle Gate First Ward
    Dates: circa 1989-1991
    Container: Box 1, Folder 24
  • Description: Wayne and Judy Anderson and other Church Members, Testimony Portraits
    Dates: circa 1989-1991
    Container: Box 1, Folder 25
  • Description: Church Members, Testimony Portraits
    Dates: circa 1989-1991
    Container: Box 1, Folder 26
  • Description: Black Hills, South Dakota, Mount Rushmore, and church buildings
    Dates: 1968 September
    Container: Box 1, Folder 27
  • Description: Graves in Goshen, Utah; Ramsey Creek Park; and Temple
    Dates: 1980-2003
    Container: Box 1, Folder 28
  • Description: Yellowstone National Park
    Dates: 1989
    Container: Box 1, Folder 29
  • Description: Latter-Day Saints Historical Sites, Missouri and Illinois
    Dates: 1999 September
    Container: Box 1, Folder 30
  • Description: Latter-Day Saints Historical Sites, Missouri and Illinois
    Dates: 1999 September
    Container: Box 1, Folder 31
  • Description: 18th North Ward Bishopric
    Dates: 1989 August
    Container: Box 1, Folder 32
  • Description: Gilbert Alejandro Zamora Cachu and Family

    Removed from photograph album. Includes postcards and paper ephemera.

    Dates: circa 1955-1965
    Container: Box 1, Folder 33
  • Description: Western States Mission: Missionary Portraits
    Dates: circa 1956-1958
    Container: Box 2, Folder 1
  • Description: Western States Mission Group Photos
    Dates: 1956-1958
    Container: Box 2, Folder 2
  • Description: Western States Mission: Missionaries, Pueblo, Colorado, Albuquerque, New Mexico
    Dates: circa 1956-1958
    Container: Box 2, Folder 3
  • Description: Latter-Day Saints Genesis Group
    Dates: circa 2000
    Container: Box 2, Folder 4
  • Description: California: Horses
    Dates: circa 1965-1983
    Container: Box 2, Folder 5
  • Description: Western States Mission: Colorado
    Dates: 1957
    Container: Box 2, Folder 6
  • Description: Western States Mission Reunion, Idaho
    Dates: 2002
    Container: Box 2, Folder 7
  • Description: Family Photos from Michael Jolly to Frank and Lillis Byers Iowa, Salt Lake City, Elder Jolley, and Byers
    Dates: 2001-2005
    Container: Box 2, Folder 8
  • Description: Nebraska: Chalk Mine, Fort Hartsuff, Byers' Acquaintances
    Dates: circa 1970-1999
    Container: Box 2, Folder 9
  • Description: Omaha, Nebraska Stake Center
    Dates: circa 1975-1980
    Container: Box 2, Folder 10
  • Description: Fremont, Nebraska Branch, Ward and Church Building
    Dates: 1980-1985
    Container: Box 2, Folder 11
  • Description: Western States Mission: New Mexico
    Dates: circa 1957-1999
    Container: Box 2, Folder 12
  • Description: Missionaries: Texas
    Dates: circa 1980-1985
    Container: Box 2, Folder 13
  • Description: Byers Family and Friends; Horses: Bountiful, Utah; Missionaries by Temples
    Dates: circa 1970-1996
    Container: Box 2, Folder 14
  • Description: Brigham City, Utah, Historic Box Elder Tabernacle, and Hawks
    Dates: circa 1980-1994
    Container: Box 2, Folder 15
  • Description: Cove Fort, Utah
    Dates: 1956-1994
    Container: Box 2, Folder 16
  • Description: Wisconsin Tree
    Dates: circa 1995-2005
    Container: Box 2, Folder 17

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Subject Terms

  • Latter Day Saint church buildings
  • Latter Day Saint missionaries
  • Latter Day Saints--Photographs

Personal Names

  • Byers, Frank Leroy

Geographical Names

  • Nauvoo (Ill.)

Form or Genre Terms

  • Color negatives
  • Color prints (photographs)
  • black-and-white photographs

Other Creators

  • Personal Names

    • Byers, Frank Leroy (col)
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