J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections
Frank Leroy Byers photograph collection
Byers, Frank Leroy
P1689
0.6 linear feet
2 archives boxes
1042 items
1955-2008
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.
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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.
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.
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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.
Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.
Donated by Frank Leroy Byers in 2011.
Processed by Special Collections staff.
See also the Frank Leroy Byers papers (ACCN 2620) in the Manuscripts Division of Special Collections.
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.
Byers, Frank Leroy
Byers, Frank Leroy
Nauvoo (Ill.)
Latter Day Saint missionaries
Latter Day Saint church buildings
Latter Day Saints--Photographs
Color negatives
black-and-white photographs
Color prints (photographs)
Family Photos in Front of Church Building (Negatives)
circa 1989
1
1
Family Photos in Front of Church Building (Negatives)
circa 1989
1
2
Family Photos in Front of Church Building (Negatives)
circa 1989
1
3
Family Photos (Negatives)
1989
1
4
Individual and Family Photos (Negatives)
1989
1
5
Family Photos in Front of Church Building (Negatives)
1989
1
6
Family and Individual Photos (Negatives)
1989
1
7
Dennis and Kristie Frank Gravesite (Negatives)
1999
1
8
Houses and Other Buildings (Negatives)
1999
1
9
Wedding and Church Activities (Negatives)
2001
1
10
Family Gathering (Negatives)
2002
1
11
Missionaries and Gatherings (Negatives)
2002
1
12
Baseball and Park Events(Negatives)
2003
1
13
Church Lessons (Negatives)
2008 September
1
14
Church Lessons (Negatives)
2008 October
1
15
Group Photos (Negatives)
1
16
Parade (Negatives)
circa 2000
1
17
Car and Missionaries (Negatives)
circa 2000
1
18
Buildings and Group Photos (Negatives)
circa 2000
1
19
Boise Idaho Temple, Huffmans, and Horses
circa 1983-2000
1
20
Portraits
circa 1956-1958
1
21
Ward Members with Book of Mormon Testimonies A-C
circa 1989-1991
1
22
Ward Members with Book of Mormon Testimonies D-L
circa 1989-1991
1
23
Ward Members with Book of Mormon Testimonies M-W, Eagle Gate First Ward
circa 1989-1991
1
24
Wayne and Judy Anderson and other Church Members, Testimony Portraits
circa 1989-1991
1
25
Church Members, Testimony Portraits
circa 1989-1991
1
26
Black Hills, South Dakota, Mount Rushmore, and church buildings
1968 September
1
27
Graves in Goshen, Utah; Ramsey Creek Park; and Temple
1980-2003
1
28
Yellowstone National Park
1989
1
29
Latter-Day Saints Historical Sites, Missouri and Illinois
1999 September
1
30
Latter-Day Saints Historical Sites, Missouri and Illinois
1999 September
1
31
18th North Ward Bishopric
1989 August
1
32
Gilbert Alejandro Zamora Cachu and Family
circa 1955-1965
1
33
Removed from photograph album. Includes postcards and paper ephemera.
Western States Mission: Missionary Portraits
circa 1956-1958
2
1
Western States Mission Group Photos
1956-1958
2
2
Western States Mission: Missionaries, Pueblo, Colorado, Albuquerque, New Mexico
circa 1956-1958
2
3
Latter-Day Saints Genesis Group
circa 2000
2
4
California: Horses
circa 1965-1983
2
5
Western States Mission: Colorado
1957
2
6
Western States Mission Reunion, Idaho
2002
2
7
Family Photos from Michael Jolly to Frank and Lillis Byers Iowa, Salt Lake City, Elder Jolley, and Byers
2001-2005
2
8
Nebraska: Chalk Mine, Fort Hartsuff, Byers' Acquaintances
circa 1970-1999
2
9
Omaha, Nebraska Stake Center
circa 1975-1980
2
10
Fremont, Nebraska Branch, Ward and Church Building
1980-1985
2
11
Western States Mission: New Mexico
circa 1957-1999
2
12
Missionaries: Texas
circa 1980-1985
2
13
Byers Family and Friends; Horses: Bountiful, Utah; Missionaries by Temples
circa 1970-1996
2
14
Brigham City, Utah, Historic Box Elder Tabernacle, and Hawks
circa 1980-1994
2
15
Cove Fort, Utah
1956-1994
2
16
Wisconsin Tree
circa 1995-2005
2
17