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Beecher, Calvin (Calvin Yeoman), 1911-1997

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1911 - 1997

biographical statement

Citation:
Calvin Beecher papers, 1939-1945, 2011 (Calvin Beecher; b. Nov. 9, 1911; m. Jean Keddington on Nov. 22, 1939; four children; served in Navy; musician)

Ancestry.com, Apr. 24, 2012 (Calvin Beecher; Calvin Yeoman Beecher; b. in Cassia County, Idaho; parents, Elihu Ulysses Beecher and Annie Ellen Hoagland)

Deseret news, via WWW, Dec. 11, 1997 (Calvin Beecher; Cal; b. in Elba, Idaho; parents, Elihu U. Beecher and Ella Hoagland Beecher; m. Jean Keddington in Salt Lake Temple, Nov. 22, 1939; four children; graduated from Henager Business College; served in Navy during World War II in western Pacific; worked in banking and loan business; retired as accountant to State Board of Education; professional musician; d. Dec. 9, 1997 in Bountiful, Utah)

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Calvin Beecher papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 7981
Scope and Contents

Contains posters and family histories. The posters are news maps of World War II that depict the location of battles and other war related news, dated circa 1939-1945. The family histories are all on CD and cover the lives of Calvin and Jean Beecher, as well as several of their ancestors and were compiled circa 2011.

Dates: approximately 2011; approximately 1939-1945
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Calvin Beecher papers

Calvin Beecher family histories, approximately 2011

 Series — Folder 4: Series 2 [Barcode: 31197233294633]
Identifier: MSS 7981 Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains a CD-ROM of biographical information about Calvin and Jean Beecher and several of their ancestors. The biographical information contains funeral material, personal life sketches, biographies, and photographs, circa 2011.

Dates: approximately 2011
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 7981, Calvin Beecher papers

Calvin Beecher posters on World War II, approximately 1939-1945

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 7981 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains maps of World War II events. The maps served as newspapers, telling what took place and showing the location on the map. Calvin Beecher had copies of these because of his service in the Navy during World War II. The maps date circa 1939-1945.

Dates: approximately 1939-1945
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 7981, Calvin Beecher papers

Additional filters:

Type
Archival Object 2
Collection 1
 
Subject
Family histories 2
Maps 2
Military 2
Politics, Government, and Law 2
Posters 2
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CD-ROMs 1
Compact discs 1
Sailors 1
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