Benson, Ezra Taft
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1899 - 1994
Biographical History
Ezra Taft Benson (1899-1994) was an American government official and ecclesiastical leader for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Citation:
U.S. Congress. Senate. Committee on Agriculture and Forestry. Ezra Taft Benson, Secretary of Agriculture ... 1953Gibbons, F.M. Ezra Taft Benson, 1996: CIP t.p. (Ezra Taft Benson) pub. info. (b. Aug. 4, 1899; d. May 30, 1994)
Info. converted from 678, 2012-10-02 (b. 1899)
Wikipedia, website viewed July 30, 2014 (Ezra Taft Benson; b. Aug 4, 1899, Whitney, Idaho; d. May 30, 1994, Salt Lake City, Utah; religious leader; President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, November 10, 1985-May 30, 1994; Quorom of the Twelve Apostles, October 7, 1948-November 10, 1985; United States Secretary of Agriculture, January 21, 1953-January 20, 1961; Began academic career at Utah State Agricultural College; farmer; LDS Mission in Britain from 1921-1923; BA, Brigham Young University, 1926; MA, Iowa State University; did preliminary work on a doctorate that was never completed at University of California at Berkeley; agricultural extension agent for Oneida County, Idaho; later moved to Boise, Idaho and was connected with the University of Idaho extension service; moved to Washington, D.C. to become Executive Secretary of the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives)
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Ezra T. Benson photographs
Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233618179]
Identifier: MSS P 685
Scope and Contents
Ezra T. Benson photographs, circa 1940s-1970s collection contains 15 photographs of President Ezra Taft Benson.
Dates:
approximately 1940-1979
Brigham Young University photographs
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 3244
Scope and Contents
Collection documents people, places, and topics related to Brigham Young University between 1968 and 1994. Subjects include: theatre arts, mountain scenery, music, Festival of Life, parades, sports, football, ballet, running, basketball, Ezra Taft Benson, Dallin H. Oaks, Jeffrey R. Holland, Thomas S. Monson, Gordon B. Hinckley, Spencer W. Kimball, Henry B. Eyring, Boyd K. Packer, Neal A. Maxwell, Howard W. Hunter, Hugh Nibley, and N. Eldon Tanner.
Dates:
approximately 1968-1994
Ezra Taft Benson biographical sketch, 1990
File — Carton 19: Series 2; Series 4 [Barcode: 31197233630604], Folder: 1
Identifier: UA 5395 Series 2 Sub-Series 5
Photographs of Ezra Taft Benson, date of production not identified
File — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197231234383], Folder: 14
Identifier: UA 945 File 12
Dates:
date of production not identified
A. Walter Stevenson papers and photographs
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1574
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of a diary which Stevenson kept while on his mission in England during 1921-1923, 4 anti-Mormon posters acquired while on his mission, 4 scrapbooks, and miscellaneous items. The scrapbooks relate to Stevenson's travels and activities, especially with the Boy Scouts of America. Photographs are located in box 2 and mainly deal with Stevenson's involvement with the Boy Scouts of America. These photographs include pictures of LDS church leaders David O. Mackay, Harold B....
Dates:
1900-1974