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Packer, Thane J.

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1914 - 1999

Biographical History

Thane J. Packer (1914-1999) was a professional Scouter and youth leadership professor in Utah.

Citation:
On my honor, c1998: t.p. (Thane J. Packer)

Deseret news, Aug. 24, 1999 (Thane J. Packer; b. Dec. 12, 1914 in Fielding, Utah; parents: Ezra Hugh and Elizabeth Charlotte Hodges Packer; served as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Palmyra, N.Y.; m. Sept. 17, 1937 in Salt Lake Temple to Palmyra Bean; secondary school teacher in Logan, Utah; worked as Scouting professional in Berkeley, Calif., eventually Scout Executive of Cache Valley Council in Logan; 1959, left Scouting to teach at Brigham Young University in Youth Leadership; degrees from Utah State University, BYU, and University of Utah; 1963, BYU Professor of the Year; member of Church MIA General Board, helped develop the Varsity Scout Program; served mission with wife to New Zealand, Tahiti, Fiji, Tonga, and Samoa, to foster scouting in the Church; recipient of Silver Beaver, Provo Peak Awards, and Silver Antelope; former member of Rotary, Lions, Jr. Chamber of Commerce, Chamber of Commerce, Juvenile Protection Committee, National Red Cross and Phi Kappa Phi)

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Department of Youth Leadership records, 1957-1973

 Series — Box 32: Series 7 [Barcode: 31197227657050]
Identifier: UA 544 Series 7
Scope and Contents note

Contains correspondence, brochures, and programs dated 1957 to 1973. The materials pertain to the Boy Scouts and Explorer and Youth Clinic associated with the department. The materials pertain to the tenure of Department Chair Thane J. Packer.

Dates: 1957-1973
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / College of Physical Education records

Thane J. Packer : a Mormon scouter and family man

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230332865]
Identifier: MSS 2384
Scope and Contents

This autobiographical account discusses Packer's youth in Fielding, Utah, his mission to the Eastern States, his education, his marriage and children, his involvement with the Boy Scouts of America, and his teaching at Brigham Young University. It also gives brief histories of his parents.

Dates: 1950
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

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Latter Day Saint churches -- Missions -- East (U.S.) 1
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