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Adams, K. Haybron (Kenneth Haybron), 1939-

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1939-

Biographical History

K. Haybron Adams (born 1939) is a former librarian in Utah.

Kenneth Haybron Adams was born in Ohio in 1939, and spent part of his youth in Colorado. He worked as a librarian in the Harold B. Lee Library at Brigham Young University starting in 1976, retiring in 2003 after thirty-six years of service. An author of books on Ohio, Mr. Adams also taught genealogical classes, spoke at conferences, and served as president of the Utah County Genealogical Society.

Citation:
K. Haybron Adams photographs of Nauvoo Temple construction, 2001 September 16

Brigham Young University, L. Tom Perry Special Collections worksheet, Oct. 20, 2008 (K. Haybron Adams; librarian at Brigham Young University)

Ancestry.com, viewed Oct. 20, 2008 (K. Haybron Adams; Kenneth Haybron Adams; b. 1939)

Who's who in genealogy & heraldry, 1990: p. 1 (K. Haybron Adams; genealogist; b. Sept. 27, 1939 in Columbus, Ohio)

Family History Expos website, Aug. 3, 2015 (Haybron Adams; worked as librarian at Brigham Young University, 1976-2003; b. Ohio, spent part of youth in Colo.; author of books on Ohio; taught genealogical classes, spoke at conferences; served as president of the Utah County Genealogical Society) http://www.fhexpos.com/events/presenters.php?event_id=48

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

K. Haybron Adams papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 9255
Scope and Contents

Contains thirteen 3 1/4" reel-to-reel tapes. Recordings include a radio program about American history, dictations of family history records, mainly in Ohio, K. Haybron Adams' diaries, and audio letters to and from K. Haybron Adams and his parents. Dated approximately 1967 to 1979.

Dates: approximately 1967-1979
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / K. Haybron Adams papers

K. Haybron Adams papers

 Collection
Identifier: UA 693
Scope and Contents

Contains Adams's professional files related to Special Collections and General Collections, including newsletters, research, correspondence, committee information, and budget information from 1976-2001.

Dates: 1884 February 10; 1973-2001
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / K. Haybron Adams papers

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