Bentley, Joseph T., 1906-1993

Person

Staff Only

Dates

Existence: 1906 - 1993

Biographical History

Joseph T. Bentley (1906-1993) was an accounting professor, academic administrator, and ecclesiastical leader in Utah.

Joseph T. Bentley born March 6, 1906 in Colonia Juarez, Mexico, was an accounting professor and academic administrator at Brigham Young University. In 1958, Bentley succeeded Elbert R. Curtis and became general superintendent of the Young Men's Mutual Improvement Association (YMMIA) of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Bentley died on June 15, 1993 in Provo, Utah.

Citation:

nuc86-8838: His Life and family of Joseph T. Bentley, 1982 (hdg. on WHi rept.: Bentley, Joseph T., 1906- )

Ancestry.com, viewed Jan. 31, 2008 (Joseph T. Bentley; Joseph Taylor Bentley; b. Mar. 6, 1906 in Colonia Juarez, Mexico; d. June 15, 1993 in Provo, Utah)

Wikipedia, via WWW, Mar. 11, 2016 (Joseph T. Bentley; Joseph Taylor Bentley; b. Mar. 6, 1906 in Colonia Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico; d. June 16, 1993; tenth general superintendent of the Young Men's Mutual Improvement Association of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1958-1962; graduated from Brigham Young University; teacher and educational administrator in Utah and Mexico; 1953, began teaching accounting at BYU; assistant to Ernest L. Wilkinson; 1956, president of Northern Mexican Mission; 1972, appointed president of Argentina East Mission; 1976, called as first counselor in the Provo Temple presidency; m. 1928 in Salt Lake Temple to Kathleen Bench)

Found in 15 Collections and/or Records:

Joseph T. Bentley papers

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: MSS 848

Scope and Contents

Collection includes correspondence, reports, budget requests and other financial records. The materials relate to the LDS Church schools, institutes, and seminaries, not including those at Brigham Young University.

Dates: 1962-1970

Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Brigham Young University comptroller correspondence, 1958-1964

Series

Identifier: UA 878 Series 2

Scope and Contents

Contains carbon copies of outgoing correspondence by Bentley during his service as comptroller. Dated 1958-1964.

Dates: 1958-1964

Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / Brigham Young University comptroller correspondence

Brigham Young University comptroller correspondence, 1958-1966

Series — Multiple Containers

Identifier: UA 878 Series 9

Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence from the comptroller's office under Bentley. Dated 1958-1966.

Dates: 1958-1966

Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / Brigham Young University comptroller correspondence

Brigham Young University comptroller correspondence

Collection

Identifier: UA 878

Scope and Contents

Includes files concerning university budget, the Church School System, campus colleges and departments, faculty, staff, fund-raising, administrative meetings, students, Treasurer's Office, New World Archaeological Foundation, and athletics. Also includes files relative to Church schools in Mexico and in the Pacific, and some of Bentley's personal files. Includes significant amounts of correspondence with Ernest L. Wilkinson (president of BYU) and others.

Dates: 1952-1969

Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives