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Hanks, Marion D.

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1921 - 2011

Biographical History

Marion D. Hanks (1921-2011) was an ecclesiastical leader for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Utah.

Citation:
Bread upon the waters, c1991: t.p. (Marion D. Hanks)

LC data base, 09-02-92 (hdg.: Hanks, Marion D.)

Wikipedia, May 8, 2008 (Marion Duff Hanks; b. Oct. 13, 1921; emeritus general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)

Wikipedia, website viewed August 9, 2011 (Marion D. Hanks; Marion Duff Hanks; born October 21, 1921, Salt Lake City, Utah; died August 5, 2011; First Council of the Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, October 4, 1953-April 6, 1968; Assistant to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, April 6, 1968-October 1, 1976; First Quorum of the Seventy, October 1, 1976-October 3, 1992; managing director of the Melchizedek Priesthood MIA; president of the Salt Lake Temple; member of the Church Board of Education; member of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports; member of the boards of Weber State University and Southern Utah University)

Salt Lake Tribune, website viewed 9 August 2011 (Marion D. Hanks, longtime leader; known to his friends as Duff; grew up on Salt Lake City's west side; joined the [United Stats] Navy and was stationed in Hawaii; college at the University of Utah; taught LDS Seminary at West High School; instructor at the University of Utah LDS Institute of Religion)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Leona Holbrook photographs and other material, approximately 1927-1991

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1740 Series 11
Scope and Contents

Contains the photographic material of both a personal and professional nature created and collected by Leona Holbrook, including many slides, postcards, scrapbooks, and photographs. Many artifacts cover the subjects of physical education, the Olympics, international travel and culture, the Brigham Young University Richards Building, nature, religion, and her personal life and acquaintances, approximately 1927-1991.

Dates: approximately 1927-1991
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 1740, Leona Holbrook papers

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