Baker, LeGrand
Dates
- Existence: 1937-
Biography
LeGrand Baker (b. 1937) was a historian and curator in Utah.
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
David Hammond Allred letter
Letter dated January 24, 1976 and addressed to LeGrand Baker, an archivist at Brigham Young University. Allred writes about John Markland Jones, a convert to the Mormon Church who migrated to Utah and later to Los Angeles County, California.
LeGrand Baker papers
Contains the professional and family papers of LeGrand Baker.
Byrl Brown Dorland letter and newspaper clippings
Typewritten and signed letter dated 2 March 1984 and addressed to LeGrand Baker of the Brigham Young University Archives. The item was signed "Aunt Bo." It deals with her life and writing career. Also with the collection are newspaper articles either by or about Dorland. They include a crossword puzzle by her.
Erma Lowry letter to LeGrand Baker
2 p. ALS giving genealogical information regarding John Lowry. Also includes a 14 p. typewritten sketch of the life of John Lowry, written by Sarah L. Reynolds, which tells of his early life in Tennessee, move to Missouri, marriages, children, immigration to Utah in 1847, and settlement at Manti, Utah.
Don L. Walker letter
Letter dated 15 Jan. 1976 and addressed to LeGrand Baker, archivist at Brigham Young University. Walker writes about his ancestors, John Beauchamp Waler and Elizabeth Ann Walker. Don tells about John and Elizabeth's conversion to the Mormon Church, their migration to Utah, their settlement in Grantsville, Utah, John's death, and Elizabeth's move to Taylor, Arizona.
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