Felt, Paul E., 1916-1999
Dates
- Existence: 1916 - 1999
Biography
Paul E. Felt (1916-1999) was a religious educator and educational administrator in Utah. He taught at Brigham Young University, and serving as the director of the Institute of American Indian Services and Research (1964-1971).
Citation:
Institute of American Indian Services and Research records, 1956-1978 (Paul E. Felt)Jerusalem Center for Near Eastern Studies website, via WWW, February 27, 2023 (Paul Felt; b. January 29, 1916; parents: Ernest W. and Edith Mae Martin Felt; d. February 9, 1999 in Provo, Utah; raised in Salt Lake City, Utah, and attended University of Utah; served as missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Central States Mission, 1937; returned to study at Brigham Young University, studentbody president in 1941-1942; served in U.S. Navy in the Pacific during World War II; m. June 1, 1943 in Salt Lake City, Utah to M. Afton Harris; worked as seminary teacher for the Church Education System in Logan, Utah; completed master's degree at University of Utah; appointed Institute director at University of Alberta and Southern Utah State College; hired as Student Coordinator at Brigham Young University in 1957, and later appointed director of American Indian Institute and Studies; served as mission president of Southwest Indian Mission, 1971-1974; professor in College of Religion at BYU, 1974-1981; also served as counselor to presidents of the Missionary Training Center, co-director of BYU Israel Semester Abroad (1980), director of Hawaii Temple Visitors Center, sealer in Provo Temple)
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Institute of American Indian Studies director records, 1953-1967
Contains administrative files, including correspondence and memos, meeting minutes, reports, financial information, and news clippings produced by Paul Felt as director of the Institute. Materials date from between 1953 and 1967.
Institute of American Indian Studies director records, 1959-1972
Administrative files, including correspondence and memos, meeting minutes, reports, financial information, news clippings. Materials produced by directors Paul Felt and Dale Tingey.
Institute of American Indian Studies records
Includes correspondence, minutes, brochures, news releases, maps, and surveys; financial, statistical, historical information, and annual reports. Includes information concerning Indian education, employment, alcoholism, conferences, and tribes. Also includes Brigham Young University Indian program development, campus tours, performing groups, tribal contacts, and memoranda.
Institute of American Indian Studies research coordinator records, 1949-1970
Administrative files. Includes a general correspondence section, followed by a general files section (articles, research materials, department bulletins and periodicals, travel records, research surveys and articles, course materials, and students listings). Materials produced or gathered by Coordinator of Research, James R. Clark.