King, Alma W., 1902-1999
Dates
- Existence: 1902 - 1999
Biographical History
Alma W. King (1902-1999) was a religious educator and academic administrator in Utah.
Alma W. King was born on October 26, 1902 in Antimony, Utah to William King and Alevia Isadora Wallace. Raised near Garland, Utah as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, he later served a mission to the Hawaiian Islands between 1923 and 1926. After his return he studied at Brigham Young University (BYU), graduating with a bachelor's degree in 1930. On September 3, 1930 he married Lucille Olson in the Salt Lake Temple.
After graduation King taught seminary at Bear River High School (1930-1956). During this time he continued his studying at BYU, and earned a master's degree in Religious Education in 1936. He also took courses at the University of Chicago between 1939 and 1940. In 1956, King began working at BYU as a student adviser in Student Personnel Services. He remained at the university until 1972.
Citation:
Oral history interview with Alma W. King, 1982 (Alma W. King)Ancestry, viewed 9 December 2019 (Alma W. King; b. 26 Oct 1902 in Utah; d. 1 Dec 1999 in Orem, Utah)
Brigham Young University catalog of courses, 1957: p. 11 (Alma W. King, Adviser on Special Student Problems, in Student Personnel Services)
Familysearch, via WWW, May 6, 2020 (Alma W. King; b. Oct. 26, 1902 in Antimony, Utah; parents: William King and Alevia Isadora Wallace; baptised into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1910; m. Sept. 3, 1930 to Lucille Olson in Salt Lake Temple; worked for Church Department of Education; d. Dec. 1, 1999 in Orem, Utah)
Autobiographies of Alma W. King and Lucille Olson King, 1999 (raised near Garland, Utah; served mission for Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Hawaiian Islands, 1923-1926; attended Brigham Young University, 1926-1930 and 1933-1936; attended University of Chicago, 1939-1940; taught seminary at Bear River High School, 1930-1956; worked in Dean of Students office at BYU, 1956-1972)
UPB files, May 6, 2020 (Alma W. King; B.S. from College of Applied Science at Brigham Young University, 1930; master's degree in Religious Education, with thesis focusing on impact of missionary service on former missionaries, 1936)
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Autobiographies of Alma W. King and Lucille Olson King
Oral history interview with Alma W. King
Interview by Morris Klinger with Alma King concerning his early education at Brigham Young University, involvement in sports, marriage, teaching seminary, graduate education, and subsequent appointment as Dean of Students. Includes transcript and sound recording.
Student Personnel Services records
Contains correspondence, reports, procedures, statistics, memoranda, and minutes concerning student organizations, activities, academic standards, orientations, discontinuances, housing, Indian program, traffic violations, accidents, veterans affairs, and security reports. Materials date from between 1955 and 1965.
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