Tingey, Dale Thomas
Dates
- Existence: 1924-05-05
Biographical History
Dale Thomas Tingey (born 1924) is an educator and proponent for the advancement of Native American education.
Dale Thomas Tingey was born on May 5, 1924 in Centerville, Utah to parents Wesley Earl Tingey and Ivy Gladys Parsons Tingey. He worked on his family's farm from a very young age. Dale began taking flying lessons in high school, and he eventually joined the United States Air Force. Later, Dale served as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Czechoslovakia. Dale married Jeanette Dursteller on October 27, 1950 in Salt Lake City, Utah. He received his bachelor's degree from the University of Utah in 1952, his master's degree from Brigham Young University in 1955, and his doctorate degree from Washington State University in 1957. His career involved extending education to the Native American population. In 1968, he served as a mission president for the Church of Jesus Christ in the Southwest Indian Mission. Dale worked for and eventually became director of American Indian Services in Utah. In 2012, he assumed the title of director emeritus.
Citation:
Same drum, different beat, 2003: page 1 (Dale Thomas Tingey; born May 5, 1924 in Centerville, UT; parents Wesley Earl Tingey and Ivy Gladys Parsons Tingey; worked on his family's farm from a very young age; began taking flying lessons in high school) page 8 (joined the United States Air Force) page 16 (served as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Czechoslovakia) page 25 (married Jeanette Dursteller on Oct. 7, 1950 in Salt Lake City, UT) page 27 (received bachelor's degree from University of Utah in 1952; received master's degree from BYU in 1955) page 43 (received doctorate degree from Washington State University in 1957) page 79 (career involved extending education to the Native American population) page 94 (worked for and became director of American Indian Services)American Indian Services website, via WWW, Nov. 12, 2018 (assumed title of director emeritus in 2012; AIS based in Utah)
Found in 30 Collections and/or Records:
Institute of American Indian Services and Research correspondence, approximately 1972-1990
Contains letters, articles, newsletters, and magazines received by the program and its employees. Also contains letters to and from program coordinators, particularly Dale Thomas Tingey, regarding programs, conferences, and workshops for Native Americans. Also includes invoices regarding materials for or by the program. Materials dated approximately 1972 to 1990.
Institute of American Indian Services and Research director records, 1965-1972
Contains office files, including finances, correspondence, Liberty Resources Foundation materials, economic development papers, project files on various Indian tribes (e.g., morality, improvement, education), San Juan Resource Development correspondence and memos, and seminar addresses.
Institute of American Indian Services and Research financial records, 1968-1978
Contains office information, financial files, correspondence, missionary files, project files, personal files, and other miscellaneous materials associated with the collection.
Institute of American Indian Services and Research general financial records, 1968-1973
Contains check requisitions and approvals, travel applications and reimbursements, and telephone bills.
Institute of American Indian Services and Research general missionary records, 1964-1974
Contains Indian education ideas, reports and papers on peyotism, fimlstrip scripts, talk notebook, travel schedules, Zone Conference and Mission Presidency meeting materials, Lamanite Programs materials, correspondence, missionary ideas, mission addresses, papers from a Professional Development workshop, suggestions for married coupls, Lamanite Priesthood Conference materials, missionary reunion papers, and the history of the Southwest Indian Mission.
Institute of American Indian Services and Research incoming correspondence, 1974
Contains incoming correspondence files for the year, January-December.
Institute of American Indian Services and Research incoming correspondence, 1973
Contains incoming correspondence files for the year, January-December.
Institute of American Indian Services and Research incoming correspondence, 1975
Contains incoming correspondence files for the year, January-December.
Institute of American Indian Services and Research incoming correspondence, 1976
Contains incoming correspondence files, January-August.
Institute of American Indian Services and Research missionary records, 1961-1974
Contains office information, financial files, correspondence, missionary files, project files, personal files, and other miscellaneous materials associated with the collection.
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- Indians of North America 25
- Files (Records) 23
- Financial records 23
- Minutes (Records) 5
- Anthropology 4
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- Reports 3
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- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) 1
- Conference papers and proceedings 1
- Invoices 1
- Memorandums 1
- Newsletters 1
- Research (Documents) 1
- Universities and colleges -- Faculty 1
- Workshops 1 + ∧ less