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Bascom, Gary R. (Gary Ray), 1933-

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1933-

Biographical History

Gary R. Bascom (born 1933) was a public relations administrator in Utah.

Gary Ray Bascom was born in 1933 in Idaho to Ace Bascom and Thelma Livermore. He attended Brigham Young University, receiving a bachelor's degree in botany in 1959. In 1957 he married Arlene Larsen, and they established themselves in Orem, Utah.

Bascom worked as a public relations administrator at Brigham Young University, and served as chair of Campus Tours and Conferences in the early 1970s.

Citation:
Campus Tours and Conferences records, 1952-1973 (Gary R. Bascom)

Brigham Young University general catalog, 1972: p. 546 (Gary R. Bascom, chair of Campus Information, Tours and Conferences)

Ancestry.com, via WWW, May 27, 2020 (Gary R. Bascom; Gary Ray Bascom; b. 1933 in Idaho; parents: Ace Bascom and Thelma Emma Livermore; m. 1957 in Cache County, Utah to Arlene Fern Larsen; attended Brigham Young University)

UPB files, May 27, 2020 (Gary Ray Bascom; bachelor's degree in botany, Brigham Young University, 1959)

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Campus Information, Tours and Conferences director records, 1955-1974

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 550 Series 6
Scope and Contents

Contains administrative files, including correspondence, memorandums, meeting minutes, reports, financial information, and news clippings produced or received by Gary Bascom. Materials date from between 1955 and 1974.

Dates: 1955-1974
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / Campus Information, Tours and Conferences records

Campus Information, Tours and Conferences records

 Collection
Identifier: UA 550
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence, reports, and other materials documenting the history of the campus tours and conferences at Brigham Young University Materials date from between 1952 and 1974.

Dates: 1952-1974
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives

Campus Tours and Conferences general correspondence, 1963-1966

 Series — Box 17: Series 4 [Barcode: 31197231015550]
Identifier: UA 550 Series 4
Scope and Contents

Contains administrative correspondence related to the work of the office. Materials date from between 1962 and 1963.

Dates: 1963-1966
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / Campus Information, Tours and Conferences records

Campus Tours and Conferences reports, 1962-1967

 Series — Box 20: Series 5; Series 6 [Barcode: 31197231015345], Folder: 1-2
Identifier: UA 550 Series 5
Scope and Contents

Contains reports related to the office, as well as Bishops' and Stake Presidents' Day. Materials date from between 1962 and 1967.

Dates: 1962-1967
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / Campus Information, Tours and Conferences records

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