Richard Marsh Butler papers
Scope and Contents
Contains Richard Marsh Butler's personal and military papers, dated 1920-2005 with the bulk dated 1933-1953. Includes WWII scrapbooks, diaries, letters, ephemera, and artifacts, including materials related to Butler's time spend in Stalag Luft III as a prisoner of war. Also includes mterials from Butler's post-WWII military career in the Air Reserves.
Dates
- Creation: 1920-2005
- Creation: Majority of material found within approximately 1933-1953
Creator
- Butler, Richard Marsh, 1919-1984 (creator, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Please direct any questions to Reference Services at specialcollections@byu.edu.
Biographical / Historical
Richard Marsh Butler was born August 10, 1919, in Garland, Utah, the seventh of nine children of Heber Close Butler and Rose Zipporah Marsh. He graduated from Bear River High School. Richard married Geneil Miller in the Salt Lake Temple on September 4, 1942. He served in World War II as a pilot on the U.S. Air Force. In August 1943, he was captured after his plane went down over Naples, Italy, and spent at least 18 months in Italian and German prison camps. He was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, serving as a group leader in Chatoreau, France, a stake missionary in Las Vegas, Nevada, in the bishopric of the Riverside Ward in Calfornia, and as a patriarch. He died in Riverside, California, on December 15, 1984, at the age of 65.
Extent
13 boxes (6.5 linear ft.)
8 oversize boxes (7.8 linear ft.)
6 oversize folders (1.8 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Arranged in five series: 1. Richard Marsh Butler WWII papers, 1920-1955. 2. Richard Marsh Butler scrapbooks and journals Richard Marsh Butler scrapbooks and journals, 1933-1945. 3. Richard Marsh Butler WWII letters Richard Marsh Butler WWII letters, 1940-1945. 4. Richard Marsh Butler WWII artifacts Richard Marsh Butler WWII artifacts, 1940-1960. 5. Richard Marsh Butler post-WWII papers Richard Marsh Butler post-WWII papers, 1945-2005.
Custodial History
The materials were donated to Special Collections by Richard Butler, a son of Richard M. Butler, from 2016 to 2018.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; Richard Butler; June 2016
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; Richard Butler; May 2017.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; Richard Butler; 2018.
Appraisal
Utah and the American West and LDS cultural, social, and religious history, specifically LDS veterans' history and LDS family history (20th and 21st Century Western and Mormon Americana Manuscripts, II.B.5.VII, 2007).
Processing Information
Processed; Amanda Crandall; November 2016.
Processing Information
Processed; Meghan Hoesch; 2019.
Subject
- Butler, Richard Marsh, 1919-1984 (Person)
- Food items used in the war, including a Hershey bar, Nescafe, yeast, SPAM, and Clim. Also includes a bar of Ivory soap.
- Title
- Register of Richard Marsh Butler papers
- Status
- Under Revision
- Author
- Amanda Crandall
- Date
- 2016 November 8
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States