Blair Holmes papers
Scope and Contents
Contains information from both the personal and professional life of Blair Holmes, and includes journals, correspondence and professional papers documenting his life in Utah, his mission in Austria, and family life from 1932-2016. Also includes diplomas and other ephemera of Holmes and other family members, and transcribed and photocopied volumes of historical documents and newspapers from members of the Victor, Idado community. Dates range from 1932 to 2023.
Dates
- 1932-2023
Creator
- Holmes, Blair (creator, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Access restricted until one year after donor's death. Permission to use material from this collection must be obtained from Reference Services at specialcollections@byu.edu.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to use material from this collection must be obtained from Reference Services at specialcollections@byu.edu.
Biographical / Historical
Blair Ralph Holmes was born June 29, 1942, in Victor, Idaho, to Harold Harper Holmes and Audrey Muriel Berger Holmes. A member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, he served a mission in Austria between approximately 1961 and 1962. On August 26, 1965 he married Margie Green in the Idaho Falls Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Following graduation from Brigham Young University in 1966, he studied Eastern European history at the University of Colorado in Boulder, Colorado. Holmes completed his PhD in 1972.
He was employed at Brigham Young University as a history professor from 1971 until 2008. He and his wife, Margie, are the parents of six children: Brian, Steven, Christopher, Karin, Robert, and Richard.
Extent
14 cartons (14 linear ft.)
19 boxes (9.5 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Arranged in six series: 1. Blair Holmes journals, 1960-2023. 2. Blair Holmes correspondence, 1957-2022. 3. Blair Holmes family papers, 1932-2008. 4. Blair Holmes professional papers, 1972-1987. 5. Blair Holmes mission papers, 1961-1962. 6. Blair Holmes collection of Austria Philatelic Society newsletters, 2001-2010.
Custodial History
Donated by Blair Ralph Holmes in 2006, 2016, 2018, 2019, and 2023.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; Blair Ralph Holmes; 2006.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; Blair Ralph Holmes; 2016.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; Blair Ralph Holmes; 2018.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; Blair Ralph Holmes; 2019.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; Blair Ralph Holmes; 2023.
Appraisal
Utah and the American West and LDS cultural, social, and religious history (20th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts collection development policy 5.VII, August 2007).
Processing Information
Processed; Melissa Cowles; 2008.
Processing Information
Processed; Elizabeth Ballif; 2010.
Processing Information
Processed; Pete Hoyt; 2014.
Processing Information
Processed; Susana Zubeldia; 2016.
Processing Information
Processed; Jace Packer; 2017.
Processing Information
Processed; Grace Bithell; 2019.
Processing Information
Processed; Meghan Hoesch; 2020.
- Brigham Young University -- Faculty -- History
- Brigham Young University. Department of History
- College teachers -- Utah -- Biography
- Colleges and Universities
- Diaries
- Education
- Education, Secondary -- Utah -- Provo
- Historians -- Utah -- Biography
- Holmes, Blair
- Home and Family
- Latter Day Saint churches -- Missions -- Austria
- Latter Day Saint families -- Utah
- Latter Day Saints -- Utah -- Biography
- Local histories
- Oral histories
- Personal papers
- Social Life and Customs
- Transcriptions (Documents)
- Title
- Register of Blair Holmes papers
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- John M. Murphy
- Date
- 2008
- 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