Blair Holmes journals, 1960-2023

Series — Multiple Containers

Identifier: MSS 3248 Series 1

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Contains bound journals and missionary journals of Blair Holmes that document his life experiences, which include his mission and family life. Some journals are transcribed and bound. Dated 1960-2023.

Dates

Creation: 1960-2023

Creator

Holmes, Blair (creator, Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Access restricted until one year after donor's death. Series 4, Blair Holmes professional papers, is restricted until 2082. 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

From the Collection:

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.