Leo J. Muir papers occupational and church endeavors in California, 1922-1939

Series

Identifier: MSS 313

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

Correspondence with Mormon Church leaders and Utah government officials, genealogies, histories, patriarchal blessings, autobiographies, scrapbooks, mementoes, photographs, yearbooks, and publications. The items relate to Muir and his family, his teaching and his business careers, and his work in the Mormon Church.

Dates

Creation: 1922-1939

Creator

Muir, Leo J. (Leo Joseph), 1880-1967 (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Open for public research.

Conditions Governing Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Leo J. Muir papers must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the Special Collections Board of Curators.

Chronological List

From the Collection:

1880 March 9 Born at Woods Cross, Utah. 1902 University of Utah - Normal Certificate. 1902 Married Ethie May Malin. 1906-1912 Founder and principal of Bountiful High School at Bountiful, Utah. 1912 University of Utah - A.B. Degree. 1912-1920 Principal of Davis County High School. 1916-1922 City councilman and mayor of Bountiful, Utah. 1920-1921 Utah State Superintendent of Schools. 1906-1920 Chairman of Democratic Party of Davis County. 1921-1922 Director of Agencies of Intermountain Life Insurance Co. Salt Lake City, Utah. 1922-1932 Sales manager and member of board of directors for the National Thrift Corp. of America, Los Angeles. 1923-1927 First counselor in original presidency of Los Angeles LDS Stake. 1927-1939 President of Los Angeles LDS Stake. 1935-1936 Appointed member of Los Angeles County Rehibilitation Commission. 1935-1937 Founder and editor of California Intermountain Weekly News. 1935-1919 Established an agency in Los Angeles for the Pacific National Life Insurance Co. of Salt Lake City. 1928-1964 Author and publisher of Flashes from the Eternal Semaphore , Upward Reach , Muir's Thesaurus of Truth , Century of Mormon Activities in California , 2 vols, Life of William Smith Muir , Life of George W. McCune , Life of Truman Heap Barlow , and four series of Muir's Card Library of Choice Writings under the title, I Have a Treasure to Share . 1939-1943 President of Northern States Mission. 1949 Death of first wife, Ethie Malin. 1950 Married Ilda Le Cheminant. 1954 Death of second wife, Ilda Le Cheminant. 1953-1957 Member of fund raising campaign and editor of the campaign publication associated with the erection of the Fort Moore Pioneer Memorial (in honor of Mormon Pioneers) in the Los Angeles Civic Center (Approximately $76,000 was raised). 1956 Appointed co-ordinator of Jewish LDS Mission in Los Angeles area. 1958-1959 Served as president of Sons of Utah Pioneers for California.

Biographical History

From the Collection:

Author, publisher, Utah educator, California businessman, and Mormon Church leader, who served as president of the Los Angeles Stake and Northern States Mission.