Albert L. Winkler papers
Scope and Contents
Materials include typed diary entries kept by Albert L. Winkler from 1977 to 2019 discussing his career and daily life. Also includes interview notes from an interview with Grant Winkler about various events throughout his life. The notes were taken by Albert Winkler, nephew to Grant, in 2007.
Dates
- 1977-2019
Creator
- Winkler, Albert L. (Albert Lynn) (1949-) (creator, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Journals restricted for 10 years until 2032. All other materials open for public research.
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
Albert Lynn Winkler was born on November 22, 1949, to Wendell A. Winkler and Leota Brady, and was raised in Tooele, Utah. He attended Snow College, and completed a bachelor's degree from Utah State University (USU) in 1973. He received a master's degree from USU in 1976 and joined the faculty of the Harold B. Lee Library at Brigham Young University in 1979. Winkler continued his studies after his appointment, earning another master's degree from the Catholic University of America in 1980, a master's of library science from Brigham Young University (BYU) in 1981, and a Ph.D. in history from BYU in 1982. He previously worked as a manuscripts cataloger and became a history subject librarian in 2013. In December 2019, Winkler retired from Brigham Young University.
Extent
3 boxes
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
Donated by Albert L. Winkler in August 2022.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; Albert L. Winkler; August 2022.
Appraisal
Utah and the American West and LDS cultural, social, and religious history (20th century Western & Mormon Manuscripts collection development policy, 5.VII, 2007).
Processing Information
Processed; Sydney Gee; April 2023.
- Title
- Register of Albert L. Winkler papers
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Sydney Gee
- Date
- 2023 April 13
- 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