LeGrand Baker collection of church history slides
Scope and Contents
Contains a wooden slide viewer and 224 34mm slides of church history, people, and sites collected by LeGrand Baker. There are slides of homes and historic sites as well as slides of museum exhibits, paintings, and photographs. Dated approximately 1960 to 1969.
Dates
- Creation: approximately 1960-1969
Creator
- Baker, LeGrand, 1937-2018 (collector, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Open to public research. Items kept in cold storage; access requires 24 hours advance notice.
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
LeGrand Baker was born on November 2, 1937, in Boulder, Utah to Glen Baker and Crystal Myrl Brown. LeGrand grew up in Utah Valley where he attended Spanish Fork and Lincoln high schools. He graduated from Brigham Young University in 1963 and went on to receive a master's degree and a Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin, Madison in American History in 1972. LeGrand went on to teach history and religion classes at Brigham Young University. He published many articles and books about the Latter-day Saint prophet Joseph Smith and the Book of Mormon. LeGrand married Marilyn Larsen and together they had four children. He died on August 2, 2018, in Orem, Utah.
Extent
1 folder (0.03 linear ft.)
1 item (Wooden slide viewer) : Wood, brass
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
These items were donated by LeGrand Baker in 1992.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; LeGrand Baker; 1992.
Appraisal
Photographs (Photograph Archives).
Processing Information
Processed; Jamie Wiser; 2022.
Subject
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- History (Organization)
- Title
- Register of LeGrand Baker collection of church history slides
- Status
- Under Revision
- Author
- Garrett Schroath
- Date
- 2011 October 10
- 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