Kunz, Phillip R., 1936-
Dates
- Existence: 1936-
biographical statement
Citation:
Phillip R. Kunz personal papers, MSS 8025. L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah. (grew up in Utah; enlisted in the army for a few years, then served a mission in Alabama and George around 1957-1958; met Joyce Sheffield in 1959 and they were married in the Salt Lake Temple on March 18, 1960; first child, Jay Phillip Kunz, was born on January 4, 1961; Kunz attended school at Brigham Young University , beginning graduate work in 1962; went on to receive a Ph.D., then worked as a professor of sociology at the University of Wyoming and later at Brigham Young University; 1990, he and his wife served a mission to Louisiana Baton Rouge; 2005, they served another mission to Moscow, Russia, where they served as Director and Assistant Director in Minsk, Belarus; currently live in Provo, Utah.)Ancestry.com, May 10, 2012. (Phillip R. Kunz, b. 1936). (Born July 19, 1936.)
"New Stake Presidencies," LDS Church News, March 11, 2000. (called as counselor in Stake Presidency of BYU 5th Stake.)
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Phillip R. Kunz papers
Phillip R. Kunz papers on family history, approximately 1884-1981
Contains materials related to Kunz's family history, including "Highlights from Histories of Kunz and Schmid Ancestors," which include accounts of the early history of the Kunz family, and tales of their lives, the mission journal of John Kunz, Jr. from 1884-1886 and the diary of Ezra L. Kunz from 1906-1909, kept on their missions to Germany and Switzerland, and biographies of individuals, including Rosetta Lena Boss Olsen and Emil Welhelm Stoor. Dated from approximately 1884 to 1981.
Phillip R. Kunz personal papers, approximately 1967-2010
Contains Kunz's personal notes and other papers. Includes correspondence while at Brigham Young University and the University of Wyoming, handwritten notes on a legal pad. Also includes newspaper clippings that mention or pertain to Kunz's life and transcripts of speeches and talks given by Kunz. Dated from approximately 1967 to 2010.
Phillip R. Kunz professional papers, approximately 1958-1997
Contains published and draft copies of articles and papers authored or co-authored by Kunz. Topics include family, race, gender, suicide, research on family history, human interaction, and religion. Dated from approximately 1958 to 1997.
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