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Heil, Lillian H. (Lillian Harmon), 1927-

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1927 - 2023

Biographical History

Lillian Harmon Heil (1927-2023) is a former professor of elementary education at Brigham Young University and Brigham Young University Hawaii.

Lillian Harmon Heil was born on November 20, 1927, in Riverside, California to parents Frank Nelson Harmon and Lillian Esplin. She received a B.A. from Fresno State College in elementary education and music in 1950, an M.A. in elementary education from the University of Utah in 1960, and then completed a doctoral degree in curriculum and teaching at Teachers' College of Columbia University in New York City in 1968. While in New York she met Eugene Heil, whom she would marry on June 10, 1967, in the Saint George Utah Temple. He passed away a year later in an automobile accident. Lillian worked as an elementary school teacher for 13 years, then taught briefly at Queens College and BYU-Hawaii (1969-1974) before pursuing a career teaching children's literature at Brigham Young University from 1974 to the 1990s. She served on the BYU Children's Book Review, the Executive Board of the Children’s Literature Association of Utah, and as president of Delta Kappa Gamma. Lillian was also a member of the Utah Valley Chapter of the American Guild of Organists. She served missions for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Samoa from 1957 to 1959, and Jamaica from 1996 to 1997.

On March 5, 2023, Lillian passed away in Lindon, Utah.

Citation:
Ancestry.com, viewed Sept. 9, 2009 (Lillian H. Heil; b. 1927) OCLC, Sept. 9, 2009 (hdg: Heil, Lillian H.; Heil, Lillian; Heil, Lillian H. (Lillian Harmon), 1927-; Heil, Lillian Harmon; Heil, Lillian Harmon, 1927-; usage: Lillian H. Heil; Lillian Harmon Heil) UPB files, April 12, 2023 (She received a B.A. from Fresno State College in elementary education and music in 1950, an M.A. in elementary education from the University of Utah in 1960, and then completed a doctoral degree in curriculum and teaching at Teachers' College of Columbia University in New York City in 1968. He passed away a year later in an automobile accident. Lillian worked as an elementary school teacher for 13 years, then taught briefly at Queens College and BYU-Hawaii (1969-1974) before pursuing a career teaching children's literature at Brigham Young University from 1974 to the 1990s. She served on the BYU Children's Book Review, the Executive Board of the Children's Literature Association of Utah, and as president of Delta Kappa Gamma; She served missions for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Samoa from 1957 to 1959, and Jamaica from 1996 to 1997) Nelsonmortuary.com, via www, April 12, 2023 (Lillian Harmon Heil was born on November 20, 1927, in Riverside, California to parents Frank Nelson Harmon and Lillian Esplin; While in New York she met Eugene Heil, whom she would marry on June 10, 1967, in the Saint George Utah Temple; passed away March 5, 2023) uvago.org, via www, April 12, 2023 (Member of the Utah Valley Chapter of the American Guild of Organists; passed away in Lindon, Utah)

Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:

Eugene Heil photographs of military service, 1943-1954

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 6140 Series 10
Scope and Contents

This series contains images from the military service of Eugene Heil while he was serving in the SeaBees. Materials are dated 1943-1954.

Dates: 1943-1954

Eugene Heil photographs of personal life, 1925-1968

 Series
Identifier: MSS 6140 Series 9
Scope and Contents

This series contains photographs of the life, work, and travels of Eugene Heil. Materials dated 1925-1968.

Dates: 1925-1968

Eugene Heil photographs of travel, 1947-1968

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 6140 Series 11
Scope and Contents

This series contains images from the domestic and foreign travels of Eugene Heil. Locations include France, Phillipines, Spain, New York, Florida, and Bermuda. Materials are dated 1947-1968

Dates: 1947-1968

Eugene Heil photographs of work, 1950-1968

 Series
Identifier: MSS 6140 Series 12
Scope and Contents

This series contains professional photographic works of Eugene Heil which includes topics such as buildings, fashion, artists, and advertising. materials are dated 1950-1968.

Dates: 1950-1968

Eugene Francis Heil papers

 Collection — Carton Unprocessed Pamphlets
Identifier: MSS 6140
Scope and Contents The collection consists largely of photos, slides, and negatives packaged and labeled by subject/client and are of various pieces of architecture, world scenery, models, etc. It also contains assorted pamphlets on natural history, art, and antiquities, as well as diaries, financial information, scrapbooks, stationary, newspaper clippings, the script for "Out of This World," various awards, biographical information, assorted brochures and articles on art and fashion, travel brochures,...
Dates: 1925-1971

Lillian H. Heil family papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 9191
Scope and Contents Contains materials relating to the life of Lillian H. Heil and her family. Includes letter correspondence between Lillian H. Heil's parents Frank Harmon and Lillie Esplin, family newsletters, family reunion bulletins, and histories and poetry about Orderville, Utah. Also contains family histories and photographs compiled and organized by Lillian about her various ancestors, including the Esplin, Harmon, Woodbury, Miller, and Hoyt families. Contains materials from Lillian's mission for the...
Dates: 1908-2017 ; Majority of material found within 1951-2017

Lillian H. Heil papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 6139
Abstract

The collection consists of assorted course materials, research, and texts on various aspects of elementary education belonging to Lillian Heil.

Dates: 1975-1995

Lillian H. Heil papers on elementary education, 1976-1995

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 6139 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Consists of assorted course materials, research, and texts on various aspects of elementary education. This includes handbooks, proposals, reports, materials for the Visual Literacy and Poetry projects (research data by school and grade, as well as dramatizations) and the Children’s Literature Survey, and cassette and VHS recordings of research and presentations, circa 1976 to 1995.

Dates: 1976-1995

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