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Barrett, Bruce A. (Bruce Arnie), 1929-

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1929 October 21 - 2010 September 4

Biographical History

Bruce Arnie Barrett Jr. was born October 21, 1929, to Bruce Arnie Barrett Sr. and Josie Myrtle Ross in Salt Lake City, Utah. He served in the Army Air Corps in the Occupational Army stationed in Japan as a photographer (1946-1949). He married Eunice Mortensen August 3, 1950. They had six children. He retired from Brigham Young University in 1995 as the Director of Auxiliary Services. Bruce died September 4, 2010, in Orem, Utah.

Citation:
Daily Herald via July 6, 2022 (Bruce Arnie Barrett Jr. was born October 21, 1929 to Bruce Arnie Barrett Sr. and Josie Myrtle Ross in Salt Lake City, Utah. He died September 4, 2010 in Orem, Utah. He served in the Army Air Corps in the Occupational Army stationed in Japan as a photographer. They had six children.)

Family Search via July 6, 2022 (He married Eunice Mortensen August 3, 1950.)

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Bruce A. Barrett Jr. papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 9560
Scope and Contents The collection contains black and white photographs and negatives taken by Bruce A. Barrett, and correspondence, newspaper clippings, a camera, and other artifacts collected by Barrett during his service as a photographer in the Army Air Corps in the Occupational Army stationed in Japan. He was stationed at the Tachikawa Air Force Base. The photographs are of personnel and events associated with the 317th Troop Transport Command and 374th Troop Transport Command. There are scrapbooks...
Dates: 1918-1950
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Bruce A. Barrett Jr. papers

Harold B. Lee Library addition construction : photo overview

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233624615]
Identifier: MSS SC 3064
Scope and Contents

Color photographs documenting progress on construction of an underground wing on the north side of the Harold B. Lee Library on the BYU campus. Latest images show interior and exterior views of the completed wing. Photos housed in clear sleeves.

Dates: 1996-2000
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Harold B. Lee Library addition construction : photo overview

Married Student Housing records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 537
Scope and Contents

Includes sampling of correspondence, memos and other materials relating to the operation of this office.

Dates: 1949-1971
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / Married Student Housing records

Wyview Park removal

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230329218]
Identifier: MSS SC 3065
Scope and Contents Primarily footage of removal of house trailers from Wyview Park, which had provided married-student housing at BYU. Trailers were sold to a developer. The park was built in 1971 at Barrett's suggestion, to replace Wyview Village. Footage, shot between April 5 and May 20, accompanied by Barrett's live narration. Footage also shows a trailer interior; and the BYU Poultry Farm, located next-door to the park. The park, located at 1999 North University Avenue in Provo, became the site for...
Dates: 1996
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Wyview Park removal

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Education 3
Colleges and Universities 2
Photographs 2
Aerial photographs 1
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Letters 1
Memorandums 1
Negatives 1
Reconstruction (1939-1951) 1
Scrapbooks 1
Soldiers -- Japan 1
Student Life 1
Student housing -- Utah -- Provo 1
Trailer camps 1
Videocassettes 1
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