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Baker, LeGrand

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1937-

Biography

LeGrand Baker (b. 1937) was a historian and curator in Utah.

Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

David Hammond Allred letter

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230234129]
Identifier: MSS SC 79
Scope and Contents

Letter dated January 24, 1976 and addressed to LeGrand Baker, an archivist at Brigham Young University. Allred writes about John Markland Jones, a convert to the Mormon Church who migrated to Utah and later to Los Angeles County, California.

Dates: 1976

LeGrand Baker papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 7518
Abstract

Contains the professional and family papers of LeGrand Baker.

Dates: 1955-2009

Byrl Brown Dorland letter and newspaper clippings

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230325125]
Identifier: MSS SC 2578
Scope and Contents

Typewritten and signed letter dated 2 March 1984 and addressed to LeGrand Baker of the Brigham Young University Archives. The item was signed "Aunt Bo." It deals with her life and writing career. Also with the collection are newspaper articles either by or about Dorland. They include a crossword puzzle by her.

Dates: 1957-1984

LeGrand Baker personal history and correspondence, 1958-2007

 Series
Identifier: MSS 7518 Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains personal correspondence with LeGrand Baker's family and friends. There are also some journal entries and other papers that document Baker's life.

Dates: 1958-2007

LeGrand Baker professional papers, 1960-2000

 Series
Identifier: MSS 7518 Series 4
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence and other related papers regarding the Wells Freedom Archives.

Dates: 1960-2000

Erma Lowry letter to LeGrand Baker

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230233931]
Identifier: MSS SC 117
Scope and Contents

2 p. ALS giving genealogical information regarding John Lowry. Also includes a 14 p. typewritten sketch of the life of John Lowry, written by Sarah L. Reynolds, which tells of his early life in Tennessee, move to Missouri, marriages, children, immigration to Utah in 1847, and settlement at Manti, Utah.

Dates: 1975

Don L. Walker letter

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230233089]
Identifier: MSS SC 69
Scope and Contents

Letter dated 15 Jan. 1976 and addressed to LeGrand Baker, archivist at Brigham Young University. Walker writes about his ancestors, John Beauchamp Waler and Elizabeth Ann Walker. Don tells about John and Elizabeth's conversion to the Mormon Church, their migration to Utah, their settlement in Grantsville, Utah, John's death, and Elizabeth's move to Taylor, Arizona.

Dates: approximately 1976

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Collection 5
Archival Object 2
 
Subject
Home and Family 4
Social Life and Customs 4
Colleges and Universities 3
Education 3
Historians -- Utah 3