Tyler, S. Lyman (Samuel Lyman), 1920-1998
Dates
- Existence: 1920 - 1998
Biographical History
S. Lyman Tyler (1920-1998) was director of libraries at Brigham Young University, historian, author, and advisor to the University of Utah's Center for Studies of the American West and Brigham Young University's Charles Redd Western History Center.
Citation:
Indian affairs, 1964: title page (S. Lyman Tyler)An approach to the historiography of the American West, 1978: title page (Samuel Lyman Tyler)
Information from 678 converted Dec. 17, 2014 (Ph.D.)
Deseret News, issue of Sept. 1, 1998, via WWW, viewed Jan. 13, 2015 (S. Lyman Tyler, born March 27, 1920, Attica, Arkansas; died Aug. 31, 1998, Salt Lake City; Ph.D. in History from University of Utah; Director of Libraries for Brigham Young University; history professor at BYU and University of Utah; Director of American West Center; scholar of American Indiah history) http://www.deseretnews.com/article/649730/Death--S-Lyman-Tyler.html?pg=all
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Harold B. Lee Library records
Includes files of the various departments within the library. Contains correspondence, reports, newsclippings, publications, statistics and minutes. Also includes information concerning the J. Reuben Clark, Jr. Library and Brigham Young University Library.
S. Lyman Tyler papers on church service, 1959-1968
Contains agendas, minutes, clippings, floor plans, and reports related to committees of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Includes information on the Church Office Building, church libraries, and educational planning. Materials date from betwen 1959 and 1968.
S. Lyman Tyler research on Native American water rights, approximately 1972
Contains research material and other files on Southwest Indian land and water rights, including copies of articles and books, court cases, legislation, treaties and other government documents, correspondence, and reports.