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Tyler, S. Lyman (Samuel Lyman), 1920-1998

 Person

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 31 Collections and/or Records:

Institute of American Indian Services and Research financial records, 1968-1978

 Series
Identifier: UA 623 Series 2
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Contains office information, financial files, correspondence, missionary files, project files, personal files, and other miscellaneous materials associated with the collection.

Dates: 1968-1978

Institute of American Indian Services and Research general financial records, 1968-1973

 Sub-Series — Box 2: Series 2 [Barcode: 31197231239648]
Identifier: UA 623 Series 2 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains check requisitions and approvals, travel applications and reimbursements, and telephone bills.

Dates: 1968-1973

Institute of American Indian Services and Research general missionary records, 1964-1974

 Sub-Series — Box 15: Series 4 [Barcode: 31197231243723]
Identifier: UA 623 Series 4 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains Indian education ideas, reports and papers on peyotism, fimlstrip scripts, talk notebook, travel schedules, Zone Conference and Mission Presidency meeting materials, Lamanite Programs materials, correspondence, missionary ideas, mission addresses, papers from a Professional Development workshop, suggestions for married coupls, Lamanite Priesthood Conference materials, missionary reunion papers, and the history of the Southwest Indian Mission.

Dates: 1964-1974

Institute of American Indian Services and Research incoming correspondence, 1974

 Sub-Series — Box 7: Series 3 [Barcode: 31197231239689]
Identifier: UA 623 Series 3 Sub-Series 2

Institute of American Indian Services and Research incoming correspondence, 1973

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 623 Series 3 Sub-Series 4

Institute of American Indian Services and Research incoming correspondence, 1975

 Sub-Series — Box 11: Series 3 [Barcode: 31197231239721], Folder: 1-6
Identifier: UA 623 Series 3 Sub-Series 6

Institute of American Indian Services and Research incoming correspondence, 1976

 Sub-Series — Box 12: Series 3 [Barcode: 31197231239739], Folder: 7-10
Identifier: UA 623 Series 3 Sub-Series 8

Institute of American Indian Services and Research missionary records, 1961-1974

 Series
Identifier: UA 623 Series 4
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Contains office information, financial files, correspondence, missionary files, project files, personal files, and other miscellaneous materials associated with the collection.

Dates: 1961-1974

Institute of American Indian Services and Research newspaper articles on Native Americans, 1962-1968

 Series — Box 19: Series 8 [Barcode: 31197231243772]
Identifier: UA 623 Series 8
Scope and Contents

Contains newspaper articles.

Dates: 1962-1968

Institute of American Indian Services and Research office records, 1968-1976

 Series — Box 1: Series 1 [Barcode: 31197231239630]
Identifier: UA 623 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains workshop records, conference agendas, programs, minutes, memos, and sample CPOs.

Dates: 1968-1976