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Felt, Paul E., 1916-1999

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1916 - 1999

Biography

Paul E. Felt (1916-1999) was a religious educator and educational administrator in Utah. He taught at Brigham Young University, and serving as the director of the Institute of American Indian Services and Research (1964-1971).

Citation:
Institute of American Indian Services and Research records, 1956-1978 (Paul E. Felt)

Jerusalem Center for Near Eastern Studies website, via WWW, February 27, 2023 (Paul Felt; b. January 29, 1916; parents: Ernest W. and Edith Mae Martin Felt; d. February 9, 1999 in Provo, Utah; raised in Salt Lake City, Utah, and attended University of Utah; served as missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Central States Mission, 1937; returned to study at Brigham Young University, studentbody president in 1941-1942; served in U.S. Navy in the Pacific during World War II; m. June 1, 1943 in Salt Lake City, Utah to M. Afton Harris; worked as seminary teacher for the Church Education System in Logan, Utah; completed master's degree at University of Utah; appointed Institute director at University of Alberta and Southern Utah State College; hired as Student Coordinator at Brigham Young University in 1957, and later appointed director of American Indian Institute and Studies; served as mission president of Southwest Indian Mission, 1971-1974; professor in College of Religion at BYU, 1974-1981; also served as counselor to presidents of the Missionary Training Center, co-director of BYU Israel Semester Abroad (1980), director of Hawaii Temple Visitors Center, sealer in Provo Temple)

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 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230328913]
Identifier: MSS SC 2983
Scope and Contents Autobiography details memories of his childhood in Salt Lake County, Utah; church service, including a Latter-day Saint Mission to the Central States, 1937-1939; attendance at BYU; service in the U.S. Navy during World War II; marriage; teaching LDS seminary in Logan and Salt Lake City, Utah; teaching LDS institute at University of Alberta (Canada) and Southern Utah University; employment at BYU; service as president of the Southwest Indian Mission; and service as president of Hawaii Temple...
Dates: 1997