Hafen, LeRoy R. (LeRoy Reuben), 1893-1985
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1893 - 1985
Biographical History
LeRoy R. Hafen (1893-1985) was the director of the Colorado State Historical Society and professor of history at Brigham Young University.
Citation:
His The overland mail, 1926.His Fort Laramie and the pageant of the West, 1834-1890, 1984, c1938: CIP t.p. (LeRoy R. Hafen)
His Old Spanish trail, 1993: CIP t.p. (LeRoy R. Hafen) data sheet (1893-1985)
OCLC, July 27, 2004 (hdgs: Hafen, Le Roy Reuben, 1893- ; Hafen, LeRoy Reuben, 1893- ; Hafen, LeRoy R. (LeRoy Reuben), 1893- )
FamilySearch, via WWW, Aug. 2, 2006 (LeRoy Reuben Hafen; b. 8 Dec 1893, Bunkerville, Lincoln, Nevada; d. 8 Mar 1985, Palm Springs,California)
Desert (Palm Desert, Calif.), April 1964: page 13 (Dr. LeRoy R. Hafen, Brigham Young University)
Wikipedia, website viewed 25 June 2013 (LeRoy R. Hafen; LeRoy Reuben Hafen; b. December 8, 1893, Bunkerville, Nevada; d. March 8, 1985, Palm Desert, Calif.; BA, Brigham Young University; MA, University of Utah; PhD, University of California, Berkeley; school teacher in Bunkerville, Nev; principal of Virgin Valley High School; Colorado State Historian; BYU professor for 17 years; director of the Colorado State Museum; editor of Colorado Magazine; professor at University of Denver; historian; Latter-day Saint; author)
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
LeRoy R. Hafen papers, 1880-1984
Series
Identifier: MSS 1768
Scope and Contents
Contains LeRoy's personal papers: journals and desk calendars; early life memorabilia and school papers (mostly university); personal and professional correspondence, including greeting cards; professional files, including research and manuscript files for Hafen's books and other writings (master's and doctoral theses in published form, Western America, 4 different Colorado histories, the Far West and the Rockies series, the Mountain Men and the Fur Trade series, Joyous Journey, and various...
Dates:
1880-1984