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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:

American Pioneer Trails Association papers

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230338672]
Identifier: MSS 42
Scope and Contents The collection contains brochures, photographs, newspaper clippings,programs, and correspondence relating to the formation, projects, and meetings of the American Pioneer Trails Association, 1938-1943. Included are historical sketches and photographs of monuments erected at historical sites along various pioneer trails in the American West. Also included are charters and bylaws of various trail memorial associations and correspondence with Le Roy Hafen, an history professor at Brigham Young...
Dates: 1938-1943