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 13 Collections and/or Records:
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
LeRoy R. Hafen collection of colleagues' works
Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1768 Sub-Series 8
Scope and Contents
Contains a collection copies of articles, addresses, and other works by colleagues of Hafen.
Dates:
1880-1984
LeRoy R. Hafen family papers and correspondence
Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1768 Sub-Series 12
Scope and Contents
Contains correspondence with Hafen family members and other papers related to the Hafen family, including genealogy and family history.
Dates:
1880-1984
LeRoy R. Hafen general research materials
Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1768 Sub-Series 9
Scope and Contents
Contains files related to Hafen's research, including photocopies and transcriptions of some original documents, and card files.
Dates:
1880-1984
LeRoy R. Hafen journals, 1924-1975
Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1768 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents
Contains Hafen's personal journals covering over fifty years, dating from 1924-1975.
Dates:
1924-1975
LeRoy R. Hafen other writings
Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1768 Sub-Series 6
Scope and Contents
Contains drafts, notes, and other papers related to book reviews, scholarly articles, and addresses written by Hafen.
Dates:
1880-1984
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
LeRoy R. Hafen personal memorabilia
Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1768 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents
Contains personal items of Hafen's, including desk calendars, Church memorabilia, Air Force memorabilia, and items related to Hafen's early education, primarily those related to his studies in history.
Dates:
1880-1984
LeRoy R. Hafen published writings
Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1768 Sub-Series 4
Scope and Contents
Contains drafts, notes, and other papers related to published works by Hafen. Includes the following works, in order: ""Overland Mail"; "Broken Hand"; "Colorado, Story of a Commonwealth"; "Woodbury"; "Vermillion Cliffs"; "Fort Laramie"; "Reflections of a Handcart Pioneer"; "Western America"; "Colorado: A Story of the State"; "Colorado: A History of Progress"; "The Colorado Story"; "The Far West and the Rockies, vol. 1-14"; "Letters of Lewis Granger"; "Hafen Families of Utah"; "Mountain Men...
Dates:
1880-1984
LeRoy R. Hafen publisher correspondence
Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1768 Sub-Series 5
Scope and Contents
Contains correspondence between Hafen and publishing companies he worked with to publish his writings.
Dates:
1880-1984