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Butler, Eliot A. (1926-2012)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1926 - 2012

Administrative History

Eliot A. Butler (1926-2012) was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, chemistry professor and academic administrator in Utah.

Citation:
Swift, E. H. Quantitative measurements and chemical equilibria, 1972.

UPB files, March 12, 2013 (Eliot A. Butler was a professor in the Chemistry Department at Brigham Young University)

Chemical & Engineering News, March 26, 2012 (Eliot A. Butler, professor of chemistry emeritus at Brigham Young University; d. Jan. 19, 2012 in Provo, Utah; b. 1926 in Snowflake, Ariz.; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Canada; B.S. in Chemistry, California Institute of Technology, 1952; Ph.D. in analytical chemistry, 1956; 35-year career at BYU; served as department chair, dean of the College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, and associate academic vice president; retired in 1991)

BYU Photo negatives, contact sheets and slides, 1968-2010 (Elliott Butler photographed the Brigham Young University A'Cappella tour of Israel and Greece in 1982)

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Brigham Young University vice-presidential general files, 1979-1989

 Series
Identifier: UA 677 Series 3
Scope and Contents

Contains Eliot Butler's general files.

Dates: 1979-1989

Brigham Young University vice-presidential records

 Collection
Identifier: UA 677
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence, minutes, and other materials on colleges, Deans' Council, visiting scholars, and other subject headings. Materials document the administrative service of Eliot Butler, Associate Academic Vice President at Brigham Young University, 1980-1989.

Dates: 1973-1989