Gary Ervin Marx papers
Scope and Contents
Includes materials related to the mission of Gary Ervin Marx in the Northern Far East Mission of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Includes personal correspondence from Gary Marx to his family in Utah and to fellow missionaries in Japan. Contains proselyting material in both English and Japanese. Also contains graphic material comprised of photos and negatives taken in Japan of missionaries and Japanese citizens. Other printed ephemera from travels in Japan is included. Dated approximately 1960-1963.
Dates
- approximately 1960-1963
Creator
- Marx, Gary Ervin, 1938- (creator, Person)
Language of Materials
Materials are in English and Japanese.
Conditions Governing Access
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from the Gary Ervin Marx papers must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Coordinating Committee.
Biographical History
Gary Ervin Marx (1938-present) served as a full time missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Japan during the 1960s.
Gary was born on November 12, 1938 to parents Ervin and Edna Marx in Sterling, Utah. As a young man he was called to serve as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in what was then the Far East Mission (Japan) in 1960. Elder Marx continued his missionary service until he was released April 1, 1963. He later married Marilyn Jean Blaylock on March 31, 1969.
Extent
2 boxes (1 linear ft.)
1 folder (0.05 linear ft.)
Custodial History
Purchased from Tschanz Rare Books on February 27, 2018.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased; Tschanz Rare Books; February 27, 2018.
Appraisal
Utah and the American West and LDS cultural, social, and religious history (20th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts collection development policy II.B.5.IV, 2013)
Processing Information
Processed; Shaelyn Stohl, student manuscript processor, and John M. Murphy, curator; 2018.
- Title
- Register of Gary Ervin Marx papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Shaelyn Stohl
- Date
- 2018 March 2
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States