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G. Byron Done papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 9217

Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence, photographs, newspaper clippings, and printed ephemera related to the collegiate organization “Panel of Americans” that G. Byron Done directed across the country. Collection dates from 1944 to 1947.

Dates

  • approximately 1944-1947

Creator

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 G. Byron Done papers must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Coordinating Committee.

Biographical History

G. Byron Done (1900-1985) was a popular CES educator and Sunday school teacher.

G. Byron Done was born on September 11, 1900 to Jennie Daily and George Alma Done in Payson, Utah. He served a mission in the Central States mission. He later worked as a forest ranger, piano tuner, and singer. In 1939, he began teaching a class on the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints at the University of Southern California, where he had just received his Ph.D. During his time at USC, he established Institutes of Religion at various universities throughout Southern California. In 1956, Done moved to Utah to teach religion at BYU.

Per request of the University of Religious Conference at UCLA, Done directed the Panel of Americans, a group of eight young women representing various ethnicities and religions, across the United States to promote understanding and acceptance of all people. He married Edna Harris Nielsen in 1947. Done was a popular and successful gospel doctrine teacher in his home wards, and he served as a CES educator for 44 years. He died on September 17, 1985 in Provo, Utah.

Biographical / Historical

The Panel of Americans was an organization founded by the University Religious Conference in the University of California, Los Angeles community. Comprised of six to eight young women that represented various ethnicities and religions, the Panel travelled across the United States speaking to high school assemblies, women's clubs, civic and educational organizations, church groups, and Army camps to promote understanding and acceptance of all people. G. Byron Done directed the Panel of Americans between 1944 and 1947.

Extent

2 oversize boxes (2.10 linear ft.)

Language of Materials

English

Custodial History

Donated by Heidi Michaelis, granddaughter of G. Byron Done, on October 19, 2018.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated; Heidi Michaelis; October 19, 2018.

Appraisal

Latter-Day Saint family history (21st Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts collection development policy 5.VII, August 2007).

Processing Information

Processed; Deven Hunsaker, Student Manuscript Processor; 2018.

Title
Register of G. Byron Done papers
Status
Completed
Author
Deven Hunsaker
Date
2018 November 8
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

Contact:
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States