Gary Fuller Reese collection on the Finland Mission
Scope and Contents
Contains material for the Finland Mission collected by Reese during his missionary service. Includes lessons to learn the Finnish language, correspondence, mission information, and other material from 1962-1964.
Dates
- Creation: 1962-1964
Creator
- Reese, Gary Fuller (collector, Person)
Language of Materials
Materials in Finnish, with a translation in English.
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 Fuller Reese collection on the Finland Mission must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
Gary Fuller Reese (born 1938) is a Mormon librarian in Washington.
Gary Fuller Reese was born on August 2, 1938 in Logan, Utah to Perry Leland Reese and Edith Mary Fuller. As a child his family moved to Washington, settling in Tacoma. Reese returned to Utah for college, earning bachelor's and master's degrees in history from Brigham Young University. In 1961 he accepted a call to serve as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to Finland, which included work in the mission office and as director of the MIA program. After his return he studied library science at the University of Washington, receiving a master's degree in 1965. He then took a position with the Tacoma Public Library, working for years in the special collections and local history areas. Reese has also been involved with Scouting and genealogy, as well as serving in various church callings.
Extent
3 folders (0.15 linear ft.)
Arrangement
Collection materials are arranged in their original order.
Custodial History
Donated by Gary Reese in 1995.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; Gary Reese; 1995.
Appraisal
LDS scholarship and historiography (20th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts collection development policy 5.III, August 2007.)
The Gary Reese collection on the Finland mission contains correspondence and other material related to the mission in Finland.
Processing Information
Processed; Pete Hoyt, student manuscript processor, and John M. Murphy, curator; 2012.
Subject
- Title
- Register of the Gary Fuller Reese collection on the Finland Mission
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- John M. Murphy, Curator, Peter Hoyt, student manuscript processor
- Date
- 2013 January 9
- 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