Rex N. Terry Argentine Mission correspondence
Scope and Contents
Correspondence betweeen Rex N. Terry and LDS general authorities, including Franklin D. Richards, Spencer W. Kimball, Gordon B. Hinkley, Howard W. Hunter and others. Letters contain subjects such as Church administration, requests to teach African Americans, special funding requests, Church membership statistics, local government issues, travel arrangements, council and special requests. Collection also contains some rough drafts not sent by President Terry. Materials dated 1966-1969.
Dates
- 1966-1969
Creator
- Terry, Rex N., 1925- (author, Person)
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 Rex N. Terry Argentine Mission correspondence must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
Rex N. Terry (1925- ) is a Latter-day Saint from California; he was a soldier in World War 2, and served as an LDS Mission President in the Argentina South Mission.
Rex N. Terry was born on September 16, 1925, in Orangeside, California, the oldest of 8 children to parents George and Nola Terry. He served in the Army Infantry during World War 2 when he was 18 years old, and participated in the Battle of the Bulge. In 1966-69, he served as the mission president of the Argentina South Mission of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Terry lives in Fresno, California.
Extent
8 folders (0.3 linear ft.) : One binder containing 131 letters
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
In 2006, Rex N. Terry gave the Rex N. Terry Argentine Mission correspondence to Mark Grover. In 2014, Mark Grover transferred them to the Harrold B. Lee Library, L. Tom Perry Special Collections.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; Mark Grover; 2014.
Appraisal
Utah and American West and LDS cultural, social, and religious history (20th Century Western & Mormon Manuscripts collection development policy, 5.VII, 2007).
Processing Information
Processed; Noe Zapatta and Margaret Weddle, student manuscript processor; and John M. Murphy, curator; 2014.
- Title
- Register of Rex N. Terry Argentine Mission correspondence
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Margaret Weddle
- Date
- 2014 April 25
- 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