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Philip M. Flammer correspondence

 Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 9451

Scope and Contents

Correspondence from Philip M. Flammer to Margie and Marty Smith. About half of the letters are addressed to the couple and the remaining half are addressed to only Margie. Topics of the letters include Flammer's teaching study abroad terms in London, Russia, and Jerusalem; health concerns with depression; presentations and publications; and his role as a history and religion professor. Materials are dated 1983 to 1991.

Dates

  • 1983-1991

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 use material from this collection must be obtained from Reference Services at specialcollections@byu.edu.

Biographical / Historical

Philip M. Flammer was born June 20, 1928, to Hans and Arizona Gibbons Flammer in St. Johns, Arizona. On July 13, 1954, he married Mildred May Wehrwein in Logan, Utah. Together they had four children. He received his BA at Utah State University, his MA from George Washington University, and his PhD from Yale University. He retired as a lieutenant colonel from the United States Air Force where he served as a pilot and a professor at the Air Force Academy in Colorado. Flammer was also a professor of history in addition to teaching religion courses at Brigham Young University, where he was awarded professor of the year in 1976. He died on August 20, 1999 in Orem, Utah.

Extent

1 folder (0.04 linear ft.)

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

Arranged chronologically.

Custodial History

Collection donated in May 2020 from Martin A. Smith and his wife, Margie, to whom the letters are addressed.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated; Martin and Margie Smith; May 2020.

Appraisal

Faculty (University Archives Collection Development Policy, V. ii. 2. b, October).

Processing Information

Processed; Jamie Wiser; 2021. Foldered, original arrangement maintained.

Title
Register of the Philip M. Flammer correspondence
Status
Completed
Author
Jamie Wiser
Date
2021 April 13
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:
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Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States