Materials include 115 slides taken between approximately 1972 and 1995. Slides are photographs relating to the history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.

Contains twelve Kodak color slides depicting Inwood Manor. Dated approximately between 1917 and 1978.

Contains slides of George and Afton's family and their travels, and family reunions; Afton's BYU tour to Europe; trips (George and Afton, Mildred) to Hawaii, China, Indonesia, Africa, Italy, Switzerland, New Zealand and Australia, Denmark, Norway, England, Fiji, Egypt, Greece, India, the Holy Land, and Turkey.

Series contains syllabi, notes, slides, audio tapes, administrative papers, correspondence, and budgets regarding the American Heritage course taught by James B. Allen at Brigham Young University, 1964-1992.

Contains various research material such as slides, photographs, books, articles, newspaper clippings, various books and articles written by Backman, computer hard drives, floppies, CDs, and notes. Most of the material is about various religions and the history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Dated 1943-2013

Contains Santa Clara city historical information in scrapbooks of historical buildings, early settlers, political history, flood history, and photographs. Also included are compiled histories of Santa Clara, photographic slides, and Santa Clara Cemetery records compiled by Nellie Gubler.

Contains historical information on St. George and Santa Clara public schools, including Dixie School and Santa Clara School.