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E. Dale LeBaron oral history project on Africa

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 1937

Scope and Contents

Collection contains recordings and transcriptions of oral history interviews conducted by E. Dale LeBaron while he was visiting Africa. These interviews are with converts to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from various countries of Africa. The items were transcribed by the College of Religious Instruction at Brigham Young University. Back-up copies of the transcriptions are included on floppy disks. The collection dates from 1979 to 2000.

Dates

  • 1979-2000

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Open for public research. Folders 49, 50, 51 kept in cold storage; requires 24 hours advance notice to access collection.

Conditions Governing Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from E. Dale LeBaron oral history project on Africa must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.

Biographical History

E. Dale LeBaron was born on October 8, 1934 in Barnwell, Alberta, Canada to Homer Neal LeBaron and Luella Pearl Wight. He went on to serve a mission of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in South Africa from 1955 to 1958. He returned home and married Laura May Brooks in the Cardston, Alberta Temple on August 19, 1959, and together they had six children. LeBaron attended Brigham Young University where he would earn his bachelor's, master's and doctorate degree. He then served as mission president of the South African Johannesburg mission from 1976 to 1979. He was a professor of religion at Brigham Young University from 1986 until 2001. LeBaron wrote and spoke widely on the Church and its history in Africa and returned to Africa to collect oral histories of the early African converts to the Church. E. Dale LeBaron passed away on December 3, 2009.

Extent

31 boxes (15.5 linear ft.)

17 cartons (17 linear ft.)

Language of Materials

English

Other Finding Aids

File-level inventory available online. http://files.lib.byu.edu/ead/XML/MSS1937.xml

Custodial History

Donated by E. Dale LeBaron in 2007.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated; E. Dale LeBaron; 2007.

Appraisal

LDS scholarship and historiography (20th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts collection development policy 5.III 2016).

Related Materials

See also MSS 3087.

Processing Information

Processed; Mary Downs; 2009.

Processed; Nathanael Burroughs; January 2019

Title
Register of E. Dale LeBaron oral history project on Africa
Status
Completed
Author
Mary Downs, student processor, Nathanael Burroughs, Manuscript Processing Specialist, and John Murphy, curator
Date
2009 July 23
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