Wilford D. Lee papers
Collection contains the papers of Wilford D. Lee, including unpublished manuscripts; drafts of short stories, essays, dramas; personal and family history papers; correspondence; educational papers; and other miscellaneous papers, dated circa 1915-1981. Much of his writings deal with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the West, as well as his own work in education.
approximately 1915-1981
Lee, Wilford D. (Wilford Deloy), 1898-1983 (Creator, Person)
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Wilford D. Lee (1898-1983) was an author and a professor of English in Utah. He taught at Brigham Young University.
Wilford Deloy Lee was born in Iona, Idaho, on May 8, 1898. He was the son of Thomas Wolkitt Lee and Louise Bowen. He married Lorine Hutchinson in the Salt Lake Temple on August 27, 1925.
Lee was educated in Idaho schools and received a teaching certificate from Idaho Teachers College in Pocatello, Idaho. He then earned a B.A. and M.A. in English from Brigham Young University (BYU). He did additional graduate work at the University of California at Berkeley.
His first educational assignment came in the late 1920's when he became a school principal in Oxford, Idaho. Following this, he taught high school for six years in Iona, Idaho. Later, Lee moved to Provo, Utah, where he taught for twenty-five years in the English Department of Brigham Young University. He also taught teacher training courses at BYU.
Following his retirement in 1957 Lee moved to Woodland, California, where he wrote several novels, family histories, and short stories. He returned to Provo in 1970 and lived there until his death on December 29, 1983.
Lee was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served full-time missions in Toronto and Winnipeg, Canada, Australia, and Alabama.
7 boxes (3.5 linear ft.)
8 cartons (8 linear ft.)
This collection contains the papers of Wilford D. Lee. It includes unpublished manuscripts; drafts of short stories, essays, dramas; personal and family history papers; correspondence; educational papers; and other miscellaneous papers, dated circa 1915-1981.
There are 6 series: 1.Wilford D. Lee unpublished manuscripts and short stories, undated. 2.Wilford D. Lee essays and other creative works, circa 1980-1981. 3.Wilford D. Lee personal and family history, circa 1915-1937. 4.Wilford D. Lee correspondence, circa 1934-1980. 5. Wilford D. Lee educational papers, 1935-1972. 6.Wilford D. Lee notes, circa 1930-1979.
Folder-level inventory available in repository.
Donated by Wilford D. Lee in various installments from 1981-1984.
Donated; Wilford D. Lee; 1981-1984.
LDS scholarship and historiography (20th Century Western and Mormon Americana collection development policy, 2009, II.B.5.III).
Processed; Melissa Cowles, student processor and John Murphy, curator; 2008.
Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
City and Town Life
Elementary and Secondary Education
Lee, Wilford D. (Wilford Deloy), 1898-1983 -- Archives
Missions and Missionaries
Mormon Church
West (U.S.)
Register of Wilford D. Lee papers
Ray Palmer and David Oswald, library science students, under Dennis Rowley; Melissa Cowles, student processor, and John Murphy, curator
Carton: 13 (Mixed Materials)
Box: 12 (Mixed Materials)
Carton: 3 (Mixed Materials)
Initial citation: MSS 1553; Wilford D. Lee papers; 20th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts; L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University.Following citations: MSS 1553, LTPSC.
Initial citation: MSS 1553; Wilford D. Lee papers; 20th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts; L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University.Following citations: MSS 1553, LTPSC. http://archives.lib.byu.edu/repositories/14/resources/2 Accessed January 19, 2022.