Frank Leroy Byers papers

Collection

Identifier: ACCN 2620

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Frank Leroy Byers papers consists of his research materials on the organization of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (L.D.S.) in terms of wards, branches and stakes. The collection also consists of research files about general topics that were of interest to Byers.

Dates

1848-2011

Creator

Byers, Frank Leroy (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Conditions Governing Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Biographical / Historical

Frank Leroy Byers was born on June 21, 1936 in Los Angeles, California to Frances Amelia Koerner and George Shirley Byers. Frank Byers was raised in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. In the 1950s he served a mission in the Western States Mission. Frank Byers married Lillis June Rogers (1939-2020) in the Los Angeles California Temple on October 23, 1968. The couple lived in Orange, Norco, and Riverside, California. Around 1975, Frank and Lillis Byers moved to Nebraska to be closer to the area where Frank Byers had served his mission; they settled in Columbus, Nebraska before moving to Salt Lake City, Utah in 1980. In Salt Lake City, Frank Byers worked in janitorial and delivery positions at Primary Children's Hospital and the LDS Hospital. Lillis Rogers Byers worked for the University of Utah in reception and purchasing. Lillis Rogers Byers died on July 12, 2020.