L. Mayland Parker papers
Scope and Contents
The L. Mayland Parker papers consist of an autobiography, correspondence, and articles.
Dates
- Creation: 1959-1992
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Biographical Note
L. Mayland Parker was born October 20, 1919 in Hooper, Utah to Levi Cox Parker and Marietta Rachel Parkinson Parker. He obtained his bachelor of science degree in accounting and business at Brigham Young University in 1947. Next obtained a masters of arts in geography at the University of Utah in 1954, and a PhD in agricultural economics at Cornell University in 1954. He was a professor of agricultural economics at Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona from 1955-1972, and then professor of geography from 1972-1986.
Parker married Betty Ruth Christensen in 1944. He died on November 15, 1995.
Extent
0.75 Linear Feet (2 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The L. Mayland Parker papers consist of an autobiography, correspondence, and articles. He was a professor of agricultural economics at Arizona State University from 1955-1972, and then professor of geography from 1972-1986.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Betty Parker in 2000.
Processing Information
Processed by Betsey Welland in 2021.
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- Title
- Inventory of the L. Mayland Parker papers
- Author
- Finding aid created by Betsey Welland.
- Date
- 2021
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- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
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