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Included is a first person recounting of his World War I service, describing his encounter with trench warfare; a 1960s biographical sketch; and his report card from Pratt Instute, circa 1919

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This research paper describes Bing's personal and family life, as well as his professional life as a successful architect. Included is a bibliography, footnotes and a listing of 600 buildings he designed or assiseted in designing from the 1920s through the 1960s.

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In this history of Bing's father written by Bing's brother, Gaylen, in 1978, there is not only information about Bing's Grandparents, Brigham Young and Margaret Pierce. Although the version in the collection is a poor photocopy, it contains many photographs and the text can be read easily. It provides insights into the life of one of Brigham Youngs's sons, who did not do well financially, and of a turn-of-the-century Utah family with a proud Mormon Heritage but few worldly achievments.

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Bing describes some of his World War I experiences in a communications outfit, where he was a runner delivering orders and information among various units and who, while doing so, was wounded in his hand.

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This is a photocopy of a transcript of an interview, done by daughter-in-law Barbara Weaver Young and son Dick Young, with Bing and Aleine, ca 1965. Although there are never family and personal insights, some of the most useful part of the interview concerns events in his professional career. It is here that Bing offers his thoughts on how he had his partner, Ed Anderson, were able to obtain the commission to design Kingbury Hall on the University of Utah campus.

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Included are identification cards and some military insignia.

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Bing attended the Lafayette School in the primary grades. This undated paper is written by an unknown author long after graduation and focuses in a humorous way on some of the students who attended the school.

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Rigby was Aleines's grandfather on her mother's side. This genealogy shows that her mother, Catherine Elizabeth Rigby, was born January 14, 1869 and died November 4, 1940.

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Included are two birth certificates for Bing, the marriage certificates of Bing and Aleine, Aleine's LDS Temple Recommend, and Bing's army discharge certificate.

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Of interest is a 1954 decorative passanger and crew listing for the Hawaiian Mainline Stratocruiser. This airplae carried only 24 passangers and a crew of 7. The service was apparently very deluxe.

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A few miscellaneous items including a paper entitled, "Proper Observance of the Sabbath." The Salt Lake LDS Temple dedication pass has been placed in Reserve. A photocopy is avaialble for research purposes. Access to the original must be given by the Manuscripts Curator and by appointment. An archivist must remain with the items if being used.

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This is a commemorative booklet for the anniversary. Included as committee members were Bing and Aleine and Harold Silver and his wife. The Manuscripts Division holds the Harold F. Silver Papers (Accn 1551). In this booklet are entries about the lives of the alums. Both Bing and Aleine's entries succinctly note several of the highlights in their lives.

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Bing was a member of the choir for nineteen years. Included is correspondence about being invited to become a choir member and his 1960 letter of resignation.

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Although often called upon to give talks, particularly because of her membership on the General Board of the Relief Society, this is the only evidence of a talk. There is nothing formal about this piece of material, it is simply some notes she prepared to speak from at a Regional Conference of the LDS Chuch.

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The family lived at 1608 Michigan Avenue, but Bing and Aleine at one time proposed building a residence at 1604 Michigan. Included is a plat plan for this never-built residence. Also included is the deed for 1608 Michigan Avenue.

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These are letters from Lambert to Aleine. He may have been an early suitor. He was apparently from Heber, Utah, and attended dental school at Northwestern University in Chicago.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Lorenzo Snow Young papers (1830s-1980s) consists of personal and professional papers, photographs, and architectural drawings. Bing, as he was called by everyone, who knew him, was born in 1894 and died in 1968. At the time of his death, a Salt Lake Tribune article credited him with having design 700 buildings. His office files show more than 500 projects. Although the collection features few of his drawings, it does document his architectural work form...

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World War I correspondence about what was happening to him and his unit in France.

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From Pratt Institute where he began his study of architecture.

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This folder has only one letter, from a government agency that refers to a possible claim for vocational training, probably as a result of the wound in his hand from his World War I service.