b0196 Kerry William Bate Papers, 1983-1991 A Register of the Collection at the Utah State Historical Society Utah State Historical Society 1999 Finding aid encode in EAD 1.0 by Craig Ringgenberg using XMetaL 1.0, 1999. Finding aid written in English.

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Summary Description Utah State Historical Society Mss B 196 Bate, Kerry William. Kerry William Bate Papers, 1983-1991 3 lin. ft., (6 boxes) Transcripts of oral history interviews with family members and Salt Lake City, Utah political figures. Topics: Genealogy. Persons: Bate, Rulon Herbert, 1902-1985. Bate family. LeFevre, Reba Roundy, 1904-. Sanford, Shanna Lea. Stapley, William Tarbet, 1869-. Williams, Terry Lee, 1950-. Places: Iron County (Utah). Kanarraville (Utah). Salt Lake City (Utah) -- Politics and government. Utah -- Politics and government. Washington County (Utah). Background Biographical Note

Kerry William Bate was born on 20 July 1950, in Cedar City, Utah to Max William Bate and Joan Sylvester. In the spring of 1972, Bate worked as the Weber County coordinator for Senator George McGovern's political campaign. In June of the same year, Bate graduated from Weber State College, Ogden, Utah, with a double major of history and political science. On 14 October 1972, he married Marilyn Eileen Turner in Ogden. Throughout the 1970s, Bate served as campaign manager for several state representatives in Utah, including Terry Lee Williams.

In the 1980s, Bate began publishing works related to his family history. The Ebenezer Hanks Story, his family's genealogy contained in a volume that bears the name of Bate's great great grandfather, appeared in 1982. An article on Ebenezer's daughter, "Jane Hanks: Businesswoman, Spiritualist," was written in 1983. Other writings on Bate's family include "Promise to Grandma," appearing in Dialogue's Winter 1986 issue, and a 1992 piece on Charles and Sarah Stapley. Bate also had articles published in genealogical periodicals as well as Mormon periodicals such as Sunstone Review, at which Bate served as a staff member. Bate has worked for the Salt Lake Community Action Program and the State of Utah's Community Development Division in the Department of Community and Economic Development, and has also served as the director of the Central City Neighborhood Council in Salt Lake City.

NOTE: Most of the above information is from Kerry William Bate's biographical entry in his family's genealogy The Ebenezer Hanks Story, page 288-289. Researchers should consult that text for complete genealogical information regarding Bate relatives.

Scope and Content

This collection consists of transcriptions of oral history interviews conducted by Kerry William Bate from 1983 to 1989. These transcriptions are contained in boxes 1 through 5 of the collection, and are organized chronologically. A few writings prepared by Bate are filed following the transcriptions, and include Rulon Herbert Bate's 1985 autobiography, William Tarbet Stapley's 1987 autobiography, a 1991 article entitled "Stapley Family," and an undated memoir called "Central City Memoir: When Gods do Ill -- 1974-1976". Box 6 consists of the table of contents and indices to the oral history interviews filed in boxes 1 through 5.

 Series Descriptions

Transcriptions of oral history interviews

Writings

Contents and indices to oral history interviews

 Administrative Information Preferred Citation:

Kerry William Bate Papers, 1983-1991, Utah State Historical Society.

Acquisition Information:

Gift of Kerry William Bate.

 Restrictions on Use

The Kerry William Bate Papers are the physical property of the Utah Historical Society, Salt Lake City, Utah. Literary rights, including copyright, may belong to the authors or their heirs and assigns. Please contact the Historical Society for information regarding specific use of this collection.

Processing Information: Collection processed by Kira Robertson, 2000 Finding aid compiled by Kira Robertson, 2000 Finding aid edited by Linda Thatcher, 2000 Collection cataloged by Linda Thatcher, 1991 (RLIN ID: UTSX91-A94). Finding aid encoded for the World Wide Web by Craig Ringgenberg, 2000. Container list Box Folder Contents Transcriptions of oral history interviews 1 1 January - August 1983 1 2 August - October 1983 1 3 October - November 1983 1 4 February - July 1984 1 5 July - October 1984 1 6 LeFevre, Reba Roundy, 12 October 1984 1 7 Sullivan, Ned LaVar, 1 November 1984 1 8 Bate, Austin Leo, 28 November 1984 1 9 Bate, Austin Leo, 28 November 1984 1 10-11 Weaver, Lillie LaVonate Bate, 29 November 1984 1 12 Bate, Billie Jean, 12 December 1984 2 1 Atkin, Anthony William, 9 January 1985 2 2 Atkin, Anthony William, 22 January 1985 2 3 Russell, Ellis Alonzo and Zona Russell Jensen, 22 January 1985 2 4 Davis, Arvil Hanks, 24 January 1985 2 5 LeFevre, Reba Roundy, 25 January 1985 2 6 Hunter, Gwen Sylvester, 26 January 1985 2 7 Bryant, Ruthell Roundy, 5 February 1985 8 Roundy, Jessie "K," 11 February 1985 2 9 Roundy, Leonard, 22 March 1985 2 10 LeFevre, Reba Roundy, 9 May 1985 2 11 LeFevre, Reba Roundy, 17 June 1985 2 12 Warner, Jesse Payton, 21 June 1985 2 13 Hunter, Gwen Sylvester and JoAnn Sylvester Bate, 26 June 1985 2 14 Bate, Jennifer Leone, 29 June 1985 2 15 Roundy, Leonard, 15 July 1985 2 16 Bate, Austin Leo, 20 July 1985 2 17 Butterfield, Phyllis, 26 July 1985 2 18 LeFevre, Reba Roundy, 26 July 1985 2 19 Platt, Rulon Berry and Leila Platt Heap, 26 July 1985 2 20 LeFevre, Reba Roundy, 28 July 1985 2 21 Butterfield, Phyllis, 2 August 1985 2 22 Platt, Rulon Berry, 2 August 1985 2 23 LeFevre, Reba Roundy, 4 August 1985 2 24 LeFevre, Reba Roundy, 9 August 1985 2 25 Clegg, Hazel Billman, 22 September 1985 3 1 McGuire, Dorris Bate, 22 March 1986 3 2 Bate, Austin Leo, 24 March 1986 3 3 Bate, JoAnn Sylvester, 29 March 1986 3 4 LeFevre, Reba Roundy, 1 May 1986 3 5 LeFevre, Reba Roundy, 2 May 1986 3 6 Bate, JoAnn Sylvester, 1 June 1986 3 7 Woodmansee, Bennie, 14 July 1986 3 8 Becker, Richard, 28 July 1986 3 9 Wolverton, Brad, 29 August 1986 3 10 Shragge, Joseph M., 31 August 1986 3 11 Wolverton, Brad, 15 September 1986 3 12 Austin, G. Don, 17 September 1986 3 13 Platt, Rulon Berry, 4 October 1986 3 14 Sanford, Shanna Lea, 16 December 1986 3 15 Sanford, Shanna Lea, 5 January 1987 3 16 Walton, Virginia, 5 January 1987 3 17 Sanford, Shanna Lea, 13 January 1987 3 18 LeFevre, Reba Roundy, 24 January 1987 3 19 Reeves, Lynn and Ella, 21 April 1987 3 20 Olds, Arthur and Lottie, 22 April 1987 3 21 LeFevre, Reba Roundy, 23 April 1987 3 22 Reeves, Lynn and Ella, 23 April 1987 3 23 LeFevre, Reba Roundy, 23 May 1987 3 24 Platt, Rulon Berry, 12 July 1987 3 25 Bringhurst, Hazel Eagar, 23 July 1987 3 26 LeFevre, Reba Roundy, 23 July 1987 3 27 Davies, David Elmer, 24 July 1987 3 28 Williams, Sylvia May Davies, 24 July 1987 3 29 Bate, Austin Leo, 19 August 1987 3 30 Reeves, Lynn and Ella, 15 October 1987 3 31 Bringhurst, Hazel Eagart, 16 October 1987 3 32 Davis, Leonard, 16 October 1987 3 33 LeFevre, Reba Roundy, 16 October 1987 4 1 Slack, Edwin Kenneth, 16 October 1987 4 2 Stapley, Elton Williams, 16 October 1987 4 3 Woodbury, Harriet Arvilla, 16 October 1987 4 4 Anderson, Leola Amelia, 21 November 1987 4 5 LeFevre, Reba Roundy, 15 January 1988 4 6 Davies, David Elmer, 16 January 1988 4 7 LeFevre, Reba Roundy, 16 January 1988 4 8 Reeves, Lynn and Ella, 16 January 1988 4 9 Woodbury, Harriet A., 31 January 1988 4 10 Davies, Bessie Elizabeth, 1 February 1988 4 11 LeFevre, Reba Roundy, 1 February 1988 4 12 Williams, Rebecca Alenna, 1 February 1988 4 13 Leavitt, Florence Beatty, 27 April 1988 4 14 LeFevre, Reba Roundy, 27 April 1988 4 15 LeFevre, Reba Roundy, 29 April 1988 4 16 Slack, Edwin Kenneth, 29 April 1988 4 17 Balser, Frederick Wilford, 24 May 1988 4 18 Cowley, Varsall Lee, 26 May 1988 4 19 Garfield, Josephine Kay, 26 May 1988 4 20 Balser, Frederick Wilford, 28 May 1988 4 21 Wilson, Nell Sylvester, Gwen Sylvester Hunter, and JoAnn Sylvester Bate, 6 June 1988 4 22 Bate, JoAnn Sylvester, 17 June 1988 4 23 Bate, JoAnn Sylvester and Gwen Sylvester Hunter, 26 June 1988 5 1 LeFevre, Reba Roundy, 27 June 1988 5 2 Lovell, Thelma Berry, 27 June 1988 5 3 Reeves, Lynn, 27 June 1989 5 4 Williams, Sylvia May Davies, 27 June 1988 5 5 Bate, JoAnn Sylvester, 3 August 1988 5 6 Bate, JoAnn Sylvester, 27 August 1988 5 7 Slack, Edwin Kenneth, 17 November 1988 5 8 Leavitt, Florence Beatty, 18 November 1988 5 9 LeFevre, Reba Roundy, 18 November 1988 5 10 LeFevre, Reba Roundy, 19 November 1988 5 11 LeFevre, Reba Roundy, 28 January 1989 5 12 Roundy, Varsel Clair, 28 January 1989 5 13 Blake, Leta Ruby Burnett, 13 April 1989 5 14 Stapley, Elton Williams, 14 April 1989 5 15 Williams, Florn Jones, 14 April 1989 5 16 Graff, Emil Eugene "E.J.," 22 July 1989 5 17 LeFebre, Reba Roundy, 22 July 1989 5 18 Zohner, Ferl Leola Davis, 22 July 1989 5 19 Williams, Terry Lee, 17 August 1989 5 20 Williams, Terry Lee, 18 August 1989 5 21 LeFevre, Reba Roundy, 6 October 1989 5 22 Bate, JoAnn Sylvester, 31 October 1989 Writings 5 23 Bate, Rulon Herbert, Autobiography, dictated to and arranged by Kerry Bate, September 1985 5 24 Stapley, William Tarbet, Autobiography, typed and edited by Kerry Bate, May 1987 6 1 Bate, Kerry, "Stapley Family," 1991 6 2 Bate, Kerry, "Central City Memoir: When Gods do Ill--1974-1976," n.d. Contents and indices to oral history interviews 6 3 1983 6 4 1984 6 5 1985 6 6 1986 6 7 1987 6 8 1989