Contains newspaper clippings, letters, journals, and scouting papers of Rulon W. Doman. Most of the materials document his mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to Mexico or his service with the Boy Scouts of America. Dated 1922-1990.
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Initial citation: MSS 7804; Larry W. Doman collection on Rulon Wallace Doman; 20th Century Western & Mormon Manuscripts; L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University. Following citations: MSS 7804, LTPSC.
Donated by Larry Doman in 2011.
Utah and the American West and LDS cultural, social, and religious history (20th Century Western & Mormon Manuscripts collection development policy 5.VII, August 2007.) The Larry W. Doman collection on Rulon Wallace Doman consists of mission papers and scouting papers that demonstrate typical family life of members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the 20th century.
Larry W. Doman was born October 18, 1938 to Rulon W. Doman and Alene Hansen Doman. In 2007, his book "A Key to the Quixote and When Walls Fell" was published. He lives in Ogden, Utah.
Rulon Wallace Doman (1927-1997) served a mission to Mexico and in scouting for several years.
Rulon Wallace Doman was born in Rigby, Idaho, to Thomas Edward and Ada Cordon Chandler Doman on January 7, 1905. He married Alene Hansen in 1927. After Alene's death, he married Bessie Atkin Smith in 1947. They had ten children. Rulon served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to Mexico from 1929 to 1931. He served for many years with the Boy Scouts of America. Rulon died June 29, 1997, in Salt Lake City, Utah.