| LC control no. | n 78086398 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Arrington, Leonard J. |
| Variant(s) | Arrington, Leonard J. (Leonard James), 1917-1999 |
| Biography/History note | Leonard J. Arrington (1917-1999) was an author and historian in Utah. He served as Church Historian of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1972 to 1982. |
| Birth date | 1917-07-02 |
| Death date | 1999-02-11 |
| Place of birth | Twin Falls (Idaho) |
| Place of death | Salt Lake City (Utah) |
| Field of activity | Mormon history |
| Affiliation | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Utah State University Utah State Agricultural College Brigham Young University |
| Profession or occupation | Historians Authors College teachers |
| Found in | His Orderville, Utah, 1954. His Adventures of a church historian, c1998: CIP t.p. (Leonard J. Arrington) pub. info. (Leonard James Arrington) W. W. Clyde, the builder, 1999: CIP t.p. (Leonard J. Arrington) p. ix (d. 02-11-1999) Wikipedia, Dec. 9, 2010 (Leonard J. Arrington; Leonard James Arrington; b. July 2, 1917 in Twin Falls, Idaho; d. Feb. 11, 1999 in Salt Lake City, Utah; author, historian; Ph.D. from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; served in U.S. Army, 1943-1946; member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; professor at Utah State University, 1946-1972; professor at Brigham Young University, 1972-1987; Church Historian for the Church, 1972-1982) |
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