Register of the Kerry William Bate Papers,

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.

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.

Restrictions on Access:

Restrictions on Use

Arrangement:

Creator:

Bate, Kerry William.

Language:

English.

Sponsor:

Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant, 2007-2008

Quantity:

6 boxes (3 linear ft.)

Language of the Finding Aid:

Finding aid written in Englishin Latin script

EAD Creation Date:

1999.