Thanks to all who suggested ways to locate George P. Lee, former general authority in the Mormon Church. As I mentioned before (I think), my research on the Indian Student Placement Program would benefit greatly from an interview with him. I did find that he was interviewed several dozen times by Leonard Arrington (1917-1999), former Church Historian. Too bad Arrington gave Lee the audiotapes for transcription and they've never been seen again. My hope was that IF I was able to contact Lee, I might be able to convince him to deposit those tapes in an archive (that and I'd love to chat with him about my project and his insights as a general authority as the church was closing down the Indian programs). As a preview for you all -- or any who care -- I believe the Mormon Church was closing down its Indian programs (including the Indian Student Placement Program--the topic of my dissertation) as part of a larger movement away from special programs for different groups. Faced with a suddenly worldwide church (hundreds of thousands--maybe millions--of converts outside the US in the 1960s and 1970s), leading authorities (Quorum of the 12 Brethren) wanted to cut back on energies devoted to a small group of people (US Indians) and instead strengthen the many. This attitude was punctuated by the feeling (among Mormon spiritual authorities) that US Indians had failed to reach their potential despite decades of invested energies (though many administrators felt differently).
At any rate, below are the failed addresses I've tried for George P. Lee; the post office has returned them all with no forwarding address. So, if anybody has a different address I am still anxious to hear them. Rumors of his criminality and evading government required registration as a sexual predator no doubt contribute to the difficulty in finding his actual residence (even if I found him, I am not sure he would reply to my letters).
1108 1300 W.
Saint George, UT
326 2230 E.
Saint George, UT
P.O. Box 241
Tuba City, AZ
