Keywords

exhibits, latter-day saints, China, Taiwan

Abstract

Drawing from the Frederick W. Crook and Elizabeth F. Crook papers in the L. Tom Perry Special Collections, this exhibit features photographs, writings, and artifacts that document rural life, agricultural development, and cross-cultural exchange in China from the 1980s through the 2010s. It also highlights the humanitarian and religious contributions of Frederick W. Crook and his wife, Elizabeth Fletcher Crook, including their work with LDS Charities and their service as mission presidents in Taiwan from 1979 to 1980.

Frederick W. Crook was an agricultural economist who worked for the United States Department of Agriculture for over 30 years, specializing in China’s rural economy. Elizabeth Fletcher Crook had a distinguished career as an analyst in the Directorate of Intelligence at the Central Intelligence Agency and later taught those skills internationally under contract with the CIA from 2004 to 2010. She compiled her correspondence from this period into volumes titled Grandma Was an Intelligence Officer.

The exhibit also features Mandarin squares and Chinese embroidery from the late Qing dynasty.

Document Type

Presentation

Publication Date

2025-05-01

Language

English

College

Harold B. Lee Library

University Standing at Time of Publication

Assistant Professor

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