Ralph Arias Belnap (1917-1996)

Gathered here is the most comprehensive repository of materials on the life of Ralph Arias Belnap, great grandson of Utah Pioneer Gilbert Belnap through Gilbert’s son Hyrum Belnap and child of Arias Guy Belnap and Mabel Harris.  Click on the links below to access biographical and historical information concerning Ralph Arias Belnap:

Autobiographical Writings

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Biographical Materials

• Belnap, Arias G. “The Influenza 1918,” 1972
• Families Are Forever: Posterity of Arias G. Belnap and Mabel Harris (Jul 1999)

Birth Records

• Birth Certificate: Ralph Arias Belnap, with Supplemental Birth Report, 1917

Letters

• Letter from Ralph A. Belnap, San Diego, CA, to Arias G. Belnap, Ogden, UT, 14 Apr 1942
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• Letter from Ralph A. Belnap, San Diego, CA, to Arias G. Belnap, Ogden, UT, 21 Apr 1942
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• Letter from Ralph A. Belnap, San Diego, CA, to Mabel H. Belnap, Ogden, UT, 2 Jun 1942
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• Letter from Ralph A. Belnap, postmarked New York, NY, to Mabel H. Belnap, Ogden, UT, 3 Jan 1943
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• Letter from Ralph A. Belnap, USS Salamonie, to Mabel H. Belnap, Ogden, UT, 3 Jan 1943 (typed 1942)
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• Letter from Ralph A. Belnap, postmarked New York, NY, to Arias G. Belnap, Ogden, UT, 8 Apr 1943
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• Letter from Ralph A. Belnap, postmarked Staten Island, NY, to Arias G. Belnap, Ogden, UT, 2 Nov 1943
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• Letter from Ralph A. Belnap, USS Salamonie, to Arias G. Belnap, Ogden, UT, 21 Nov 1943
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• Letter from Ralph A. Belnap, USS Salamonie, to Arias G. Belnap, Ogden, UT, 11 Dec 1943
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• Letter from Ralph A. Belnap, Norfolk, VA YMCA, to Arias Belnap and Family, Ogden, UT, 14 Dec 1943
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• Letter from Ralph A. Belnap, postmarked New York, NY, to Arias G. Belnap, Ogden, UT, 9 Aug 1944
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• Letter from Ralph A. Belnap, postmarked New York, NY, to Arias G. Belnap, Ogden, UT, 27 Aug 1944
• Letter from Ralph A. Belnap to Arias G. Belnap, Ogden, UT, ____ 1945
• Letter from Helena Belnap and Ralph A. Belnap, Hotel Townsend, Casper, WY, to Arias G. Belnap and Mabel H. Belnap, Ogden, UT, 17 Oct 1953
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• Christmas Letter, Christmas 1981
• Christmas Letter, Christmas 1984
• Christmas Letter, Christmas 1992
• Christmas Letter, Christmas 1993

Letters to Ralph A. Belnap from Arias G. Belnap  [POST LINKS AND ADD TO AGB PAGE]

• Letter from Arias G. Belnap, Ogden, UT, to Ralph A. Belnap, 30 Mar 1942 (carbon copy)
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• Letter from Arias G. Belnap, Ogden, UT, to Ralph A. Belnap, 7 Apr 1942 (carbon copy)
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• Letter from Arias G. Belnap, Ogden, UT, to Ralph A. Belnap, 18 Apr 1942 (carbon copy)
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• Letter from Arias G. Belnap, Ogden, UT, to Ralph A. Belnap, 2 May 1942 (carbon copy)
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• Letter from Arias G. Belnap, Ogden, UT, to Ralph A. Belnap, 11 May 1942 (carbon copy)
• Letter from Arias G. Belnap, Ogden, UT, to Ralph A. Belnap, 10 Jun 1942 (carbon copy)
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• Letter from Arias G. Belnap, Ogden, UT, to Ralph A. Belnap, 7 Jul 1942 (carbon copy)
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• Letter from Arias G. Belnap, Ogden, UT, to Ralph A. Belnap, 23 Jul 1942 (carbon copy)
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• Letter from Arias G. Belnap, Ogden, UT, to Ralph A. Belnap, 3 Sep 1942 (carbon copy)
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• Letter from Arias G. Belnap, Ogden, UT, to Ralph A. Belnap, 17 Sep 1942 (carbon copy)
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• Letter from Arias G. Belnap, Ogden, UT, to Ralph A. Belnap, 1 Oct 1942 (carbon copy)
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• Letter from Arias G. Belnap, Ogden, UT, to Ralph A. Belnap, 26 Oct 1942 (carbon copy)
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• Letter from Arias G. Belnap, Ogden, UT, to Ralph A. Belnap, 3 Nov 1942 (carbon copy)
• Letter from Arias G. Belnap, Ogden, UT, to Ralph A. Belnap, 1 Dec 1942 (carbon copy)
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• Letter from Arias G. Belnap, Ogden, UT, to Ralph A. Belnap, 7 Jan 1943 (carbon copy)
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• Letter from Arias G. Belnap, Ogden, UT, to Ralph A. Belnap, 5 Feb 1943 (carbon copy)
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• Letter from Arias G. Belnap, Ogden, UT, to Ralph A. Belnap, 5 Mar 1943 (carbon copy)
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• Letter from Arias G. Belnap, Ogden, UT, to Ralph A. Belnap, 5 Apr 1943 (carbon copy)
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• Letter from Arias G. Belnap, Ogden, UT, to Ralph A. Belnap, 14 Apr 1943 (carbon copy)
• Letter from Arias G. Belnap, Ogden, UT, to Ralph A. Belnap, 15 May 1943 (carbon copy)
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• Letter from Arias G. Belnap, Ogden, UT, to Ralph A. Belnap, 26 Jun 1943 (carbon copy)
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• Letter from Arias G. Belnap, Ogden, UT, to Ralph A. Belnap, 9 Aug 1943 (carbon copy)
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• Letter from Arias G. Belnap, Ogden, UT, to Ralph A. Belnap, 26 Aug 1943 (carbon copy)
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• Letter from Arias G. Belnap, Ogden, UT, to Ralph A. Belnap, 30 Aug 1943 (carbon copy)
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• Letter from Arias G. Belnap, Ogden, UT, to Ralph A. Belnap, 4 Oct 1943 (carbon copy)
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• Letter from Arias G. Belnap, Ogden, UT, to Ralph A. Belnap, 21 Oct 1943 (carbon copy)
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• Letter from Arias G. Belnap, Ogden, UT, to Ralph A. Belnap, 24 Nov 1943 (carbon copy)
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• Letter from Arias G. Belnap, Ogden, UT, to Ralph A. Belnap, 26 Jan 1944 (carbon copy)
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• Letter from Arias G. Belnap, Ogden, UT, to Ralph A. Belnap, 28 Jan 1944 (carbon copy)
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• Letter from Arias G. Belnap, Ogden, UT, to Ralph A. Belnap, 25 Feb 1944 (carbon copy)
• Letter from Arias G. Belnap, Ogden, UT, to Ralph A. Belnap, 27 Feb 1944 (carbon copy)
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• Letter from Arias G. Belnap, Ogden, UT, to Ralph A. Belnap, 24 Mar 1944 (carbon copy)
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• Letter from Arias G. Belnap, Ogden, UT, to Ralph A. Belnap, 9 May 1944 (carbon copy)
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• Letter from Arias G. Belnap, Ogden, UT, to Ralph A. Belnap, 31 May 1944 (carbon copy)
• Letter from Arias G. Belnap, Ogden, UT, to Ralph A. Belnap, 3 Jun 1944 (carbon copy)
• Letter from Arias G. Belnap, Ogden, UT, to Ralph A. Belnap, 10 Jul 1944 (carbon copy)
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• Letter from Arias G. Belnap, Ogden, UT, to Ralph A. Belnap, 26 Jul 1944 (carbon copy)
• Letter from Arias G. Belnap, Ogden, UT, to Ralph A. Belnap, 19 Aug 1944 (carbon copy)
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• Letter from Arias G. Belnap, Ogden, UT, to Ralph A. Belnap, 24 Aug 1944 (carbon copy)
• Letter from Arias G. Belnap, Ogden, UT, to Ralph A. Belnap, 11 Oct 1944 (carbon copy)
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• Letter from Arias G. Belnap, Ogden, UT, to Ralph A. Belnap, 1 Nov 1944 (carbon copy)
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• Letter from Arias G. Belnap, Ogden, UT, to Ralph A. Belnap, 9 Dec 1944 (carbon copy)
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• Letter from Arias G. Belnap, Ogden, UT, to Ralph A. Belnap, 27 Jan 1945 (carbon copy)
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• Letter from Arias G. Belnap, Ogden, UT, to Ralph A. Belnap, 22 Mar 1945 (carbon copy)
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• Letter from Arias G. Belnap, Ogden, UT, to Ralph A. Belnap, 13 Apr 1945 (carbon copy)
• Letter from Arias G. Belnap, Ogden, UT, to Ralph A. Belnap, 28 Apr 1945 (carbon copy)
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• Letter from Arias G. Belnap, Ogden, UT, to Ralph A. Belnap, 27 Jul 1945 (carbon copy)
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• Letter from Arias G. Belnap, Ogden, UT, to Ralph A. Belnap, 28 Jul 1945 (carbon copy)
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• Letter from Arias G. Belnap, Ogden, UT, to Ralph A. Belnap, 10 Aug 1945 (carbon copy)
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• Letter from Arias G. Belnap, Ogden, UT, to Ralph A. Belnap, 6 Sep 1945 (carbon copy)
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• Letter from Arias G. Belnap, Ogden, UT, to Ralph A. Belnap, 30 Oct 1945 (carbon copy)

LDS Materials

Newspaper Articles

• “Visitors Are Feted At Home Parties,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 20 Jul 1947
• “Schools Arrange Grid Schedule,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 23 Apr 1950
• “Former Ogdenite Is Named Bishop,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 23 Oct 1954

Marriage Records

Census Records

• 1920 U.S. Federal Census, Ogden, Weber, UT (16 Jan 1920)
• 1930 U.S. Federal Census, Ogden, Weber, UT (7-8 Apr 1930)
• 1940 U.S. Federal Census, Ogden, Weber, UT (9 Apr 1940)
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• 1950 U.S. Federal Census  [TO COME]
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U.S. Military Records

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Land Records

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Publications

• Yauch, Wilbur A. & Belnap, Ralph A. Community Education: National Society for the Study of Education, Community Education: Principles and Practices from World-Wide Experience (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1959)

Death Records

• Funeral Program, Ralph A. Belnap, Anderson Funeral Home, Sycamore, IL
• Funeral Program, Ralph A. Belnap, LDS Service, IL
• Memorial Service Program, Ralph A. Belnap, Larkin & Sons Mortuary, 13 Dec 1996 (corrections/marginal notes by Joy M. Belnap)
• Obituary: Helena M. (Danielsen) Belnap, Daily-Chronicle, 11-17 Jun 2011
• Anderson Funeral Home, Ltd.: Obituaries: Helena (Danielsen) Belnap, Jun 2011
• “Obituaries: Helena M. (Danielsen) Belnap,” Ogden Standard Examiner, 11 Jun 2011

Audio Recordings: Family Gatherings

• Memories of Arias Guy Belnap and Mabel Harris by Children and Spouses, Radisson Hotel, Ogden, UT, 21 Jun 1985 (WMA audio files; large)
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  • Transcription:  Speakers: Ralph A. Belnap, Helena D. Belnap, Lois B. Erickson, Eldred H. Erickson, Mildred B. Evans, Edwin E. Evans, Donald E. Belnap, Sharon A. Belnap, Gordon L. Belnap, Joy M. Belnap

Photographs and Images

Individual Images

• Ralph A. Belnap, infant, San Francisco, CA, about 1918
• Ralph A. Belnap, San Francisco, CA, 10 Sep 1918
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• Ralph A. Belnap, 1046 Haight Street, San Francisco, CA, 9 Feb 1919
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• Ralph A. Belnap, seated, 29 Mar 2020 (Ridges-Rabe)
• Ralph A. Belnap, standing, 29 Mar 2020
• Ralph A. Belnap, on tricycle from front, 29 Mar 2020
• Ralph A. Belnap, on tricycle from side, 29 Mar 2020
• Ralph A. Belnap, [high school?] portrait, n.d. (Rabe, Ogden, UT)
• Ralph A. Belnap, military uniform, portrait
• Ralph A. Belnap, San Diego, CA, about 1941
• Ralph A. Belnap, San Diego, CA, about 1941
• Ralph A. Belnap, San Diego, CA, 1941
• Ralph A. Belnap, 1954
• Ralph A. Belnap, Ogden, UT, 25 Dec 1990 (taken by Brent J. Belnap)

Group Images

• Arias Guy Belnap Family: Back row: Ralph Arias Belnap, Mabel Harris Belnap, Lois Ruth Belnap, Arias Guy Belnap; Middle row: Mildred Belnap; Front row: Gordon Leslie Belnap, Donald Eugene Belnap, early 1930s
• Arias Guy Belnap Family:  Front row: Arias Guy Belnap, Mabel Harris Belnap, Ralph Arias Belnap; Back row: Gordon Leslie Belnap, Lois Ruth Belnap, Mildred Belnap, Donald Eugene Belnap, early 1940s
• Ralph Arias Belnap and Helena Marie Danielsen Wedding Portrait: Arias Guy Belnap, Mabel Harris Belnap, Donald Eugene Belnap, Ralph Arias Belnap, Helena Marie Danielsen, ____, Lois Ruth Belnap Erickson, Mildred Belnap Evans, ____, Dec 1945
• Arias Guy Belnap Family Portrait with Children, 11 Jul 1952
• Arias Guy Belnap Family Portrait with Children, 11 Jul 1952 (low res)
• Arias Guy Belnap Family Portrait with Children and Spouses, 11 Jul 1952 (low res)
• Ralph A. Belnap, Lois Ruth Belnap Erickson, Eldred Hilmar Erickson, Helena Marie Danielsen, Christmas 1952
• Arias Guy Belnap Family Gathering, [26] Aug 1964
• Ralph A. and Helena Belnap, Salt Lake City, UT, 6 Sep 1964 [or [26] Aug]
• Ralph A. and Helena Belnap with Gordon L., Joy M., and Mabel Harris Belnap (seated), Illinois, Sep 1965
• Ralph A. and Helena Belnap, Ogden, UT, 10 Sep 1966
• Ralph A. Belnap and Gordon L. Belnap, Ogden, UT, 25 Dec 1990 (taken by Brent J. Belnap)

Headstone

• Headstone: Walnut Hill Cemetery, Council Bluffs, IA (front) (taken by Brent J. Belnap, Aug 2012)
• Headstone: Walnut Hill Cemetery, Council Bluffs, IA (side) (taken by Brent J. Belnap, Aug 2012)

Spouse

• Helena Marie Danielsen (1908-2011)

Children

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Parents

• Arias Guy Belnap (1893-1974)
• Mabel Harris (1894-1972)

Last update:  20 Sep 2022