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Charles Redd Center for Western Studies

 Organization

Administrative History

The Charles Redd Center for Western Studies (1972- ) was created for the expansion of area and ethnic studies.

The Charles Redd Center for Western Studies at Brigham Young University was created in 1972 in response to the growing interest and awareness of area and ethnic studies. Organized through donations by Charles and Annaley Redd, the center encourages the study of Intermountain and Mountain West regions, promoting publications, lectures, classes, and oral history study. The Center includes a variety of disciplines, including history, geography, sociology, anthropology, politics, economics, literature, art, folklore, range science, forestry, biology, and popular culture.

Citation:
Redd Center website, via WWW, October 11, 2013 (created 1972; expansion of area and ethnic studies; organized through donations by Charles and Annaley Redd; encourages study of Intermountain and Mountain West regions; promotes publications, lectures, classes, and oral history study; variety of disciplines; history; geography; sociology; anthropology; politics; economics; literature; art; folklore; range science; forestry; biology; popular culture)

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

LDS Native American Oral History Project case files, 1989-2008

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 7752 Series 20 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents

Includes contracts, contact information, and biographical information for the participants, as well as the original audio recordings of the oral history interviews conducted by the LDS Native American Oral History Project, 1989-1991, 2007-2008.

Dates: 1989-2008

LDS Native American Oral History Project transcripts, 1989-2008

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 7752 Series 20 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains transcripts of recorded interviews done with participants in the LDS Native American Oral History Project, as well as background information about those participants, 1989-1991. Dated 1989 to 2008.

Dates: 1989-2008

LDS Native American Oral History Project transcripts and case files, 1989-2008

 Series
Identifier: MSS 7752 Series 20
Scope and Contents

Includes contracts from and contact information for participants in the LDS Native American Oral History Project, as well as the original audio recordings of the oral history interviews, and transcripts for those interviews, 1989-1991, 2007-2008. One hundred additional interviews from 2007 to 2008 were added to the original project.

Dates: 1989-2008