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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 131 Collections and/or Records:

Oral history interview with Ruth Louise Partridge

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA OH 40
Scope and Contents

Interview by Leonard R. Grover with Ruth Partridge, nurse, writer and housewife, concerning her life, schooling, residence and labors in Provo, Utah. Also discusses her father, Ernest D. Partridge, and his teaching experiences at Brigham Young Academy and University. Includes transcript and sound recording.

Dates: 1980
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives

Oral history interview with W. Floyd Millet

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA OH 31
Scope and Contents

Interview by Edwin R. Kimball with Floyd W. Millet concerning his experiences playing basketball at Gila Junior College and Brigham Young University, and his later experiences as a coach at Davis High School and at BYU. Includes transcript and sound recording.

Dates: 1979
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives

Peace programs, date of production not identified

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 7752 Series 49 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains transcripts of 4 different talks given about creating peace from Norma Davis, Garold Davis, Michel Mazzaoui, and Alan Frank Keele. Date of production not identified.

Dates: date of production not identified
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Charles Redd Center for Western Studies oral history project records / Charles Redd Center for Western history lectures

Posey War Oral History Project case files, 1972-1976

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 7752 Series 4 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 Posey War Oral History Project, 1972-1976.

Dates: 1972-1976
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Charles Redd Center for Western Studies oral history project records / Posey War Oral History Project transcripts and case files

Posey War Oral History Project transcripts, 1972-1976

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 7752 Series 4 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains transcripts of recorded interviews done with participants in the Posey War Oral History Project, as well as background information about those participants, 1972-1976.

Dates: 1972-1976
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Charles Redd Center for Western Studies oral history project records / Posey War Oral History Project transcripts and case files

Posey War Oral History Project transcripts and case files, 1972-1976

 Series
Identifier: MSS 7752 Series 4
Scope and Contents

Includes contracts from and contact information for participants in the Posey war Oral History Project, as well as the original audio recordings of the oral history interviews, and transcripts for those interviews, 1972-1976.

Dates: 1972-1976
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Charles Redd Center for Western Studies oral history project records

Provo City Oral History Project case files, 1974-1975

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 7752 Series 11 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 Provo City Oral History Project, 1974-1975.

Dates: 1974-1975
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Charles Redd Center for Western Studies oral history project records / Provo City Oral History Project transcripts and case files

Provo City Oral History Project transcripts, 1974-1975

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 7752 Series 11 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains transcripts of recorded interviews done with participants in the Provo City Oral History Project, as well as background information about those participants, 1974-1975.

Dates: 1974-1975
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Charles Redd Center for Western Studies oral history project records / Provo City Oral History Project transcripts and case files

Provo City Oral History Project transcripts and case files, 1974-1975

 Series
Identifier: MSS 7752 Series 11
Scope and Contents

Includes contracts from and contact information for participants in the Provo City Oral History Project, as well as the original audio recordings of the oral history interviews, and transcripts for those interviews, 1974-1975.

Dates: 1974-1975
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Charles Redd Center for Western Studies oral history project records

Recording of Navajo-American Culture symposium

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8699
Scope and Contents Contains six tapes with recordings of presentations given at a symposium entitled Navajo-American Culture - Anglo-American Culture: Interaction, Change, and Continuity. The symposium was sponsored by the Charles Redd Center of Brigham Young University, the Mountain West Center for Regional Studies at Utah State University, and the BYU History Department. Includes recordings of five presentations by faculty and students on the importance of maintaining Navajo culture when surrounded by the...
Dates: 1990
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives

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