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Hansen, Oscar John, 1903-1992

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1903 - 1992

biographical statement

Citation:
Daily Herald, November 20, 1992: Obituary of Oscar John Hansen (b. to Charles F. and Carrie Helmstead Hansen, Feb. 12, 1903, Goshen, Utah; twenty years open hearth Geneva Steel; Sheep Shearers Union, 70 years, national secretary; carpentry, farming, trapping; caught Brigham Young University cougar mascot, cared for 30 years; 1928 married Gladys Cox in Nephi, Utah, d. 1979; remarried Ruth Martineau Whitaker 1981; d. Nov. 19, 1992)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Oscar John and Gladys Cox Hansen film

 File — Reel 1: [Barcode: 31197233631420]
Identifier: UA 5621
Scope and Contents

Contains a 16 mm film from approximately 1956 of the Brigham Young University (BYU) Color Guard, a basketball game, and a cougar hunt led by Oscar John Hansen. The cougar caught was later donated to BYU for use as the mascot in 1956.

Dates: approximately 1956
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives

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