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Pace, John G., 1926?-

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1926?-

Biographical History

John G. Pace (approximately 1926- ) was the son of Utah State Mental Hospital Superintendent Garland H. Pace.

John G. Pace was born around 1926 in salt lake, Utah to Garland H. Pace and Luella Udall. After this father was hired to supervise the Utah State Mental Hospital in Provo, Utah in 1935. During his childhood, John witnessed the Works Progress Administration building the family's new home in the Provo area. He attended BYU high school until he chose to enlist in the military to fight in World War II, and observed Provo's growth during the 1930s-1940s - including the various musical programs the town had and some of the stores which don't exist in present-day Provo.

Citation:
Ancestry.com, via WWW, June 5, 2017 (John G. Pace; b. approximately 1926; Parents were Garland H. Pace and Luella Udall; moved from Salt Lake City to Provo in 1935)

UPB files, June 5, 2017 (Father was superintendant of the Utah State Mental Hospital; home built by Works Progress Administration; student of BYU High School; witnessed the musical programs and old stores of downtown Provo)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Oral history interview with John Pace, 2012 February 10

 Item — Volume MSS OH 2548: Series 52
Identifier: MSS 7752 Series 52
Scope and Contents

Interview of John Pace given by Redd Center student employee Shayla Sturgess which details Pace's time growing up in Provo in the 1930s-1940s. Included in this interview is a discussion of BYU High School, the various musical programs and shops in downtown Provo, and memories of Pace's move to Provo. Material dated February 10, 2012.

Dates: 2012 February 10
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Charles Redd Center for Western Studies oral history project records / Historic Downtown Provo Oral History Project transcripts

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