Chauncy D. Harris interview, Chicago, Illinois
Scope and Contents
Comments on his early life and on the influence of his father, Franklin S. Harris, president of Brigham Young University (BYU). Also comments on attendance at the following institutions of higher learning: BYU, 1930-1934; University of Chicago, 1933, 1934, and 1937-1939; Oxford University, 1934-1936; London School of Economics, 1936-1937; and Kent State University, 1937. Includes comments on his early interest in geography, some of his teachers at BYU and the University of Chicago, and his receipt of a Rhodes Scholarship in 1934. Interview recorded by Christopher Kimball as part of a University of Chicago Oral History Project. Includes a table of contents.
Dates
- 1986
- 1986
Creator
- Harris, Chauncy D. (Chauncy Dennison), 1914-2003 (interviewee, Person)
- Kimball, Christopher (interviewer, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Chauncy D. Harris inverview, Chicago, Illinois must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Extent
1 folder (0.1 linear ft.)
1 folder (0.1 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
Chauncy Harris's niece, Janet Jenson, gave this item to Scott Duvall, chairman of the Department of Special Collections and Manuscripts in the Lee Library at BYU, in about January 1998. Scott gave it to Brian Reeves, University Archivist, on 7 August 1998. It appears that this interview was part of a larger oral history; it is identified as "No. 1" in the table of contents.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; Janet Jenson; 1998.
Appraisal
Utah and the American West and LDS cultural, social, and religious history (20th century Western and Mormon Manuscripts collection development policy, 5.VII, 2007).
General
35 leaves.
General
Title from folder.
- Brigham Young University -- Faculty
- Brigham Young University -- Students
- Colleges and Universities
- Education
- Geography
- Harris, Franklin Stewart, 1884-1960
- London School of Economics and Political Science -- Students
- Oral histories
- Photocopies
- Typescripts
- University of Chicago -- Students
- University of Chicago -- Faculty
- University of Oxford -- Students
- Title
- Register of Chauncy D. Harris interview, Chicago, Illinois
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Elisa Visick
- Date
- 2010 December 15
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States