Andrew Burt Horsley oral history
Scope and Contents
Contains audio recording on compact disc and transcription for Andrew Burt Horsley's oral history given during a family home evening originally recorded on audiocasette tape in October 1996. The transcripion was performed by Andrew Sannar. The account covers Horsley's mission experiences in Germany, especially focused on the events leading up to his and his companion's escape from Germany when the missionaries withdrew from the country. He recounts some of the persecution they experienced. Includes an introduction written by Linda Horsley Cook, dated August 2018.
Dates
- 1996 October
- 2018 August
Creator
- Horsley, A. Burt (Andrew Burt), 1918-2008 (creator, 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 use material from this collection must be obtained from Reference Services at specialcollections@byu.edu.
Biographical / Historical
Andrew Burt Horsley was born on November 23, 1918 to William Clements and Florence Adella Burt Horsley in Brigham City, Utah. From 1938 to 1940, he served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Germany until Adolf Hitler's expulsion of "undesirables" from Germany. He finished his mission in Colorado, where he met Enid Faye McBride, who later became his wife. Faye and Andrew had five children. Andrew and his family moved to Germany in the 1950s where he finished his education with a philosophy PhD and Doctor of Education from the University of Muenster in Germany. When they returned to America, Andrew began teaching political science and philosophy at Brigham Young University. He passed away on July 14, 2008, in Provo, Utah.
Extent
1 folder (0.01 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
Donated by Linda Horsley Cook in August 2018.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; Linda Horsley Cook; August 2018.
Appraisal
LDS, Utah, and Western American women (20th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts collection development policy 5.IV, August 2007).
Existence and Location of Copies
Digitized files available for use in the Reading Room.
Processing Information
Processed; Tayla Boyer; October 20, 2021.
- Title
- Register of Andrew Burt Horsley oral history
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Tayla Boyer
- Date
- 2021 October 20
- 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