Harrison Davis papers
Scope and Contents
Professional papers documenting Davis' academic career at Brigham Young University. Diaries, research notes, photographs, reel-to-reel sound tapes, cassette tapes, maps, correspondence, and postcards. The collection relates to the teaching of humanities, geography, and anthropology. The items also deal with Harrison's studies in numerology; dowsing; "synchronicity"; "coincidence studies"; Mormon history and cities; Massachusetts; Cache Valley, Utah; Wales; and Rexburg, Idaho. The collection also includes materials dealing with ancient civilizations, the Holocaust, and Nazism. Also contains reports of the National Humanities Faculty organization.
Dates
- Creation: 1950-1996
Creator
- Davis, Harrison M. (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The materials are not fully processed. Access only with permission from the reference staff.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Papers must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
Faculty member, Brigham Young University English Department, circa 1960s to his death in 1996.
Extent
43 cartons (43 linear ft.)
1 oversize item (1 oversized canister)
Language of Materials
English
Other Finding Aids
Preliminary inventory available in repository.
Other Finding Aids
Box-level inventory available online. http://files.lib.byu.edu/ead/XML/MSS2023.xml
Appraisal
Utah and the American West and LDS cultural, social, and religious history (20th century Western & Mormon Manuscripts collection development policy, 5.VII, 2007).
Subject
- National Humanities Faculty (Program) -- History (Organization)
- Brigham Young University. English Department -- History (Organization)
- Brigham Young University -- Faculty--History (Organization)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Anthropology -- Study and teaching -- Utah -- Provo
- Colleges and Universities
- Dowsing -- Study and teaching -- Utah -- Provo
- Education
- Geography -- Study and teaching -- Utah -- Provo
- Holocaust
- Humanities -- Study and teaching -- Utah -- Provo
- Latter Day Saint churches -- History
- National socialism
- Numerology -- Study and teaching
- Title
- Register of Harrison Davis papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Garrett Schroath
- Date
- 2011 June 1
- 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.
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Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States