Oral history interviews with Franklin L. West
Scope and Contents
Contains the personal oral histories of West, recorded between 1950 and 1959 on twelve Mylar reels and eighteen audiocassettes. Includes details about his time with the Department of Education of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Dates
- 1950-1959
Creator
- West, Franklin L. (Franklin Lorenzo Richards), 1885-1966 (interviewee, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Donor restricted until 2020; permission to use materials must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Franklin L. West oral histories must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
Franklin L. West (1885-1966) was a Latter-day Saint physics professor in Utah. He served as the Commissioner of Education for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Franklin L. West was born on February 1, 1885 in Ogden, Utah. He earned his B.S. from the Utah Agricultural College in 1904 and went on to earn his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago in 1911. West became a physics professor at Utah Agricultural College and eventually became the dean of faculty there. From 1935 to 1937 West served as the second assistant in the general superintendency of the Young Men's Mutual Improvement Association. In 1936 West was called to be the Commissioner of Church Education for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He served in that position until 1954. West died on October 21, 1966 in Cottonwood, Salt Lake County, Utah.
Extent
1 carton (1 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
Found in the stacks in 2014.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Found; stacks; 2014.
Appraisal
Utah and the American West and LDS cultural, social, and religious history (20th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts collection development policy 5.VII, August 2007).
Processing Information
Processed; Peter Hoyt, student manuscript processor, and John M. Murphy, curator; 2014.
- Audiocassettes
- Audiotapes
- Church Educational System
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Department of Education -- History
- Church officers -- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- Interviews
- Oral histories
- West family
- West, Franklin L. (Franklin Lorenzo Richards), 1885-1966
- Title
- Register of Oral history interviews with Franklin L. West
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Peter Hoyt
- Date
- 2014 January 16
- 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