Oral history interview with James B. Allen
Scope and Contents
Interview conducted by Richard Poll as part of the Brigham Young University Archives Joint Oral History Project of the Brigham Young University Alumni Association Emeritus Club on September 26, 1988 and April 10, 1989. Allen describes why he chose to teach history at BYU. He gives an account of his employment with the BYU History Department, discusses different aspects of his career, and describes his contributions to the History Department and the University. Includes sound recording and transcript.
Dates
- 1988-1989
Creator
- Allen, James B., 1927- (interviewee, Person)
- Poll, Richard D. (Richard Douglas), 1918-1994 (interviewer, Person)
- Brigham Young University. Alumni Association (contributor, Organization)
- Joint Oral History Project (Brigham Young University) (contributor, Organization)
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 Oral history interview with James B. Allen must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
James. B. Allen (b. 1927) is an American historian of Mormonism and was the Assistant Church Historian of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1972-1979. As a professor at Brigham Young University (1964-1992) he taught in the religion and history departments and was chair of the history department from 1981-1987. Upon his retierment he served as a senior research fellow with the Joseph Fielding Smith Institute for Latter-day Saint History. He was one of the founders of the Mormon History Association and served as its president in 1972.
Extent
1 volume (55 leaves)
2 folders (0.1 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Appraisal
Part of University Archives; department records (University Archives collecting policy July 2003).
- Allen, James B., 1927- -- Interviews
- Brigham Young University -- Faculty -- Interviews
- Brigham Young University -- Alumni and alumnae -- History
- Brigham Young University. Department of History
- Colleges and Universities
- Education
- Historians -- Utah -- Provo -- Interviews
- Oral histories
- Universities and colleges -- Utah -- Provo -- Faculty -- Interviews
- Title
- Register of Oral history interview with James B. Allen
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Jennifer Kim
- Date
- 2011 August 18
- 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. University Archives Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo UT 84602 US