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Whittlin' Whistlin' Brigade cassette tapes, 1978

 Sub-Series — Carton: 10, Folder: 7-20
Identifier: UA 1024 Series 7 Sub-Series 4

Scope and Contents note

Contains production and interview cassette tapes, dating from 1978.

Dates

  • 1978

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Restricted. Closed for 35 years from the date of creation of the records, and thereafter open to the public in accordance with the University Archives Policy.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright of Young Company records is held by Brigham Young University.

Permission to publish material from the Young Company records must be obtained from the Permissions & Licensing Office of the University and the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.

Administrative History

The Whittlin’ Whistlin’ Brigade (1974-1983) is a performing group from Brigham Young University. The Whittlin' Whistling Brigade borrowed its name from a part of Nauvoo history. Life in Nauvoo in the 1840’s was a time of great persecution. Whenever a suspicious stranger came to town, a group of boys armed with knives and sticks would surround the stranger, not saying anything, and would whittle and whistle until the stranger became uncomfortable and left. Harold R. Oaks founded BYU's brigade in 1974. Ever since, this group has become a vital member of BYU's touring groups. Every year they tour elementary and junior high schools, sharing plays such as Androcles and the Lion, Yankee Doodle, and more recently The Yellow Boat and Taste of Sunrise. The group changed its name to The Young Company in 1983, when the company took their play Patches of Oz on tour to Yugoslavia. The name change made it easier to associate the group with Brigham Young University.

Extent

14 folders

Language of Materials

English

Other Finding Aids

A more detailed finding aid is available in print in the repository.

Other Finding Aids

File-level inventory available online. http://files.lib.byu.edu/ead/XML/UA1024.xml

Repository Details

Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives Repository

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