Oral history interview with W. Derby Laws
Scope and Contents
Typescript taken from the included sound tape on an interview of Laws taken by Alonzo J. Morley on July 14, 1985. The interview was conducted for the Joint Oral History Program of the Brigham Young University Archives and the BYU Alumni Association Emeritus Club. Laws talks about his teaching career at Brigham Young University.
Dates
- Creation: 1985 July 14
Creator
- Laws, W. Derby (Wilford Derby), 1911-1986 (interviewee, Person)
- Morley, Alonzo J., 1903-1995 (interviewer, Person)
- 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 W. Derby Laws must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
W. Derby Laws (1911-1986) was a Mormon agronomy professor in Utah.
Extent
2 folders (0.08 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Appraisal
University history (University Archives collecting policy, February 2010).
Subject
- Brigham Young University -- Students (Organization)
- Brigham Young University -- History (Organization)
- Brigham Young University -- Faculty (Organization)
- Title
- Register of Oral history interview with W. Derby Laws
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Rose Frank
- Date
- 2011 May 23
- 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