Oral history interview with Vasco M. Tanner
Scope and Contents
Oral history interview with Vasco M. Tanner, conducted by Millard L. Meanea on August 12, 1975 for the Joint Oral History Program of the Brigham Young University Alumni Association Emeritus Club. Tanner discusses his education, research, and career as a professor of zoology at Brigham Young University.
Dates
- 1975 August 12
Creator
- Tanner, Vasco M. (Vasco Myron), 1892-1989 (interviewee, Person)
- Meanea, Millard L. (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 the oral history interview with Vasco M. Tanner must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
Vasco M. Tanner (1892-1989) established the zoology and entomology department at Brigham Young University.
Vasco M. Tanner was born October 29, 1892 in Payson, Utah to John Myron and Lois Ann Stevens Tanner. He married Annie Atkin on June 5, 1917 in Saint George, Utah. Vasco entered Brigham Young University to pursue his bachelor's degree in 1909, then went to University of Utah to pursue his Master's degree. After receiving this degree in geology he taught at Dixie State college for three years, where he met his wife. He graduated Stanford University with a PhD in zoology and established the zoology and entomology department at BYU. He died April 25, 1989 in Provo, Utah, and was buried on May 2, 1989 in Provo, Utah.
Extent
1 folder (0.1 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
Donated by the Joint Oral History Program of the BYU Alumni Association Emeritus Club in 1988.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; Joint Oral History Program; 1988.
Appraisal
Faculty (University Archives Collection Development Policy, V.b.v.2.b, October 2015).
Processing Information
Processed; Karen Glenn; February 17, 2009.
- Title
- Register of Oral history interview with Vasco M Tanner
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Karen Glenn, student processor; John M. Murphy, curator
- Date
- 2009
- 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