Oral history interview with Ronald Harland Beach, 2016 September 23

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Identifier: MSS 9148 File 7

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Scope and Contents

Don E. Norton oral history interview with Ronald Harlan Beach, dated September 23, 2016. Includes transcript and accompanying index.

Dates

2016 September 23

Creator

Beach, Ronald Harland (interviewee, Person)
Norton, Don E. (1934-) (interviewer, Person)

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 this collection must be obtained from Reference Services at specialcollections@byu.edu.

Biographical History

Ronald Harlan Beach was born in California in 1945. He attended school in Glendale, California, and then went to Brigham Young University and UCLA, studying elementary education and history. He joined the church in 1966. He became a teacher until he was drafted into the Vietnam War in 1968. He was trained as a chaplain assistant and sent to El Paso, Texas. After his service, he was placed on active reserve. He returned to BYU, used the GI Bill to get a master's degree in Educational Administration, and continued to work as a teacher before becoming vice president of international sales for the Osmond Entertainment Group. He continued to work in business until retirement.