Oral history interview with Willard Guymon
Scope and Contents note
Oral history interview with Willard Guymon, conducted on 10 July 1972 for the Utah State Historical Society and the California State University, Fullerton Oral History Program. The subject is experiences in the Forest Service. Willard also discusses cattle ranching and mining in the Blanding area. Bound manuscript, 40 pages of text, 5 pages of photocopied pictures and an index included.
Dates
- 1972
Creator
- Guymon, Willard, 1921-2001 (Person)
- Hollenbeck, Mark (Person)
Conditions Governing Access note
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use note
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from the oral history interview with Willard Guymon must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
Willard Jay Guymon (1921-2001) was a Purple Heart receiver that served missions for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Willard Jay Guymon was born 20 September 1921 in Blanding, San Juan, Utah to Anna Eleanor Jamison and Willard Morley Guymon. He served in the Marine Corps, was wounded in World War Two and received the Purple Heart. He also served a Mormon mission to Louisiana and Texas. He was hired onto the Forest Service in Blanding, Utah straight out of his military service and worked there for 32 years. He married Alberta Minnie Williamson on 14 September 1951 in Salt Lake City, Utah. They had two children. Alberta and Willard served a Mormon mission together to the Navajo Indians in Southeastern Utah. Willard died 5 October 2001 in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Extent
1 folder (0.10 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Oral history interview with Willard Guymon, conducted 10 July 1972 for the Utah State Historical Society and the California State University, Fullerton Oral History Program.
Custodial History note
Purchased from Gary L. Shumway in 1987.
Immediate Source of Acquisition note
Purchased; Gary L. Shumway; 1987.
Appraisal note
Utah and the American West (Collection development policy for 20th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts, August 2007).
Processing Information note
Processed; Karen Glenn; 10 February 2009.
- Title
- Register of Oral history interview with Willard Guymon
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Karen Glenn, student processor; John 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 Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States