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Oral histories

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 165 Collections and/or Records:

Duane L. Bishop conversations

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197232504206]
Identifier: MSS 2222
Scope and Contents

Transcript of conversations with Duane L. Bishop, recorded by members of his family. He comments on his life in Delta, Utah; work at the Topaz internment camp, 1942-1945; and learning that he had polio, 1942. Mentions his attendance at Brigham Young University, 1930-1935, including a couple of stories concerning hazing at BYU. Includes comments by his wife and other family members.

Dates: approximately 1977-1986

Jennifer Reeder interview with Catherine Bowles

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2947
Scope and Contents

Oral history of Catherine Bowles, from an interview conducted by Jenny Reeder.

Dates: 2004

Chauncy D. Harris interview, Chicago, Illinois

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230328723]
Identifier: MSS SC 2945
Scope and Contents Comments on his early life and on the influence of his father, Franklin S. Harris, president of Brigham Young University (BYU). Also comments on attendance at the following institutions of higher learning: BYU, 1930-1934; University of Chicago, 1933, 1934, and 1937-1939; Oxford University, 1934-1936; London School of Economics, 1936-1937; and Kent State University, 1937. Includes comments on his early interest in geography, some of his teachers at BYU and the University of Chicago, and his...
Dates: 1986; 1986

Collection on the block Y and Y Day of Brigham Young University

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197231563203]
Identifier: UA 486
Scope and Contents

Contains articles, reports, oral histories, and other materials documenting the genesis and construction of the block Y. Also includes list of payments for the purchase of Y Mountain, and articles about the continuing celebration and ritual of Y Day.

Dates: 1906-1977

Department of Exercise Sciences retirees / by Mel Olson, Ruel Barker

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233645008]
Identifier: UA 5394
Abstract Spiral bound volume containing oral history interviews with retirees from the Department of Exercise Sciences at Brigham Young University. Retirees interviewed were: Ruel Barker, Rollie Bestor, Connie Blakemore Cook, Bob Bunker, Boyd Call, Mark Clarke, Robert Conlee, Walter Cryer, Earlene Durrant, Garth Fisher, Rulon Francis, Joyce Harrison, Nena Rae Hawkes, Cyntha Hirst, Boyd Jarman, Clayne Jensen, Richard Jones, Courtney Leishman, Kathy Lewis, Carl McGown, Elaine Michaelis, Elmo Roundy, L....
Dates: 2007

Department of History records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 1113
Scope and Contents

Contains meeting minutes, correspondence, budgets, faculty files, oral histories, historical files, and proposals related to the department. Includes information on faculty-student relations, faculty tenure and advancement, the history of the department, and departmental goals. Also includes biographical research on the life of J. Reuben Clark. Materials date from between 1960 and 1991.

Dates: 1960-1991

Chad J. Flake papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 1059
Scope and Contents Contains Flake's family history research, personal collection of quotes, personal papers, a suitcase, a typewriter, and scriptural research. Also contains copies of news articles pertaining to Flake's terms as an officer in historical societies and the Utah Library Association, and pertaining to donations, acquisitions, and feature articles on the Special Collections section of the Harold B. Lee Library. There are several certificates recognizing Flake's awards and honors. Also contains...
Dates: approximately 1940-2003

Jennie Groberg interviews with Lafayette Hinckley Holbrook

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2962
Scope and Contents

Typescript of an interview taken from the included cassette sound tapes. The interview was conducted by Jennie Groberg in 1964 and 1965. Holbrook talks about his ancestors, and his wife, Alsina Elizabeth Brimhall (1876-1960), whom he met at Brigham Young University and married in 1901. He talks about his education, his children, his occupations, and his missionary experiences with the Maori people of New Zealand.

Dates: 1964-1965

Blair Holmes papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 3248
Scope and Contents

Contains information from both the personal and professional life of Blair Holmes, and includes journals, correspondence and professional papers documenting his life in Utah, his mission in Austria, and family life from 1932-2016. Also includes diplomas and other ephemera of Holmes and other family members, and transcribed and photocopied volumes of historical documents and newspapers from members of the Victor, Idado community. Dates range from 1932 to 2023.

Dates: 1932-2023

Joint Oral History Project records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 1095
Scope and Contents

Audio-cassettes of oral histories and transcripts of several oral histories.

Dates: 2002