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Joint Oral History Project (Brigham Young University)

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: active 1958 - 1986

Biography

The Joint Oral History Project was established to conduct oral history interviews about Brigham Young University.

The Joint Oral History Project conducted interviews with selected, retired Brigham Young University faculty, alumni, and other individuals who had extensive contact with the University. The interviews focused on the Brigham Young University community at the time of the interviewee's association with the University, but also covering the interviewee's life before coming and after leaving the university. The Joint Oral History Project was established to conduct oral history interviews about Brigham Young University.

Citation:
UPB files, December 19, 2014 (Joint Oral History Project; interviews retired Brigham Young University faculty, alumi, and other individuals with contact with the University; topics of interviews)

Found in 95 Collections and/or Records:

Oral history interview with Philip M. Flammer

 Collection
Identifier: UA OH 149
Scope and Contents Interview conducted by Richard Poll as part of the Brigham Young University Archives Joint Oral History Project of the Brigham Young University Alumni Association Emeritus Club on September 13, 1989. Flammer describes why he chose to teach history at BYU. He gives an account of his employment with the BYU History Department and discusses different aspects of his career including his experiences as a pilot and historian for the United States Air Force. Includes an audio recording of the...
Dates: 1989 September 13

Oral history interview with Ray C. Hillam

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA OH 181
Scope and Contents Briefly comments on China Teachers Program which sent couples to China to teach English beginning in 1989; International Relations Program, subsequently known as David M. Kennedy Center for International Studies; and Washington Seminar, which sent students to study in Washington D.C. Also mentions his experience as a Fulbright professor in Vietnam during Vietnam War, and on the "spy scandal" at BYU in the late 1960s. Interviewed by Carol Ottesen, historian of BYU Emeritus Alumnus...
Dates: 2000

Oral history interview with Raymond B. Farnsworth

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 6819
Scope and Contents

An oral history interview with Raymond B. Bartlett, conducted by Bertrand F. Harrison on March 7,1983 for the BYU Alumni Association Emeritus Club. Raymond discusses his early childhood, schooling, and career at Brigham Young University. Also includes a draft, original transcript, two cassette tapes, and a bound copy of the oral history interview.

Dates: 1983

Oral history interview with Richard Edmond Bennett

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA OH 75
Scope and Contents

Interview by David Whittaker with Richard Bennett, historian, discussing his role and responsibilities relating to the research and writing of the Brigham Young University Centennial History, including opinions on co-workers on the project. Includes transcript and sound recording.

Dates: 1983

Oral history interview with Robert Edwon Riggs

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA OH 170
Scope and Contents

Oral history conducted by Arthur R. Watkins as part of the Brigham Young University Archives Joint Oral History Project of the Brigham Young University Alumni Association Emeritus Club on September 8, 1992. Riggs talks about his education, his law career, his employment at Brigham Young University, and his disagreements with the president of Brigham Young University, Ernest L. Wilkinson. Includes transcript and sound recording.

Dates: 1992

Oral history interview with Rodney D. Bohac

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS OH 901
Scope and Contents

Interview conducted by Richard Poll as part of the Brigham Young University Archives Joint Oral History Project by the Brigham Young University Alumni Association Emeritus Club on September 14, 1988. Bohac describes why he chose to teach history at BYU. He gives an account of his employment with the History Department and describes different aspects of his career such as his relationship with his students as a non-Mormon Professor.

Dates: 1988

Oral history interview with Ronald K. Esplin

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA OH 153
Scope and Contents

Interview conducted by Richard Poll as part of the Brigham Young University Archives Joint Oral History Project of the Brigham Young University Alumni Association Emeritus Club on March 20, 1989. Esplin describes his connection with the Historical Department at BYU, gives an account of his employment with the Joseph Fielding Smith Institute, and discusses different aspects and projects of his career. Includes sound recordings and transcript.

Dates: 1989

Oral history interview with Russel B. Swensen

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA OH 32
Scope and Contents

Interview by Mark K. Allen with Russel B. Swensen, Brigham Young University professor of Medieval history and comparative religion, concerning his family life, hobbies, education, early employment, Mormon mission to Germany, athletic participation, Seminary, and teaching at BYU. Swensen gives his impressions of several BYU presidents, and discusses his philosophy of teaching. Includes sound recording and transcript.

Dates: 1978

Oral history interview with Ruth Louise Partridge

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA OH 40
Scope and Contents

Interview by Leonard R. Grover with Ruth Partridge, nurse, writer and housewife, concerning her life, schooling, residence and labors in Provo, Utah. Also discusses her father, Ernest D. Partridge, and his teaching experiences at Brigham Young Academy and University. Includes transcript and sound recording.

Dates: 1980

Oral history interview with Sam F. Brewster

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA OH 118
Scope and Contents

Interview by John Quist with Sam Brewster who speaks about his recruitment by Ernest Wilkinson, and his experiences and administration as director of the BYU Physical Plant. Includes sound recordings and transcript.

Dates: 1983

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Oral histories 87
Universities and colleges -- Utah -- Provo -- Faculty -- Interviews 21
Transcripts 14
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Audiocassettes 11
Historians -- Utah -- Provo -- Interviews 10
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China -- Foreign relations -- 1976- 2
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 2
Letters 2
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Provo (Utah) -- History 2
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Zoologists -- Biography 2
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Blacks 1
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Civic improvement -- Utah -- Provo 1
Danish Americans -- Utah -- History 1
Deer Creek Reservoir (Utah) 1
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English teachers 1
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Railroads -- Utah -- Orem 1
Railroads -- Utah -- Provo 1
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Seventh East Press 1
Social Life and Customs 1
Spanish language -- Study and teaching 1
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Steel industry and trade -- Utah 1
Timpanogos Hike 1
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975 1
Women teachers -- Utah -- History 1
World War, 1939-1945 -- United States -- Personal narratives 1
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