Joint Oral History Project (Brigham Young University)
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 21 Collections and/or Records:
Oral history interview with Marian Ashby Johnson
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 October 24, 1988. Johnson describes why she chose to teach history at BYU. She gives an account of her employment with the BYU History department and discusses different aspects of her career including her love affair with the Renaissance. Includes transcripts and sound recording.
Oral history interview with Mariel Budd
Oral history interview with Mary Stovall Richards
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 22, 1988. Stovall describes why she chose to teach history at BYU. She gives an account of her employment with the BYU History Department and discusses different aspectsof her career including her special interest in examining the impact of the Civil War on white southern families.
Oral history interview with Neil Longley York
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 October 19, 1988. York 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 hiscareer and his interests in American diplomatic history, the Early American period, and the history of science and technology.
Oral history interview with Norman Edgar Wright
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 22, 1988. Wright 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 involvement with the Center for Family History and the publication of his ten books.
Oral history interview with Paul B. Pixton
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 7, 1988. Pixton describes why he chose to teach history at BYU. He gives an acount of his employment with the History Department and describes different aspects of his career including his involvement in the BYU Study Abroad Program.
Oral history interview with Philip M. Flammer
Oral history interview with Rodney D. Bohac
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.
Oral history interview with Ronald K. Esplin
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.