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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 86 Collections and/or Records:

Oral history interview with W. Floyd Millet

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA OH 172
Scope and Contents

Typescripts of oral history conducted as part of the Brigham Young University Archives Joint Oral History Project of the Brigham Young University Alumni Association Emeritus Club. Millet tells about attending Brigham Young University and about his career teaching there.

Dates: 1992

Oral history interview with Wayne B. Hales

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA OH 30
Scope and Contents

Interview by Edwin R. Kimball with Wayne B. Hales, concerning his experiences as a Brigham Young University student, and as a member of the BYU Athletic Council, his family and his experiences with other faculty and administrators at BYU. Includes transcript and sound recording.

Dates: 1978

Oral history interview with William E. Berrett

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA OH 69
Scope and Contents Interview by Thomas E. Cheney with William E. Berrett concerning the history of the Church Education System, particularily the Seminary and Institutes program. Also speaks on the development of religious instruction at BYU, his experiences with Ernest Wilkinson, and the development of Brigham Young University from 1948-1971. Also discusses the discontinuance of social units at BYU, the organization of BYU wards, and the establishment of the ROTC program. Includes transcript and sound...
Dates: 1982

Oral history interview with William F. Edwards

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA OH 122
Scope and Contents

Interview by Oliver Smith with William F. Edwards recounting his early life, education in Utah and New York; his work on Wall Street, tenure at Brigham Young University, and further work for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and University of Utah. Includes transcript and sound recording.

Dates: 1983

Oral history interview with Wilmer W. Tanner

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA OH 114
Scope and Contents Professor Tanner was interviewed by Morris Klinger on March 16, 1983 as part of the Joint Oral History Project for the Brigham Young University Archives and Brigham Young University Alumni Association Emeritus Club. The interview was transcribed in 1984. The material gives a brief sketch of Tanner's life and concentrates on the time he served as a professor of zoology at Brigham Young University. He mentions his relationship with Monte L. Bean which was instrumental in Bean's donation of...
Dates: 1983-1984

Oral history interview with Wilmer W. Tanner

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197225524237]
Identifier: MSS 2971
Scope and Contents Typescript of an interview with Wilmer W. Tanner conducted by Morris Klinger on March 16, 1983. The interview was conducted for The Joint Oral History Project Brigham Young University Brigham Young University Alumni Association Emeritus Club. Tanner talks about his early life in Indianola, Utah, his mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to the Netherlands, his education, his publications, and his teaching career at Brigham Young University. He also comments on Ernest...
Dates: 1983 March 16

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Milan (Italy) 1
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Music in churches 1
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