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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 87 Collections and/or Records:

Oral history interview with John Homer Wakefield

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2989
Scope and Contents

Typescript of an interview taken from the eight included audiocassettes. The interview was conducted by Alonzo J. Morley on July 24 and 29, 1984 for the Joint Oral History Program of Brigham Young University Archives, BYU Alumni Association Emeritus Club, and Charles Redd Center for Western Studies. Wakefield talks about his life, friends, and his many experiences in the Brigham Young University Music Department.

Dates: 1984 July 24-29

Oral history interview with John R. Halliday

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA OH 113
Scope and Contents Professor Halliday was interviewed by Alma Heaton on August 29, 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 Halliday's life and concentrates on the time he served as a professor of Music at Brigham Young University. He mentions serving as the mission president for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints...
Dates: 1983-1984

Oral history interview with Joseph T. Bentley

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA OH 126
Scope and Contents

Contains transcripts, audio recordings, and contracts for an oral history by Bentley in 1983. The interview includes information on the Bentley family, on his experience as a student and administrator at Brigham Young University, and on his missionary service.

Dates: 1983

Oral history interview with Karl E. Young

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA OH 35
Scope and Contents

Interview by J. Roman Andrus with Karl Young concerning his experiences as a student at Harvard and Oxford, as a faculty member at Brigham Young University, and his memories of several BYU presidents. Includes transcript and sound recording.

Dates: 1979

Oral history interview with Kiefer B. Sauls

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA OH 41
Scope and Contents

Interview by Mark K. Allen with Kiefer Sauls, Brigham Young University treasurer, purchasing agent and secretary to three presidents. Topics cover his association with BYU in those capacities over a 51 year period, childhood reminiscences and family data. Includes sound recording and transcript. Also includes related transcription materials and 16 page transcript of an incomplete interview with Sauls by Celestia Taylor, October 10, 1978.

Dates: 1979

Oral history interview with Lloyd L. Cullimore

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA OH 115
Scope and Contents Dr. Cullimore was interviewed by Hollis Scott on June 28, 1978 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 1983. The material centers on the 1920s and is mostly concerned with the early years of the Brigham Young University health center. Cullimore reminisces about BYU personalities such as Benjamin Cluff and Ernest L. Wilkinson. He talks about student...
Dates: 1978-1983

Oral history interview with Lorna Jensen Harrison

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA OH 133
Scope and Contents

Interview by David Whittaker with Lorna Harrison who recounts her childhood and education in Provo, marriage to Bertrand Harrison, and her association with Brigham Young University. Also talk at length about her parents and their education and association with BYU. Includes transcript and sound recording.

Dates: 1983

Oral history interview with Lynn Wakefield

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA OH 143
Scope and Contents

Interview by Alonzo Morley with Lynn Wakefield who speaks about his childhood, education at Brigham Young University, working for his grandfather who was the handyman for the Academy and University. Wakefield recounts his time as electrician for the University, and speaks on his experiences with students, faculty, and presidents. Includes sound recording and transcript.

Dates: 1982

Oral history interview with Marian Ashby Johnson

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA OH 156
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 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.

Dates: 1988

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