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Charles Redd Center for Western Studies

 Organization

Administrative History

The Charles Redd Center for Western Studies (1972- ) was created for the expansion of area and ethnic studies.

The Charles Redd Center for Western Studies at Brigham Young University was created in 1972 in response to the growing interest and awareness of area and ethnic studies. Organized through donations by Charles and Annaley Redd, the center encourages the study of Intermountain and Mountain West regions, promoting publications, lectures, classes, and oral history study. The Center includes a variety of disciplines, including history, geography, sociology, anthropology, politics, economics, literature, art, folklore, range science, forestry, biology, and popular culture.

Citation:
Redd Center website, via WWW, October 11, 2013 (created 1972; expansion of area and ethnic studies; organized through donations by Charles and Annaley Redd; encourages study of Intermountain and Mountain West regions; promotes publications, lectures, classes, and oral history study; variety of disciplines; history; geography; sociology; anthropology; politics; economics; literature; art; folklore; range science; forestry; biology; popular culture)

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Charles Redd Center for Western Studies records

 Collection
Identifier: UA 478
Scope and Contents

Materials include reports, correspondence, articles, audiotapes, videotapes, corporate minutes, and budgets from the Charles Redd Center for Western Studies. The materials pertain to documents from the Charles Redd Center for Western Studies, Office of the Associate Director, and research documents compiled from Jessie Embry regarding oral history projects. Dated approximately 1810-2012.

Dates: approximately 1810-2012
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / Charles Redd Center for Western Studies records

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
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / Oral history interview with Ruth Louise Partridge

Oral history interview with W. Floyd Millet

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA OH 31
Scope and Contents

Interview by Edwin R. Kimball with Floyd W. Millet concerning his experiences playing basketball at Gila Junior College and Brigham Young University, and his later experiences as a coach at Davis High School and at BYU. Includes transcript and sound recording.

Dates: 1979
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / Oral history interview with W. Floyd Millet

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