Oral history interview with Howard Gonzales
Scope and Contents
Contains a compact disc labeled "2015-05-04 Howard Gonzales" which contains an MP3 oral history of his life. The oral history documents his education at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, his time in the U.S. military in Germany, his time working for the American government in public finance, and his home and family life in Long beach, California. Dated 2015.
Dates
- 2015
Creator
- Gonzales, Howard, 1928- (interviewee, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to use material from this collection must be obtained from Reference Services at specialcollections@byu.edu.
Biographical / Historical
Howard Gonzales was born in Long Beach, California, in 1928. His mother was descended from Dutch pioneers and his father was a Mexican immigrant. Howard attended Brigham Young University and graduated in June 1954 with a bachelor's degree in accounting with a minor in finance and banking. During college, Howard was a member of the ROTC and after his graduation was sent to Germany as a member of the United States military. After finishing his military service, Howard spent over thirty-two years working for the U.S. Treasury. Howard married Norma Lizet Williams on May 13, 1960, in the Los Angeles temple, and together they adopted four children. During his later years, Howard authored an autobiography of his life.
Extent
1 computer optical disc ; 5 in.
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
Found by John Murphy, 2019.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Found; John Murphy; 2019.
Appraisal
Utah and the American West (20th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts, II B VI).
Existence and Location of Copies
Digitized copy of disc in folder 1.
Processing Information
Processed; Grace Bithell, student manuscript processor, and John M. Murphy, curator; 2019.
- Title
- Register of Oral history interview with Howard Gonzales
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Grace Bithell
- Date
- 2019 August 15
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States