Oral history interview with Wanda Whatcott Johnson
Scope and Contents note
Personal history of Wanda Whatcott Johnson, which was created from an oral history interview conducted by Don Norton in 1980.
Dates
- 1986
Creator
- Johnson, Wanda Whatcott, 1907-1995 (Person)
- Norton, Don Evan, 1902-1983 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access note
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use note
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from the Oral history interview with Wanda Whatcott Johnson must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
Wanda Whatcott Johnson (1907-1995) was a graduate of LDS Business College and an active member in her church and community.
Wanda Whatcott Johnson was born 4 December 1907 to Alfred Whatcott and Edna Brunson in Fillmore, Utah. Shortly after her birth her family moved to Kanosh, where her father grew up. He was a barber. She was the oldest of six children. She attended LDS Business College and graduated in 1927. Blaine Johnson, a friend from her teenage years in Fillmore, proposed marriage to her after he came home from his mission, and they were married 28 May 1928. They had six children together. She was in the PTA for many years, was very active in relief society, made floats for parades, tailored her kids clothes, and many other activities as a wife, mother, and community and church member. She died 25 June 1995.
Extent
1 folder (0.02 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This is the personal history of Wanda Whatcott Johnson which was created from an oral history interview conducted by Don Norton in 1980. Later, the family created this 188 page manuscript and a copy was given to Norton in 1987. Norton states in his letter that this history’s value is in that it shows Johnson, who was mostly deaf, learning to read lips and impressing hearing specialists.
Custodial History note
Donated by Don Norton in 1987.
Immediate Source of Acquisition note
Donated; Don Norton; 1987.
Appraisal note
Utah and American West and LDS cultural, social, and religious history (20th Century Western & Mormon Manuscripts collection development policy, 5.VII, 2007).
Processing Information note
Processed; Melissa Cowles, student processor and John Murphy, curator; 2008.
- Title
- Register of Oral history interview with Wanda Whatcott Johnson
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Melissa Cowles, student processor and John Murphy, curator
- Date
- 2008
- 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