Oral history interview of Howard Riley
Scope and Contents
Typescipt of an interview taken from the included audiocassettes. The interview was conducted by David Jones on 14 August 1985 for Dr. Ray Hillam's Political Science 379R course at Brigham Young University. Roley talks about joining the U.S. Navy out of high school and describes his experiences while on ships off the coasts of Iwo Jima and Okinawa.
Dates
- 1985
Creator
- Riley, Howard (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 publish material from Oral history interview of Howard Riley must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical / Historical
Riley was in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints living in Payson, Utah.
Extent
19 p. : 1 interview; 2 audiocassettes.
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
These materials were found in the receptionist's work area of the office of Special Collections at Brigham Young University.
Appraisal
Utah and the American West and LDS cultural, social, and religious history (20th century Western & Mormon Manuscripts collection development policy, 5.VII, 2007).
- Audiocassettes
- Interviews
- Iwo Jima, Battle of, Japan, 1945
- Military
- Politics, Government, and Law
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Japan -- Okinawa Island
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Area
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, American
- World War, 1939-1945 -- United States -- Personal narratives
- Title
- Register of Oral history interview of Howard Riley
- Author
- Rose Frank
- Date
- 27 May 2011
- Description rules
- Appm
- 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