Oral history interview with J. Bruce Clark
Scope and Contents
J. Bruce Clark recounts important events in his life including his service in the Korean War, his career as an accountant, his work as a school crossing guard, his time spent as a bishop for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and meeting his wife.
Dates
- 2008
Creator
- Clark, J. Bruce (interviewee, Person)
- Westwood, P. Bradford, 1957- (interviewer, 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 the Oral history interview with J. Bruce Clark must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
J. Bruce Clark was born on September 13, 1931. He served in the Korean War. He married Dorothy around 1960. He worked as an accountant for Naylor Automotive for 47 years. Then he worked as a crossing guard at Grandview Elementary in Provo, Utah.
Extent
2 folders (0.16 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Includes a transcript and audio cassette tape of an interview conducted by P. Bradford Westwood with J. Bruce Clark on December 26, 2008.
Custodial History
Interview conducted by Brad Westwood on December 26, 2008. The recording was then transcribed by Special Collections.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; J. Bruce Clark; 2008.
Appraisal
This belongs in the 20th-21st Century Western and Mormon Americana because it gives a good representation of life in Utah during different time periods and the challenges life gives you even in Provo, Utah.
Processing Information
Processed; Whitney Parry; 2009.
- Title
- Register of Oral history interview with J. Bruce Clark
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Whitney Parry, student assistant
- Date
- 2009
- 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