David L. Evans speech
Scope and Contents
Contains one audiotape with a recording of a speech David L. Evans gave at Brigham Young University. Dated between 1980 and 2000.
Dates
- approximately 1980-2000
Creator
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 David L. Evans speech must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
David L. Evans (1925-2010) was an English professor in Utah.
David Louis Evans was born on June 13, 1925 in Billings, Montana, the third child of Thomas and Lulu Evans. He spent his childhood in Toledo, Ohio and Pocatello, Idaho. He graduated early from high school during World War II to enlist in the military, and served in Patton's Army as a battalion scout, reconnoitering across enemy lines in France with a radio strapped onto his back. He was seriously wounded in a shelling near Nantes toward the end of the war, for which he received the Purple Heart. David married Ramona Bergeson, who was then a high school English teacher, in the Salt Lake temple in 1952. They had two children. After completing graduate work at the University of Utah, he joined the English Department faculty at Brigham Young University, where he became a Professor. He collaborated for many years with Profs. Eugene England and John Gardner on the very popular honors colloquium, and was honored with the Karl G. Maeser Award in 1989. David retired reluctantly in 1993 due to his increasing difficulties with mobility and the health problems of his dear wife, Ramona, to whom he gave round-the-clock devoted care until her passing in 2004. He was the author of a few books, including Thunder and Light: Attempts to Synthesize Science and Religion in the Poetry of Clinton F. Larson. He died April 15, 2010.
Extent
1 folder (0.08 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
Found in the 20th Century Workroom in 2013.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Found; 20th Century Workroom; 2013.
Appraisal
University history (University Archives collecting policy, February 2010).
Contains a speech given at Brigham Young University by a prominent scholar.
Processing Information
Processed by Kelsey Samuelsen, student manuscripts processor, and John M. Murphy, curator; 2013.
- Title
- Register of the David L. Evans speech
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Kelsey Samuelsen, student manuscripts processor, and John M. Murphy, curator; 2013.
- Date
- 2013 April 19
- 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