Oral history interview with R. H. Walker
Scope and Contents
Interview by Mark K. Allen with Rudger H. Walker, agronomist, educator, and Brigham Young University dean, concerning his childhood experiences in Idaho, school experiences at Ricks College, BYU, and Iowa State. Also speaks of his teaching and research experiences at Colorado, Iowa, and Utah State Universities, and at BYU. Comments on his work assignments in Iran, Siam and Lebannon. Includes transcript and sound recording.
Dates
- 1978
Creator
- Walker, R. H. (Rudger Harper), 1902-1979 (interviewee, Person)
- Allen, Mark K. (Mark Knight), 1905-1996 (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 use material from this collection must be obtained from Reference Services at specialcollections@byu.edu.
Biographical History
R. H. Walker (1902-1979) was a dean in Brigham Young University's College of Biological and Agricultural Sciences.
Rudger Harper Walker was born on August 20, 1902 to parents W. A. Walker and Lavina Harper. He received a BS degree in agronomy from Brigham Young University in 1923. On June 6, 1923, he married Fawn Lucile Davies. He was the director of the Agricultural Experiment Station at Utah State University, and also served as a visiting faculty member at the American University at Beirut. In 1960, he was named dean of the College of Biological and Agricultural Sciences at Brigham Young University, and he served in that position until 1968. He died in June 1979.
Extent
3 folders (0.04 linear ft.)
1 volume
Language of Materials
English
Appraisal
University history (University Archives collecting policy, February 2010).
General
Recorded in Provo, Utah.
General
Includes related transcription materials.
- Brigham Young University -- Alumni and alumnae -- History
- Brigham Young University -- Faculty
- Brigham Young University -- History -- 20th century
- Colleges and Universities
- Education
- Oral histories
- Title
- Register of Oral history interview with R. H. Walker
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Jennifer Kim
- Date
- 2011 August 16
- 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. University Archives Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo UT 84602 US