Oral history interview with Richard Edmond Bennett
Scope and Contents
Interview by David Whittaker with Richard Bennett, historian, discussing his role and responsibilities relating to the research and writing of the Brigham Young University Centennial History, including opinions on co-workers on the project. Includes transcript and sound recording.
Dates
- 1983
Creator
- Bennett, Richard Edmond, 1946- (interviewee, Person)
- Whittaker, David J. (interviewer, Person)
- Joint Oral History Project (Brigham Young University) (contributor, Organization)
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 with Richard Edmond Bennett must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
Richard Edmond Bennett (b. 1946) is a Mormon religion professor in Utah.
Richard Edmond Bennett, a native of Canada, was born in 1946. He served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to Texas between 1967 and 1969. He married Patricia Dyer and has five children. He received his Ph.D in U.S. Intellectual History at Wayne State University. He then worked as head of University of Manitoba Special Collections from 1978 to 1987. He currently is a professor of Church History and Doctrine at Brigham Young University.
Extent
4 folders (0.1 linear ft.)
1 volume
Language of Materials
English
Appraisal
University history (University Archives collecting policy, February 2010).
General
Recorded in Salt Lake City, Utah.
General
Includes related transcription materials.
General
Recorded as part of the Joint Oral History Project.
- Title
- Register of Oral history interview with Richard Edmond Bennett
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Jennifer Kim
- Date
- 2011 August 17
- 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