Oral history interview with Ray T. Matheny
Scope and Contents note
Oral history interview with Ray T. Matheny conducted by Betty E. Mitson for the Utah State Historical Society and the California State University, Fullerton Oral History Program on 11 July 1972. The subject for the interview is a BYU archaeological dig in Montezuma Canyon, Utah. Ray discusses in depth the Indian culture and archaeological remains they have uncovered. Bound manuscript, 26 pages, index included.
Dates
- 1972
Creator
- Mitson, Betty Kulberg (Person)
- Matheny, Ray T. (Person)
Conditions Governing Access note
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use note
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from the oral history interview with Ray T. Matheny must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
Ray T. Matheny (1925-) formerly served in the Air Force and set up an athropology field in Montezuma Canyon for Brigham Young University.
Ray T. Matheny was born in Los Angeles, California on 15 February 1925. He spent eleven years in the Air Force, including three during WWII. He was a prisoner of war of Germany for 16 months. His aviation career lasted twenty years, before he returned to college to for ten years to pursue anthropology. Ray received his doctorate in anthropology from the University of Oregon. His thesis centered on the Montezuma Canyon in Utah, and he later returned to set up an anthropology field there for BYU. He and his wife had six children.
Extent
1 folder (0.10 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Oral history interview with Ray T. Matheny, conducted by Betty Mitson for the Utah State Historical Society and the California State University, Fullerton Oral History Program,11 July 1972.
Custodial History note
Purchased from Gary L. Shumway in 1987.
Immediate Source of Acquisition note
Purchased; Gary L. Shumway; 1987.
Appraisal note
Utah and the American West (Collection development policy of 20th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts, August 2007).
Processing Information note
Processed; Karen Glenn; 18 February 2009.
- Title
- Register of Oral history interview with Ray T. Matheny
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Karen Glenn, student processor; John Murphy, curator
- 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