Lynn and Hazel Lyman oral history interviews
Scope and Contents note
Oral history interviews with Lynn and Hazel Lyman, conducted by Sandy McFadden, Kim Stewart, Suzanne Shelton and Mark Collins in 1971 and 1978 for the University of Utah and the California State University, Fullerton Oral History Program. The subjects are the Blanding tunnel project, the Civilian Conservation Corps, life in southwestern Colorado and southeastern Utah, and the personal histories of Lynn and Hazel Lyman. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is also mentioned throughout the discussion. Bound manuscript, 131 pages, 11 pages of photocopied pictures and indexes for two of the interviews included.
Dates
- 1971 July 6
- 1978 May 29
- 1978 July 8
Creator
- Collins, Mark (interviewer, Person)
- Stewart, Kim (interviewer, Person)
- Shelton, Suzanne (interviewer, Person)
- Lyman, Hazel Bowen, 1909-2005 (interviewee, Person)
- McFadden, Sandy (interviewer, Person)
- Lyman, Lynn, 1905-1992 (interviewee, 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 interviews with Lynn and Hazel Lyman must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
Lynn Lyman was born December 28, 1905 in Bluff, San Juan, Utah, to Walter Clisbee and Elizabeth Finlinson Lyman. He married Hazel Irene Bowen on January 21, 1928. Lynn died April 24, 1992 in Blanding, San Juan, Utah.
Biographical History
Hazel Irene Bowen Lyman was born March 6, 1909 in Cortez, Montezuma, Colorado to Cordon Corsanda and Gussie Leona Honaker Bowen. They had one son and two daughters. Hazel died December 26, 2005 in Salt Lake City, Utah and was buried in Blanding.
Extent
1 folder (0.10 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Oral history interviews with Lynn and Hazel Lyman, conducted by Sandy McFadden, Kim Stewart, Suzanne Shelton and Mark Collins in 1971 and 1978 for the University of Utah and the California State University, Fullerton Oral History Program.
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 the Lynn and Hazel Lyman oral history interviews
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Karen Glenn, student processor; John M. 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