Oral history interview with Fred R. Gowans
Scope and Contents
Interview conducted by Richard Poll as part of the Brigham Young University Archives Joint Oral History Project of the Brigham Young University Alumni Association Emeritus Club on September 22, 1988. Gowans describes why he chose to teach history at BYU. He gives an account of his employment with the BYU History Department and discusses different aspects of his career including research on a biography on Andrew Henry and a small book on the contributions of the Warren A. Ferris outline of Western history.
Dates
- 1988 September 22
Creator
- Gowans, Fred R., 1936- (interviewee, Person)
- Poll, Richard D. (Richard Douglas), 1918-1994 (interviewer, Person)
- Brigham Young University. Alumni Association (contributor, Organization)
- 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 Fred R. Gowans must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
Fred R. Gowans (b. 1936) was a history professor in Utah.
Extent
1 volume (29 leaves)
2 folders (0.1 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Appraisal
University history (University Archives collecting policy, February 2010).
- Brigham Young University -- Alumni and alumnae -- History
- Brigham Young University -- Faculty -- Interviews
- Brigham Young University. Department of History
- Colleges and Universities
- Education
- Gowans, Fred R., 1936- -- Interviews
- Historians -- Utah -- Provo -- Interviews
- Oral histories
- Universities and colleges -- Utah -- Provo -- Faculty -- Interviews
- Title
- Register of Oral history interview with Fred R. Gowans
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Jennifer Kim
- Date
- 2011 August 18
- 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