Oral history interview with Margaret Maw
Scope and Contents
Interview by Hollis Scott with Margaret P. Maw, teacher, author, and housewife, concerning her experiences growing up in Deseret, Utah, and as a student and teacher at the Brigham Young Academy. Includes transcript and sound recording.
Dates
- 1965
Creator
- Maw, Margaret, 1874-1966 (interviewee, Person)
- Scott, Hollis, 1919-2005 (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 publish material from Oral history interview with Margaret Maw must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
Margaret Maw (1874-1966) was a student at Brigham Young Academy, teacher, and author.
Margaret Peterson Maw was born in Deseret, Utah in 1874. After a visit from George H. Brimhall, she felt it possible for her to attend Brigham Young Academy. She achieved that goal and after her first year, President Brimhall recommended her for a teaching position in Spring Lake. He told her it would be challenging, and after one week she came to him in tears saying, "Brother Brimhall! I've expelled a boy the first week--it happens its [sic] the boy where I board too--I didn't know it at the time. . . . I threw him out by the coat collar." Maw recalled that after she had finished, Brimhall said, "What are you crying for? You're in! You've done just what had to be done. You'll have no more trouble over there. You've made it, girl! I'm proud of you." Maw completed that year of teaching and became one of the county's finest teachers. She went on to become and author. She died in 1966.
Extent
4 folders (0.1 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Appraisal
University history (University Archives collecting policy, February 2010).
General
Includes related transcription material.
General
Recorded as part of the BYU Archives Oral History Collection.
General
Recorded in Provo, Utah.
- Brigham Young Academy -- Students
- Brigham Young Academy -- Faculty
- Brigham Young Academy -- History
- Colleges and Universities
- Education
- Oral histories
- Title
- Register of Oral history interview with Margaret Maw
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Jennifer Kim
- Date
- 2011 August 22
- 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