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Oral histories

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 25 Collections and/or Records:

Blair Holmes professional papers, 1972-1987

 Series
Identifier: MSS 3248 Series 4
Scope and Contents

Contains Holmes' dissertation, a collection of twenty-eight oral histories performed by History 200 students, and news and histories pertaining to Idaho. Dated 1972-1987.

Dates: 1972-1987

Department of History records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 1113
Scope and Contents

Contains meeting minutes, correspondence, budgets, faculty files, oral histories, historical files, and proposals related to the department. Includes information on faculty-student relations, faculty tenure and advancement, the history of the department, and departmental goals. Also includes biographical research on the life of J. Reuben Clark. Materials date from between 1960 and 1991.

Dates: 1960-1991

Blair Holmes papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 3248
Scope and Contents

Contains information from both the personal and professional life of Blair Holmes, and includes journals, correspondence and professional papers documenting his life in Utah, his mission in Austria, and family life from 1932-2016. Also includes diplomas and other ephemera of Holmes and other family members, and transcribed and photocopied volumes of historical documents and newspapers from members of the Victor, Idado community. Dates range from 1932 to 2023.

Dates: 1932-2023

Oral history interview with Arnold H. Green

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA OH 147
Scope and Contents

Interview by Richard Poll with Arnold Green concerning his education, and subsequent appointment at Brigham Young University. Includes transcript and sound recording.

Dates: 1988

Oral history interview with Blair Holmes

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS OH 903
Scope and Contents

Interview conducted by Richard Poll as part of the Brigham Young University Archives Joint Oral History Project by the Brigham Young University Alumni Association Emeritus Club on September 15, 1988. Holmes describes why he chose to teach history at BYU. He gives an account of his employment with the History Department and describes different aspects of his career including his involvement in the Center for Family and Community History and the Semester Abroad Program.

Dates: 1988

Oral history interview with David C. Montgomery

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA OH 164
Scope and Contents

Interview conducted by Richard Poll as part of the Brigham Young University Archives Joint Oral History Project by the Brigham Young University Alumni Association Emeritus Club on September 20 and October 20, 1988. Montgomery describes why he chose to teach at BYU. He gives an account of his employment with the History Department and talks about different aspects of his career including his love affair with Near Eastern Studies. Includes transcript and sound recording.

Dates: 1988

Oral history interview with David H. Pratt

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS OH 900
Scope and Contents

Bound interview, two typescripts, and a cassette tape of an 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 20, 1988.

Dates: 1988

Oral history interview with De Lamar Jensen

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230337542]
Identifier: MSS 2737
Scope and Contents

Oral history interview discusses Laycock's academic career and his experiences during World War II. It mentions several other Brigham Young University faculty members. In this oral history interview Jensen talks about the different roles he played in the Department of History.

Dates: 1989

Oral history interview with Douglas F. Tobler

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA OH 152
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 August 11, 1988. Tobler 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 his love affair with European History.

Dates: 1988

Oral history interview with Frank W. Fox

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS OH 895
Scope and Contents

Interview conducted by Richard Poll as part of the Brigham Young University Archives Joint Oral History Project by the Brigham Young University Alumni Association Emeritus Club on September 16, 1988. Fox describes why he chose to teach history at BYU. He gives an account of his employment with the History Department and describes different aspects of his career including the writing of his books on the history of BYU and on J. Reuben Clark, Jr.

Dates: 1988