Education
Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:
John J. Buckmiller Ricks College fraternity certificate
Handwritten and printed certificate. The item confirms that John J. Buckmiller was a member of the fraternity at Ricks College in Rexburg, Idaho. The item is signed by John A. Widtsoe (1872-1952), Mormon author and educator.
Albert W. Daw papers
Contains typewritten chapter summaries of The Principles of irrigation practice by John A. Widtsoe. New York: MacMillan, 1914.
Harvey Fletcher correspondence relating to the naming of the Eyring Science Center
Includes guest lists, invitiations, program, and correspondence concerning the naming of the Science Center, lecture halls, and laboratories. Also includes correspondence from the family organizations representing Frederick Buss, Franklin West, Carl Eyring, John Widtsoe, Orson Pratt, Wayne B. Hales, and Charles E. Maw.
Oral history interview with Leah D. Widtsoe
Interview by Hollis Scott with Widtsoe, teacher and author, concerning her reminiscences about her parents, her grandfather Brigham Young; and her husband, John A. Widtsoe. Also recalls her experiences as a student, faculty member, and matron at BYA, 1896-1898; 1905-1907. Gives her views on nutrition and the Word of Wisdom.
Oral history interview with Russel B. Swensen
Oral history interview with Russel Swensen conducted by Dale C. LeCheminant on 24 June 1976 in Provo, Utah.
Report of semi-centennial celebration of the founding of Brigham Young University
Preston D. Richards papers
The collection consists of papers regarding the life of Preston D. Richards. The collection has correspondence, newspaper clippings, certificates, photographs and other papers. It specifically deals with his life in terms of his business, church, and personal relations. The collection dates 1894-1970.
Semi-centennial celebration of the Brigham Young University
Includes addresses, prayers, dedication of the Heber J. Grant Library, brief histories of the University and Academy.
John Andreas Widtsoe letters
Handwritten letter dated 1 May 1948 and addressed to T. Earl Pardoe, professor of public speaking and dramatic arts at Brigham Young University. Widtsoe responds to Pardoe's request for biographical information. Widtsoe writes that it was his "experimentation ... that drive me into the desert to establish dry-farming as a safe practice."