Interview by Leonard R. Grover with Hugh W. Peterson concerning his experiences at Brigham Young University, with the faculty, the chemistry department, and the administration. Also talks about his family, and his association with Geneva Steel, and his work with the Church Welfare Committee of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Includes transcript and sound recordings.

Correspondence, newspaper clippings, an autobiography, examinations, memoranda, speeches, photographs, certificates, and memorabilia. The materials relate to Peterson's teaching career and his association with the Brigham Young University Chemistry Department. Also included is Peterson's PhD dissertation.