Dixie Van Orman interview with Dallas Christensen
Scope and Contents
Typescript of an interview conducted by Dixie Van Orman on 7 March 1985 for Hillam's War Project at Brigham Young University. The item was transcribed from the included sound tape. Christensen talks about his training and his deployment to Europe in 1944. He first saw combat in the Battle of the Bulge and participated in an air drop behind the Rhine River in Germany in 1945.
Dates
- 1985 March 7
Creator
- Van Orman, Dixie (Person)
- Christensen, Dallas (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 Interview must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical note
Christensen was an officer with U.S. Army Airborne troops during World War II.
Extent
2 items (0.05 linear ft.) : (1 interview, 23 p.)(1 reel-to-reel sound tape)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
These items were found in the receptionist's area of the office of Special Collections.
Appraisal
Utah and the American West and LDS cultural, social, and religious history (20th century Western & Mormon Manuscripts collection development policy, 5.VII, 2007).
- Title
- Register of Dixie Van Orman interview with Dallas Christensen
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Benjamin Sipes
- Date
- 2011 June 7
- 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 Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States