Oral history interview with Raymond B. Farnsworth
Oral history interview with Raymond B. Farnsworth
Dates: 1983
An oral history interview with Raymond B. Bartlett, conducted by Bertrand F. Harrison on 7 March 1983 for the BYU Alumni Association Emeritus Club. Raymond discusses his early childhood, schooling, and career at Brigham Young University. The collection includes a draft, original transcript, two cassette tapes and a bound copy of the oral history interview.
- Extent: 2 folders (0.2 linear ft.)
- Creator: Farnsworth, Raymond B. (Raymond Bartlett), 1915-1987. -- Harrison, Bertrand Fereday, 1908-2002
- Call Number: MSS 6819
- Repository: L. Tom Perry Special Collections; 20th Century Western & Mormon Manuscripts; 1130 Harold B. Lee Library; Brigham Young University; Provo, Utah 84606; http://sc.lib.byu.edu/
- Access Restrictions: Open for public research.
- Languages and Scripts
- English
- Conditions of Use
- It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from the Oral history interview with Raymond B. Farnsworth must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
- Preferred Citation
- Initial citation: MSS 6819; Oral history interview with Raymond B. Farnsworth; 20th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts; L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University. Following citations: MSS 6819, LTPSC.
- Custodial History
- Donated.
- Acquisition Information
- Donated.
- Subject Terms
- Brigham Young University. Indian Program; Material Types; Oral Histories
- Genre / Form
- Audiocassettes; Transcripts
- Processing Information
- Processed; Karen Glenn; 29 April 2009.
- Appraisal Information
- LDS scholarship (Collection development policy for 20th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts, August 2007).
- Finding Aid ID Number
- UPB_MSS6819
- Finding Aid Title
- Farnsworth (Raymond B.), oral history interview with
- Finding Aid Author
- Finding aid prepared by Karen Glenn, student processor, and John Murphy, curator
- Finding Aid Creator
- This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2010-11-15T10:20-0700
- Finding Aid Language
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
- Biographical Info:
Biographical History
Raymond Bartlett Farnsworth (1915-1987) was a professor at BYU.
Raymond Bartlett Farnsworth was born 21 May 1915 in Enterprise, Washington, Utah, to Bartlett Canfield Farnsworth and Lillie Parthenia Holt. He received his bachelor's from BYU, master's degree in soil microbiology from Massachusetts State College, and Ph.D. in soil physics from Ohio State. He then accepted a position as a professor at BYU. He married his wife Maurine on 31 December 1943 in San Diego, California. Raymond died 31 October 1987 in Provo, Utah, Utah.
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