Sterling McMurrin audio collection

Sterling McMurrin audio collection, 1960-1965

Overview of the Collection

Creator: McMurrin, Sterling M., 1914-1996
Title: Sterling McMurrin audio collection
Dates: 1960-1965 (inclusive)
19601965
Quantity: 32 reel-to-reel audiotapes
Collection Number: A0003
Summary: The Sterling McMurrin audio collection (1960-1965) includes audio recordings of speeches and recorded depositions, including scholarship on the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the testimony of Dr. McMurrin and other members of a University of Utah committee appointed to investigate charges of misrepresentation to obtain University funds and plagiarism in a doctoral thesis brought against a Mr. Sinha. McMurrin was a nationally recognized educator, administrator, and philosopher at the University of Utah.
Repository: University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0860

Telephone: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu
Access Restrictions: Materials must be used on-site; no use of original material, access copies will be made available for viewing. Five business days advanced notice required. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law, condition of the material, or by donor. Some material in this collection is restricted and may only be used with special permission from the curator of the Special Collections Department.
Languages: English

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Dr. Sterling M. McMurrin (1914-1996), was a nationally recognized educator, administrator, and philosopher. He was a Professor of Philosophy and History at the University of Utah in 1948; Academic Vice President, 1960-1961; Provost, 1965-1966; and Dean of Graduate School, University of Utah, 1966-1979. Dr. McMurrin also held many National positions as well, including United States Commissioner of Education, 1961-1962; and Chairman of the Commission on Instructional Technology, 1968-1970.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The Sterling M. McMurrin audio collection includes speeches and recorded depositions between 1960-1965. Some tapes detail the testimony of Dr. McMurrin and other members of a University of Utah committee appointed by then University President Dr. James C. Fletcher; this was related to the appeal of one Mr. Sinha, who was studying for a doctorate degree in political science. The charges brought against Mr. Sinha included misrepresentation to obtain University funds, as well as for plagiarism in his doctoral thesis.

The other tapes in the collection deal with Dr. McMurrin's speeches on the philosophy of Mormonism, given from 1960-1965.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

The collection is arranged chronologically and by subject.

Related Materials

See also the Dr. Sterling Moss McMurrin Photograph collection (P0433) and Manuscripts collection (Ms 32)

Processing Note

Processed by Christopher Drew in 1998.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

University lectures and addresses, 1960-1965Return to Top

Container(s): Box 1

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Reel
1	Philosophy of Mormonism speech Speech dating from March 07, 1960 by Dr.Sterling M. McMurrin: "The Mormon Doctrine and the Negro."	1960 March 7
2	Dr. McMurrin: The Philosophy of Mormonism 1965 Speech by Dr. Sterling M. McMurrin: "The Philosophy of Mormonism".	1965
3	The Philosophy of Mormonism 1965 Speech by Dr. Sterling M. McMurrin: "The Philosophy of Mormonism:(The Concept of Time)".	1965
4	The Philosophy of Mormonism. Speech by Dr.Sterling M. McMurrin: "The Philosophy of Mormonism".	1960-1965
5	The Philosophy of Mormonism Speech by Dr. Sterling M. McMurrin: "The Philosophy of Mormonism".	1960-1965
6	Sterling McMurrin: Address to Staff 1962 staff address by Dr. Sterling M. McMurrin.	1962 September 05
7	Sterling McMurrin: Closing Address to OE Staff OE Staff address delivered by Dr. Sterling M. McMurrin, Sept. 1962.	1962 September 05
8	Dr. McMurrin: Unidentified subject of speech Dr.Sterling M. McMurrin: Unidentified subject of speech.	1960-1965

University committee testimony in Sinha case, 1965Return to Top

Container(s): Box 2

Access to recorded testimony in the case of Mr. Sinha is restricted and may only be granted by the curator of Special Collections.

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Reel
61-64	Recorded Testimony of Dr. McMurrin Recorded testimony of Dr. McMurrin in a University of Utah appeal committee for a Mr. Sinha.	1965
65	Dr. McMurrin and Dr. Mostofi recorded testimony Testimony of Dr. McMurrin and Dr. Mostofi in a 1965 University of Utah appeal committee for a Mr. Sinha.	1965
66-67	Dr. Mostofi recorded testimony Recorded testimony of Dr. Mostofi in a University of Utah appeal committee for a Mr. Sinha.	1965
68	Recorded testimony of Dr. Mostofi and Dr. Dalgliesh Recorded testimony of Dr. Mostofi and Dr. Dalgliesh in a University of Utah appeal committee for a Mr. Sinha.	1965
69	Recorded testimony of Dr Dalgliesh and Mr. Sinha Recorded testimony of Dr Dalgliesh and Mr. Sinha in a 1965 University of Utah appeal committee regarding alleged misconduct by Mr. Sinha.	1965
70	Recorded testimony of Mr. Sinha and Dr. McMurrin Recorded testimony of Mr. Sinha and Dr. McMurrin in a 1965 University of Utah appeal committee regarding alleged misconduct by Mr. Sinha.	1965
71	Recorded testimony of Mr. Sinha, Mrs. Wood, and Dr. Callis Recorded testimony of a Mr. Sinha, Mrs. Wood, and Dr. Callis in a 1965 University of Utah appeal committee regarding alleged misconduct by Mr. Sinha.	1965
72	Recorded Testimony of Dr. Callis Recorded testimony of Dr. Callis in a 1965 University of Utah appeal committee regarding alleged misconduct by a Mr. Sinha.	1965
73	Recorded testimony of Dr. Callis, Dr. Jarvis, Dr. Mostofi Recorded testimony of Dr. Callis, Dr. Jarvis, Dr. Mostofi in a 1965 University of Utah appeal committee regarding alleged misconduct by a Mr. Sinha.	1965
74-77	Recorded testimony of Dr. Mostofi Recorded testimony of Dr. Mostofi in a 1965 University of Utah appeal committee regarding alleged misconduct by a Mr. Sinha.	1965
78	Recorded Testimony of Dr. Mostofi, Dr. Weaver, and Dr. Johnson Recorded Testimony of Dr. Mostofi, Dr. Weaver, and Dr. Johnson in a 1965 University of Utah appeal committee regarding alleged misconduct by a Mr. Sinha.	1965
79-84	Recorded Testimony of Mr. Sinha Recorded testimony of Mr. Sinha in a 1965 University of Utah appeal committee hearing regarding his own alleged misconduct. reel-to-reel audiotape	1965

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