Ogden Writers Series audio collection, 1985 September 12-November 21
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Sadler, Richard W., 1940-
- Title
- Ogden Writers Series audio collection
- Dates
- 1985 September 12-November 21 (inclusive)1985-09-121985-11-21
- Quantity
- 4 audiocassette
- Collection Number
- A0334
- Summary
- The Ogden Writers Series audio collection (1985) consists of audio recordings of papers given at Weber State University in Ogden about native or resident Ogden authors.
- Repository
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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
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Audio-visual materials can be fragile and require specialized equipment to play back. For this reason, access to audio-visual materials is provided through digital copies, and it might take longer to provide access to items that are not yet digitized. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law, condition of the material, or by donor.
- Languages
- English
Biographical Note
Dr. Richard Stadler (b.1940) is a professor of history at Weber State University in Ogden, Utah where he has been teaching courses in American and Utah History since 1969. He is also dean of the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences and a member of the Utah State Board of Education for District 4. During his career, he has served as president of the Utah School Boards Association, the Mormon History Association and the Utah Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters. As an authority on Utah history, Dr. Stadler has edited the Journal of Mormon History and Utah State Historical Quarterly and co-authored other locally relevant historical publications including, A History of Weber County, Utah, the Right Place: The Official Centennial History, The Weber River Basin: Grass Roots Democracy and Water Development and Ogden: Junction City. In 1985 he delivered a paper on author and historian Fawn McKay Brodie at Weber State's Ogden Writers Series.
Content Description
The Ogden Writers Series audio collection (1985) consists of audio recordings of papers given at Weber State University in Ogden about native or resident Ogden authors.
Administrative Information
Return to TopDetailed Description of the Collection
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Description: Bernard DeVoto
audiocassettesoundAudio recording of a paper delivered on historian and Ogden native Bernard Augustine DeVoto (1897-1955), who specialized in the history of the American West.
Dates: 1985Container: Cassette 1 -
Description: Fawn Brodie: a reappraisal
audiocassettesoundAudio recording of a paper delivered by Weber State historian Richard Sadler on Fawn McKay Brodie (1915-1981), an Ogden native and Professor of History at the University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA) best known for her biographies of Thomas Jefferson and Joseph Smith. Comments on the paper are by fellow historian Dr. Melvin T. Smith.
Dates: 1985Container: Cassette 2 -
Description: Wilderness as salvation in Peterson's Canyons of Grace
audiocassettesoundAudio recording of a paper delivered by then Brigham Young University (BYU) English Professor Eugene England (1933-2001) on The Canyons of Grace, a work of fiction by academic and author Levi S. Peterson (b. 1933), current chair of the English Department at Weber State University in Ogden. Comments on the paper are by Ogden native and BYU English Professor Stephen L. Tanner.
Dates: 1985Container: Cassette 3 -
Description: Grace abounding: the fiction of Gordon Allred
audiocassettesoundAudio recording of a paper delivered either by the late Dr. Neila Seshachari or by her husband, Dr. Candadai Seshachari, both former Professors of English at Weber State University in Ogden who emigrated from India in the 1960s and developed academic expertise in Utah culture. The paper explores the fiction of their WSU English Department colleague, Gordon Allred. Comments on the paper are by Dr. Thomas Burton.
Dates: 1985Container: Cassette 4
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Authors--Utah
Personal Names
- Allred, Gordon T.
- Brodie, Fawn McKay, 1915-1981
- De Voto, Bernard, 1897-1955
- Peterson, Levi S., 1933-
Form or Genre Terms
- Sound recordings
