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Frederick Stewart Buchanan papers

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 0379

Scope and Contents

The Frederick Stewart Buchanan papers (1880-2010) consist of materials relating to his professional research and teaching activities. Included are books, news clippings, articles, notes, oral history transcriptions, personal and professional correspondence, and research documents on Mormon history, Scottish immigrants, and the history of education in Utah.

Dates

  • 1880-2010

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Conditions Governing Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Biographical Sketch

Frederick Stewart Buchanan (1931-2016) was born in Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland, on 9 August 1931. In 1949, he immigrated to the United States with his parents and settled in Utah. He served an LDS mission to Great Britain from 1951-1953 and was in the United States Army from 1953-1955. Buchanan holds a B.A. and M.S. degrees in History and English from the University of Utah. He taught these subjects at Bountiful High School in Bountiful Utah, from 1960-1963. He earned a Ph.D. in Education from Ohio State University in 1967 and taught at the University of Toledo in Ohio from 1967-1970. In 1970 he received an appointment to the University of Utah where he taught history of education in the Department of Educational Studies until his retirement as an emeritus professor in 1996.

Extent

71.5 Linear Feet (269 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

The Frederick Stewart Buchanan papers (1880-2010) consist of materials relating to his professional research and teaching activities. Included are books, news clippings, articles, notes, oral history transcriptions, personal and professional correspondence, and research documents on Mormon history, Scottish immigrants, and the history of education in Utah. Buchanan is professor emeritus of educational studies at the University of Utah.

Arrangement

Organized in five series: I. Personal and Professional Files (boxes 1-14); II. University of Utah Department of Educational Studies (boxes 15-31); III. Research Topics (boxes 32-116); IV. Book Research (boxes 117-128); V. Addenda (boxes 129-268)

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated by Frederick Stewart Buchanan (boxes 1-117) in 1985 and 1993.

Donated by Frederick Stewart Buchanan (boxes 118-247)in 1994-2005.

Donated by Frederick Stewart Buchana (boxes 253-268) in 2007-2010.

Related Materials

See also the Rama R. Buchanan papers (ACCN 2283) and the Utah Scottish Association records (ACCN 0262) in the Manuscripts Division of Special Collections.

Separated Materials

See also the Frederick Stewart Buchanan photograph collection (P0573) in the Multimedia Division of Special Collections.

Processing Information

Processed by Jennifer Breaden, Lisa DeMille, Kate Kimball, Ester Stanley, Cheryl Nielson, and Aaron Curtis from 1994-2011.

Box 269 processed by Gina C Giang.

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Title
Inventory of the Frederick Stewart Buchanan papers
Status
Completed
Author
Finding aid created by Jennifer Breaden.
Date
1994 (last modified: 2018 and 2024)
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.

Revision Statements

  • 1993-2011: Finding aid revised and updated by Lisa DeMille, Kate Kimball, Ester Stanley, Cheryl Nielson, and Aaron Curtis.

Repository Details

Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository

Contact:
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