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Sound Recordings

 Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 63 Collections and/or Records:

Edward Abbey audio collection

 Collection
Identifier: A0779
Abstract The Edward Abbey audio collection (1981-1989) consists of audio recordings or public and published works of Edward Abbey, as well as his memorial service in 1989. Recordings of include Abbey's speech at the 'cracking' of Glen Canyon Dam in 1981 and the audiobook Freedom and Wilderness: Edward Abbey Reads from his Work. Edward Abbey was a noted author and environmental activist, much of whose work focused on the desert Southwest. ...
Dates: 1981-1989

Helen B. Andelin audio collection

 Collection
Identifier: A0754
Abstract

The Helen B. Andelin audio collection (1976) consists of an abridged audiobook recording of Andelin's 1963 book, Fascinating Womanhood. A proponent of traditional gender roles, which she believed were the key to a successful marriage, Andelin originally wrote the book in 1963 to correspond with the marriage enrichment classes she was teaching. The Fascinating Womanhood movement continues to thrive today.

Dates: 1976

Ballet West promotional materials audio-visual collection

 Collection
Identifier: A0322
Abstract

The Ballet West promotional materials audio-visual collection (1976-1987) consists almost entirely of audio recordings of radio advertisements for Ballet West tickets and productions. There are also audio recordins of Ballet West personalities on the "State of the Arts" radio program one television advertisment recorded on 16mm film. A professional ballet company, Ballet West was established in 1963 and offers a season of performances at the Salt Lake City, Utah's Capitol Theatre.

Dates: 1976-1987

Lila Eccles Brimhall memorial service audio collection

 Collection
Identifier: A0316
Abstract

The Lila Eccles Brimhall memorial service audio collection (1980) contains an audio recording of the memorial service for speech and theater professor Lila Eccles Brimhall held in Pioneer Memorial Theatre.

Dates: 1980

Dale R. Broadhurst audio collection

 Collection
Identifier: A0315
Abstract

The Dale R. Broadhurst audio collection (1979-1982) contains audio recordings of material relevant to Broadhurst's Masters thesis research into the theory that the Book of Mormon was plagiarized in part from an earlier, fictional manuscript by Solomon Spalding.

Dates: 1979-1982

Fawn McKay Brodie audio-visual collection

 Collection
Identifier: A0026
Abstract The Fawn McKay Brodie audio-visual collection (1946-1995, bulk 1971-1980) consists primarily of oral history interviews with people associated with President Richard Nixon, his life, his administartion, and the controversies surrounding it. Brodie conducted these interviews as part of the research for her 1981 book, Richard Nixon: The Shaping of his Character. In addition to Brodie's own interviews, the collection also contains archived dictation and radio...
Dates: 1946-1995; Majority of material found within 1971-1980

Thomas Battersby Child audio-visual collection

 Collection
Identifier: A0757
Abstract

The Thomas Battersby Child Audio-Visual Collection details Thomas B. Child's life through a tour of Gilgal Garden and his funeral. There is also a video of his son and nephew giving a walking tour of the garden with details on the garden's and Child's history and importance.

Dates: undated

Deedee Corradini audio-visual collection

 Collection
Identifier: A0736
Abstract

The Deedee Corradini audio-visual collection (1984-1999) consists of mostly VHS cassettes relating to Corradini's two terms as mayor of Salt Lake City. Materials include election coverage of both elections, news clips, and various other related materials.

Dates: 1984-1999

Ramiro Cortés music recordings

 Collection
Identifier: A0264
Abstract The Ramiro Cortés music recordings (1950s-1996) consists predominantly of audio recordings of musical compositions by Cortés, an internationally recognized American composer who served on the faculties of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), the University of Southern California (USC) and the University of Utah until his death in 1984. The collection also contains works by other composers and a few unidentified 8mm and 16mm films, likely home movies taken by Cortés and his wife,...
Dates: 1950s-1996

Louise Degn broadcast journalism audio-visual collection

 Collection
Identifier: A0747
Abstract The Louise Degn broadcast journalism audio-visual collection (1969-2007) consists of news stories and documentaries reported or produced by Degn during her career as a television journalist, producer and documentary flmmaker. The majority of the material was filmed for local television stations in Salt Lake City, Utah. The collection also includes important broadcasts in the history of Utah and Utah broadcasting. Louise Degn is an award winning broadcast journalist and educator and a member...
Dates: 1969-2007

Doris Duke American Indian oral history project audio recordings

 Collection
Identifier: A0001
Abstract

The Doris Duke American Indian oral history project audio recordings (1949-1972) consist of interviews pertaining to the lives of Native Americans and their legends, customs, social and cultural beliefs, personal life experiences, and views on the urbanization of the Native American.

Dates: 1949-1972; Majority of material found within 1960-1972

Edna Clark Ericksen oral history audio recordings

 Collection
Identifier: A0339
Abstract

The Edna Clark Ericksen oral history audio recordings (1972-1982) consist of extensive interviews with Ericksen about her life experiences. Ericksen served in the Utah State Legislature in the 1930s-1940s and on the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) Primary General Board.

Dates: 1972-1982

Ethnic archives oral histories audio recordings

 Collection
Identifier: A0853
Abstract

The Ethnic Archives oral histories audio recordings (1966-1997) consists of interviews with individuals from various Utah communities. Groups represented include: Croatian, Greek, Spanish, Japanese, Mexican, Zuni, Paiute, other Native American communities, and women in Utah politics. The collection also features items about general Western history. The American West Center is dedicated to documenting the history of the intermountain region and surrounding areas.

Dates: 1966-1997

David C. Evans audio-visual collection

 Collection
Identifier: A0159
Abstract The David C. Evans audio-visual collection (1972-1987) consists of films and audio relating to Evans & Sutherland, a computer graphics company founded in Salt Lake City by David Evans and Ivan Sutherland. The films demonstrate computer modeling and animation made from the Picture System 1 and 2 including 3D microorganism models for scientists, flight simulators for pilot training, space simulations for NASA, and more. ...
Dates: 1972-1987

Philo T. and Elma G. Farnsworth audio collection

 Collection
Identifier: A0382
Abstract

The Philo T. and Elma G. Farnsworth audio collection (1960-1978) contains audio recordings of Farnsworth speaking to audiences as well as recordings his wife, Elma G. "Pem" Farnsworth, made while researching a biography following his death in 1971. Philo Taylor Farnsworth (1906-1971) was a researcher, writer, and a pioneering developer of television, radar technology, peacetime applications of nuclear fusion, and the infant incubator.

Dates: 1960-1978

Keith B. Farr radio history audio collection

 Collection
Identifier: A0917
Abstract

The Keith B. Farr radio history audio collection (1940s-2000s) consists of audiocassettes and compact discs of historic radio programs and radio history retrospectives from the 20th and 21st centuries, some of which feature Farr as an announcer or narrator. There are also recordings about Farr's life and his career as a radio announcer in Utah and California as well as his family's pioneer history.

Dates: circa 1940-2000s

Edwin Brown Firmage audio-visual collection

 Collection
Identifier: A0427
Abstract

The Edwin Brown Firmage audio-visual collection (1968-2001)contains audio recordings of interviews conducted by Edwin B. Firmage with his grandfather, Hugh B. Brown (1883-1975), a prominent member and leader of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). The collection also includes video materials dealing with the teaching career of Edwin Firmage, a renowned educator and expert on international and constitutional law.

Dates: 1968-1969; 1996-2001

French kayakers river running video collection

 Collection
Identifier: A0534
Abstract

The French kayakers river running video collection (1938, 2011) consists of edited footage of a kayak trip down the Green and Colorado Rivers undertaken by French kayakers Antoine DeSeynes, Bernard DeColmont and Genevieve DeColmont in the autumn of 1938. A filmmaker, Bernard DeColmont made a color film on 16mm stock. Antoine DeSeynes made a black and white film on 8mm stock. The collection also contains audio recordings of an interview about the with Patrice DeColmont conducted in 2011.

Dates: 1938; 2011

Friends of Gilgal Garden audio-visual collection

 Collection
Identifier: A0008
Abstract

The Friends of Gilgal Garden Audio-Visual Collection details the attempts to preserve and save Gilgal Garden by Friends of Gilgal Garden.

Dates: undated

David Pierpont Gardner audio-visual collection

 Collection
Identifier: A0024
Abstract

The David Pierpont Gardner audio-visual collection (1973-1983) consists of instructional videos hosted by Gardner detailing research and academic life at the University of Utah. The collection also contains audio recordings, including tapes of Gardner's inauguration as University of Utah president, a position he held from 1973-1982.

Dates: 1973-1983