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The Duward and Esther Campbell Oral History Interview (May 1969) was conducted by Everett L. Cooley and is a 24-page typescript. In the interview, conducted in Vernal, Utah, the Campbells discuss the history, geography, and other topics in regards to Brown's Park, Utah, where they had been long-time residents. Included is information on the Bassett and Crouse families, as well as on American Indians in the area.

Included in the Maurice Abravanel Papers (1908-1988) are personal materials, correspondence, financial materials, Utah Symphony Orchestra files, programs, and news clippings. Also present are oral histories, conducted in 1981, that document the life of this prominent composer and conductor. Three of the interviews are published articles, while another was sponsored by the Utah State Historical Society and was conducted by Jay M. Haymond. Abravane... Included in the Maurice Abravanel Papers (1908-1988) are personal materials, correspondence, financial materials, Utah Symphony Orchestra files, programs, and news clippings. Also present are oral histories, conducted in 1981, that document the life of this prominent composer and conductor. Three of the interviews are published articles, while another was sponsored by the Utah State Historical Society and was conducted by Jay M. Haymond. Abravanel was born in Greece and raised in Lausanne, Switzerland. He studied in Berlin with Kurt Weill, and enjoyed debuts with the Berlin State Opera, the Metropolitan Opera, and the Utah Symphony. He retained his position as Musical Director/Conductor of the Utah Symphony from 1947 until his retirement in 1979. Abravanel is credited as being one of the outstanding interpreters of Mahler and Bruckner. He was also a key figure in promoting the advancement of ballet and opera in Utah. He was closely associated with the music department at the University of Utah, directed the Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara from 1956 to 1979, and received an appointment with the faculty at the Berkshire Music Center in Tanglewood. He was vice chairman of the American Symphony Orchestra League, served on the National Council of the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Utah Arts Council. Show more Show less

The Amarilla Hamblin Lee Interview (1970) was conducted by P. T. Reilly. Lee, born in Pleasanton, New Mexico, in 1884, was the 24th and last child of Mormon polygamist Jacob Hamblin. In the interview, Lee relates stories heard from her mother, siblings, and Hamblins' other wives. She also discusses her own childhood and immediate family.

The Arnold H. Ehlers Oral Histories (1987-1988), prepared by the James Moyle Oral History Program, contains two typescript oral histories of Arnold H. Ehlers. Ehlers was an architect who worked for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Church Building Committee from 1951 to 1971. Ehlers was born in Germany in 1901 and moved to Utah after his family joined the LDS Church in 1906. In his teenage years, he took several design courses and s... The Arnold H. Ehlers Oral Histories (1987-1988), prepared by the James Moyle Oral History Program, contains two typescript oral histories of Arnold H. Ehlers. Ehlers was an architect who worked for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Church Building Committee from 1951 to 1971. Ehlers was born in Germany in 1901 and moved to Utah after his family joined the LDS Church in 1906. In his teenage years, he took several design courses and soon became an apprentice to architect John Fetzer. He moved to Philadelphia in 1926 to work for a firm called Heacock and Hokanson. He returned to Salt Lake City in 1927 and married Thelma Erikson, then returned to Philadelphia for two more years. He returned to Utah for a short time in 1929, but moved to San Francisco where he worked until 1932. In 1932, he joined with Lorenzo Snow "Bing" Young to form Young and Ehlers, Architects. In 1951, he accepted employment with the LDS Church, where he remained until he retired in 1971. Show more Show less