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Folklore Archives Founder’s Lecture

Cory Nimer — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 21:04:34 +0000

From Old-time Ballads to Sudanese Clay Bulls:

34 Years of the Utah State Folklore Archives

by Carol Edison, Utah State Folklorist

Date and Time: 7:00 PM, Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Place: De Lamar Jensen Lecture Room, 1130 HBLL (1^st floor)

About the Speaker: Carol Edison is Folk Arts Program Manager for the Utah Division of Arts & Museums, and directing programs for the Chase Home Museum of Utah Folk Arts in Salt Lake City. She is a recent recipient of the Benjamin A. Botkin Prize of the American Folklore Society for her work with public folklore.

BYU’s 3rd Annual Provo Founder’s Day Lecture

Andrew — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 19:47:21 +0000

“One of the Bitterest Fights in Provo History”

: The Controversies over Provo’s Union Depot

by Kenneth L. Cannon II

Date and Time: 3:00 PM, Wednesday, April 01, 2009

Place: De Lamar Jensen Lecture Room, 1130 HBLL (1^st floor)

About the Event: The Harold B. Lee Library and the L. Tom Perry Special Collections are proud to announce this year’s 3rd Annual Provo Founder’s Day Lecture. Kenneth L. Cannon, noted Salt Lake City lawyer, historian and author of the publication Provo A Very Eligible Place: Provo and Orem, an Illustrated History will be speaking.

Anyone interested in the city that has hosted Brigham Young University since 1875 is invited to join us for the fifty-minute presentation, which will be followed by a brief Q/A session.

Lecture Description: Provo residents fought for construction of a new union train depot for almost twenty years, from 1891 to 1911. Controversies ranging from uncooperative railroad lines to strong disputes between factions within and without Provo conspired against a new depot. West-side merchants led by Thomas N. Taylor and east-side individuals and institutions led by Jesse Knight disputed the location of the new depot before a sharply divided city council, in court, and in a close special election. Even the LDS Church president and the governor of Utah were enlisted and took sides. Eventually, the differences were resolved and Provo’s lovely union depot was constructed on Sixth South between Second and Third West. These controversies provide a glimpse into the people and institutions of Provo at the beginning of the twentieth century and some understanding of age-old issues in Provo’s history.

About this Year’s Presenter: Ken Cannon grew up in Provo and graduated from Provo High. He graduated summa cum laude in history from BYU in 1978 and was awarded a master’s degree in American history and a law degree from BYU at the same time in 1982, graduating with honors in both endeavors. He has published extensively on historical, legal historical, and legal issues and has received a number of awards for his articles. He published the previously mentioned book on Provo and Orem in 1987. Ken has practiced corporate bankruptcy law for many years in Utah, New York, and around the country as he has represented parties in some of the largest Chapter 11 reorganization cases ever filed. He has been an adjunct faculty member at J. Reuben Clark Law School and has been listed in Best Lawyers in America for over fifteen years. He is currently working on a biography of George Q. Cannon’s three oldest sons, John Q., Frank J., and Abram H. Ken lives in an 1898 Victorian house in the Avenues neighborhood in Salt Lake City with his lovely wife Ann. They have five sons, two daughters in law, two dogs including a massive Newfoundland, three cats, and a very talkative parrot.

Thomas L. Kane and Nineteenth-Century America

Cory Nimer — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 15:57:12 +0000

Matthew J. Grow

Time: 2:00 PM
Date: Thursday, March 12, 2009
Place: HBLL Auditorium, 1st Floor; Admission is free; arrive early for seats.

About the Event
Matthew J. Grow will speak on Thomas L. Kane and 19th century America.

Tom & Bessie Kane & the Mormons

Cory Nimer — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 15:55:02 +0000

Edward A. Geary

Time: 3:00 PM
Date: Wednesday, Februrary 11, 2009
Place: HBLL Auditorium, 1st Floor; Admission is free; arrive early for seats.

About the Event
Edward A. Geary will be speaking on the Thomas L. and Elizabeth Kane’s relationship with the Mormons.

Twelve Mormon Homes: Touring Utah with Elizabeth & Thomas L. Kane in 1872-73

Cory Nimer — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 15:52:44 +0000

Lowell “Ben” Bennion and Thomas Carter

Time: 3:00 PM
Date: Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Place: HBLL Auditorium, 1st Floor; Admission is free; arrive early for seats.

About the Event
Lowell “Ben” Bennion and Thomas Carter will speak on the homes visited by Elizabeth and Thomas L. Kane during their visit to Utah in 1872 to 1873.

Thomas L. Kane and the ‘Mormon Problem’ in National Politics

Cory Nimer — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 15:50:21 +0000

Thomas G. Alexander

Time: 3:00 PM
Date: Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Place: HBLL Auditorium, 1st Floor; Admission is free; arrive early for seats.

About the Event
Thomas G. Alexander will speak on Thomas L. Kane’s role assisting the Mormons in Washington, D.C.

Water in the West: A Misplaced Resource

moscone — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 15:22:57 +0000

Time: 3:00 PM
Date: Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2008
Place: HBLL Auditorium, 1st Floor; Admission is free; arrive early for seats.

About the Event
BYU’s L. Tom Perry Special Collections is a partner in conjunction with the University of Utah and five other universities in creating the Western Waters Project (www.westernwaters.org). The purpose of this project is to collect and make available on the web unique archival materials that would otherwise be unavailable or difficult to access for public water policy and historian research.

This presentation will be given by Dan McCool, a professor of Political Science and director of the Envoirnomental Studies program at the University of Utah.

J. Reuben Clark: A Heritage of Service

Cory Nimer — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 20:40:00 +0000

Time: 2:00 PM
Date: Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2008
Place: HBLL Auditorium, 1st Floor; Admission is free; arrive early for seats.

About the Event
A presentation by Brigham Young University Advancement Vice President and former Dean of the J. Reuben Clark Law School, Kevin J Worthen. The title of Professor Worthen’s presentation is “J. Reuben Clark: A Heritage of Service.”

J. Reuben Clark (1871 – 1961), a graduate of Columbia University Law School, served as Solicitor for the Department of State, U.S. Ambassador to Mexico, and Under Secretary of State. In 1933 Brother Clark was called to serve in the First Presidency as Second Counselor to President Heber J. Grant. The J. Reuben Clark Law School is named in President Clark’s honor, and the L. Tom Perry Special Collections is the repository for the J. Reuben Clark papers.

Discovering Revolutionary China through the Eyes of Helen Foster Snow

Cory Nimer — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 20:36:23 +0000

Time: 1:00 PM
Date: Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Place: HBLL Auditorium, 1st Floor; Admission is free; arrive early for seats.

About the Event
A presentation by BYU Political Science Professor Eric Hyer on Mormon journalist Helen Foster Snow.

Founder’s Lecture–Your Ballad Man: Alan Lomax, Radio, and Folk-Populism, 1939-1957

Andrew — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 19:43:00 +0000

Time: 11:00 a.m.

Date: Thursday, November 13, 2008

Place: Library auditorium, first floor of HBLL

Dr. Harvey of the American Folklife Center in the Library of Congress is the curator of the Alan Lomax Collection. His lecture aims to describe the nearly 200 Lomax radio programs available at the American Folklife Center archive. The lecture will examine Alan’s use of radio to promote his unique understanding of vernacular musics, as well as the lasting impact of the broadcasts on the popularity and revival of these traditions. Lomax’s programs aired on the CBS, BBC, Armed Forces, Mutual, and NBC radio networks.