| Title |
Interview with F. Ross Peterson, Utah Humanities Board, 1987-1993, for Utah Humanities Fiftieth Anniversary oral history project, 22 April 2024. |
| Creator |
F. Ross Peterson (1941) |
| Contributors |
Randy Williams (1961, interviewer, recordist, photographer) |
| Transcript |
Susan Gross, 27 April 2024 |
| Subject |
Oswald, Delmont R., 1940-1997; Zion National Park (Utah); Fund raising; Utah State University--Department of History; Utah Humanities; Utah Endowment for the Humanities; Nonprofit organizations--Management; Deep Springs College; Public interest lobbying |
| Keyword |
Utah Endowment for the Humanities; Delmont Oswald; Humanities on the Hill; fundraising; Linda K. Newell; Zion Canyon Mesa; diversity; National Endowment for the Humanities; Utah State University |
| Description |
Ross Peterson talks about his six-year board service on the Utah Endowment for the Humanities Board (1987-1993), including as board chair. Peterson is a history professor at Utah State University (USU), and also served as president of Deep Springs College. Along with service to Utah Humanities, he talks about his involvement in National Endowment for the Humanities, and as the editor of Dialogue a Journal of Mormon thought with his wife Mary Kay Peterson. He shares his view on the importance to humanities in strengthening community, including the founding of Utah Zion Mesa (writer's residence) with support from Utah Humanities board members. |
| Publisher |
Utah Historical Society |
| Holding Institution |
Utah Humanities; Utah Historical Society |
| Date |
2024-04-22 |
| Spatial Coverage |
River Heights, Cache, Utah, United States https://www.geonames.org/5780517/river-heights.html |
| Coverage |
Peterson home in River Heights, Utah |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary genre) |
| Format Extent |
01:01:23 |
| Extent |
30 leaves |
| Digitization Specifications |
Marantz Professional Digital Recorder: Model PMD660; Shure Omnidirectional Lavalier Microphone: Model Microflex MX183 |
| Identifier |
MSS_D_1_UH50-PetersonFRoss-REW-20240422.wav |
| Language |
eng |
| Rights Management |
Utah Historical Society; Utah Humanities |
| Rights |
 |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s69bzx41 |
| Collection Number and Name |
Mss D 1 Utah Humanities at Fifty: An Oral History Project, 1975-2025 |
| Setname |
dha_uh50 |
| ID |
2667681 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s69bzx41 |
