Oral history interview with J. Wallace Gwynn, conducted by Becky B. Lloyd (transcript)

Dr. Gwynn was employed by the Utah Geological Survey (UGS) for thirty-four years as the geologist primarily assigned to the Great Salt Lake. In this interview, Dr. Gwynn talks about his experiences with the UGS and his work with the Great Salt Lake, including topics on the brine, lake minerals, salt mining, oil exploration and the impact of the mid-1980 high water years on the lake and his work. Dr. Gwynn edited two anthology publications on the Great Salt Lake. The first published in 1980, Great Salt Lake: a scientific, historical and economic overview; the second, Great Salt Lake: an overview of change, was published in 2002. Dr. Gwynn received bachelor's and PhD degrees from the University of Utah in mineralogy and allied fields. He worked for a few years in industry before joining the UGS.