J. Arbon Christensen radio transcripts

J. Arbon Christensen radio transcripts, 1960-1979

Overview of the Collection

Title: J. Arbon Christensen radio transcripts
Dates: 1960-1979 (inclusive)
19601979
Quantity: 4 boxes, (2 linear feet)
Collection Number: UUS_COLL MSS 231
Summary: This collection contains local history radio transcripts written by J. Arbon Christensen, which he broadcast from radio station KVNU in Logan. The broadcasts spanned 1960-1970. Topics covered include Cache Valley, Indians, mining, temples and tabernacle, railroad, farming, bridges and canals, markets and stores, and the United Order and co-ops.
Repository: Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives Division
Special Collections & Archives
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
Logan, UT
84322-3000
Telephone: 4357978248
Fax: 4357972880
scweb@usu.edu
Access Restrictions: Open to public research.
Languages: English.
Sponsor: Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant, 2007-2008

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Born in 1904, J. Arbon Christensen has spent most of his life in Cache Valley. He is a retired schoolteacher with an extensive interest in local history. In 1960 he desired to share this interest with the public. After receiving approval from Reed Bullen, the manager of radio station KVNU in the 1960s, Christensen began broadcasting short, 10-15 minute stories about Cache Valley and other historical subjects twice a day at 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. The program lasted for ten years until 1970.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

This collection contains local history radio transcripts written by J. Arbon Christensen, which he broadcast from radio station KVNU in Logan. The broadcasts spanned 1960-1970. There are four boxes with approximately 30 folders in each and ten transcripts per folder. The transcripts are ordered numerically but do not follow a sequential time line. Each transcript discusses a different topic. Subject headings include topics such as Cache Valley, Indians, mining, temples and tabernacle, railroad, farming, bridges and canals, markets and stores, and the United Order and co-ops. The last five folders of Box 4 contain unnumbered transcripts and a miscellaneous paper on the history of the Huguenots.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from the J. Arbon Christensen radio transcripts must be obtained from the Special Collections and Archives manuscript curator and/or the Special Collections and Archives department head.

Preferred Citation

J. Arbon Christensen radio transcripts, 1960-1979. (COLL MSS 231). Utah State University. Special Collections and Archives.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

Arranged in numerical order.

Acquisition Information

The papers in this collection were donated by J. Arbon Christensen. He wrote and broadcast each transcript for radio station KVNU during the 1960s and 1970s. The papers were donated to USU on March 4, 1996, with the help of Milton Abrams, the former director of Merrill Library.

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