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David Pierpont Gardner audio-visual collection, 1973-1983

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Gardner, David Pierpont, 1933-
Title
David Pierpont Gardner audio-visual collection
Dates
1973-1983 (inclusive)
Quantity
5 u-matic
1 vhs
2 audiocassette
2 reel-to-reel audiotapes
Collection Number
A0024
Summary
The David Pierpont Gardner audio-visual collection (1973-1983) consists of instructional videos hosted by Gardner detailing research and academic life at the University of Utah. The collection also contains audio recordings, including tapes of Gardner's inauguration as University of Utah president, a position he held from 1973-1982.
Repository
University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0860

Telephone: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu
Access Restrictions

Audio-visual materials can be fragile and require specialized equipment to play back. For this reason, access to audio-visual materials is provided through digital copies, and it might take longer to provide access to items that are not yet digitized. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law, condition of the material, or by donor.

Languages
English
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Historical Note

David Pierpont Gardner (b. 1933) received his Bachelor of Science from Brigham Young University (BYU) in 1955, his M.A. from the University of California at Berkeley in 1959, and his Ph.D. from the University of Utah in 1966. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, member of the National Academy of Education, and a member of the American Philosophical Society. Following his tenure as President at the University of Utah from 1973-1982, he became President of the University of California from 1983-1992. From 1993 to 1999, he was the president of the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. More recently, he served as the chairman of the Board of Trustees of the J. Paul Getty Trust from 2000 to 2004. Now in his retirement, he remains an active supporter of education.

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Content Description

The David Pierpont Gardner audio-visual collection (1973-1983) consists of instructional videos hosted by Gardner detailing research and academic life at the University of Utah. The collection also contains audio recordings, including tapes of Gardner's inauguration as University of Utah president.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

The collection is arranged by material format and by subject.

Related Materials

See also the David Pierpont Gardner papers (Accn 2006) and the David Pierpont Gardner presidential records (Acc0387).

Processing Note

Processed by Tawnya Mosier in 1998.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

  • Description: What Is a University?

    U-Matic (TM)

    Originally aired on KUED.

    Dates: undated
    Container: Cassette 1
  • Description: What Is University Teaching? (part one)

    U-Matic (TM)

    Locally produced television program dealing with the questions of: What are the purposes, methods and results of University teaching? Who decides what good or poor teaching is? Can students be protected from poor teaching? How? How are improvements achieved? What is the ultimate value of a teacher's work? President David P. Gardner discusses these issues with faculty and students. Originally aired on KUED.

    Dates: undated
    Container: Cassette 2
  • Description: What Is University Teaching? (part two)

    U-Matic (TM)

    In the second program of the series, President Gardner discusses university teaching with Dr. Arvo Van Alstyne, Dr. Dale Dick and Dr. Jack Adamson of the U. of U. faculty. Areas of discussion include: What is good teaching? What responsibilities does teaching carry, and how can a teacher serve his or her students? Originally aired on KUED.

    Dates: undated
    Container: Cassette 3
  • Description: What Is University Research?

    U-Matic (TM)

    Locally produced television program. Originally aired on KUED.

    Dates: 1975 November
    Container: Cassette 4
  • Description: Dr. David Gardner Speaks About Civic Dialog

    U-Matic (TM)

    Locally produced television program. Originally aired on KUED.

    Dates: 1983 May
    Container: Cassette 5
  • Description: Technological Transfer and Universities

    VHS

    6th Herbert Spencer Lecture Series on Technology and Society delivered by University of Pennsylvania president emeritus Professor Martin Meyerson.

    Alumni Hall, Towne Building, University of Pennsylvania, 3:30PM

    Dates: 1982 February 11
    Container: Cassette 6
  • Description: G. Holton Phone-in comments on NCEE

    audiocassette
    Dates: 1983 April 8
    Container: Cassette 7
  • Description: The Declaration of Independence

    audiocassette

    Soloist: James Javore

    Performed at D.A.R. Constitution Hall, Washington D.C.

    Dates: 1983 April 20
    Container: Cassette 8
  • Description: President David Pierpont Gardner inauguration (part one)

    open reel audiotape
    Dates: 1973 November 19
    Container: Reel 9
  • Description: President David Pierpont Gardner inauguration (part two)

    open reel audiotape
    Dates: 1973 November 19
    Container: Reel 10

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Subject Terms

  • Education--United States--Sources

Corporate Names

  • University of Utah

Form or Genre Terms

  • Sound recordings
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