J. Arbon Christensen radio transcripts
Scope and Contents
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.
- Box 1 #1-290
- Box 2 #291-610
- Box 3 #611-930
- Box 4 #931-1220
- Unnumbered Transcripts
- A Brief History of the Huguenots
Dates
- Creation: 1960-1979
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in English.
Restrictions
Open to public research.
Copyright
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.
Biographical Note
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.
Extent
4 boxes (2 linear feet)
Abstract
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.
Arrangement
Arranged in numerical order.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
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.
- Title
- Guide to the J. Arbon Christensen radio transcripts 1960-1979
- Author
- Finding aid created by Special Collections and Archives.
- Date
- ©2008
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Based On Dacs (Describing Archives: A Content Standard)
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding guide is in English in Latin script.
- Sponsor
- Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant, 2007-2008
Revision Statements
- September 3, 2008.: Template information was updated to reflect Utah Manuscript Association best practices.
- 2009: Template information was updated to reflect Archives West best practice guidelines.
Repository Details
Part of the Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives Repository
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
3000 Old Main Hill
Logan Utah 84322-3000 United States
435 797-8248
435 797-2880 (Fax)
scweb@usu.edu