Oral history interview with John Homer Wakefield, 1984.

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Oral history interview with John Homer Wakefield, 1984.

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Typescript of an interview taken from the included audiocassettes. The interview was conducted by Alonzo J. Morley on 24 and 29 July 1984 for the Joint Oral History Program of Brigham Young University Archives, BYU Alumni Association Emeritus Club, and Charles Redd Center for Western Studies. Wakefield talks about his life, friends, and his many experiences in the Brigham Young University Music Department.

1 interview (108 p.) + 8 cassette sound tapes.

Harold B. Lee Library

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Wakefield, John Homer, 1901-1989

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John Homer Wakefield was born in 1901 in Huntington, Utah. He graduated from BYU with a degree in Botany. He did further studies at the University of Minnesota in musicology and joined the BYU music faculty in 1946. He was a talented photographer, producing many photo essays. He retired from BYU in 1966 and died in 1989. From the guide to the John Homer Wakefield photographs, 1913-1978, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) Professor of music at Brigham Young University. ...

Morley, Alonzo J., 1903-1995

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