Oral history interview with Lester Whetten. 1983.

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Oral history interview with Lester Whetten. 1983.

Interview that Don Norton had with Lester Whetten in 1983 concerning the struggle of Mormon students as they tried to coincide their testimonies and education during the 1930s.

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