Hector Haight Lee papers
Collection
Identifier: MS 0505
Scope and Contents
The Hector Haight Lee papers (1945-1988) consist of twenty- five typescripts of radio broadcasts from station KSRO in Santa Rosa, California. The broadcasts, called "Tales of the Redwood Empire," were aired from September 24, 1961 to March 17, 1963. These folktales of early pioneer life in the Redwood country of California deal with Indians, Spanish and Mexican rule, settlement, land quarrels, lost mines, and buried treasure. Also included in the collection are three articles on miscellaneous topics, and a poem by Hector Lee, written in memoriam for John F. Kennedy. These items are arranged with the unbound scrits in chronological order, then the bound volume of the scripts.
The collection also contains other materials written and reviewed by Lee.
The collection also contains other materials written and reviewed by Lee.
Dates
- 1945-1988
Creator
- Lee, Hector, 1908-1992 (Person)
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
Conditions Governing Use
The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.
Biographical Sketch
Hector Haight Lee was on the faculty of the University of Utah in the English Department, from 1938-1947. He taught folklore classes, and directed the Utah Humanities Research Foundation. In 1946, he was given a Rockefeller Foundation grant to collect materials on pioneer life and Mormon folklore. He received his Ph.D. from the University of New Mexico in 1947, and his dissertation, "The Three Nephites in Mormon Folklore," was published in book form.
Lee moved to California in 1947, and joined the faculty of Chico State College. He then moved to Ronnert Park, California, where he taught at Sonoma State College. From 1961-1963 he broadcast his folktales over the radio at Santa Rosa, California. Lee made two record albums, "Folklore of Mormon Country," and "J.Golden Kimball Stories," and wrote a book, Tales of California, in 1974.
Lee moved to California in 1947, and joined the faculty of Chico State College. He then moved to Ronnert Park, California, where he taught at Sonoma State College. From 1961-1963 he broadcast his folktales over the radio at Santa Rosa, California. Lee made two record albums, "Folklore of Mormon Country," and "J.Golden Kimball Stories," and wrote a book, Tales of California, in 1974.
Extent
1 Box (0.5 linear feet)
Abstract
The Hector Haight Lee papers (1945-1988) consist of twenty-five typescripts of radio broadcasts from station KSRO in Santa Rosa, California. The broadcasts, called "Tales of the Redwood Empire," were aired from September 24, 1961 to March 17, 1963. These folktales of early pioneer life in the Redwood country of California deal with Indians, Spanish and Mexican rule, settlement, land quarrels, lost mines, and buried treasure. Hector Haight Lee was on the faculty of the University of Utah in the English Department from 1938 to 1947. He taught folklore classes, and directed the Utah Humanities Research Foundation.
Separated Materials
Recordings were transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections.
Processing Information
Processed by Jennifer Breaden in 1990.
Addendum processed by Taylor Ouimette in 2015.
Addendum processed by Taylor Ouimette in 2015.
Creator
- Lee, Hector, 1908-1992 (Person)
- Title
- Inventory of the Hector Haight Lee papers, 1945-1988
- Author
- Finding aid created by Jennifer Breaden
- Date
- © 1990 (last modified: 2015 and 2018)
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid encoded in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository
Contact:
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu