Arthur C. Wiscombe papers

Collection

Identifier: ACCN 2937

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Arthur C. Wiscombe papers consist of volumes of letters, notebooks, essays and journal writings by Wiscombe.

Dates

1984-2007

Creator

Wiscombe, Arthur Clark, 1928-2011 (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 Note

Arthur Clark Wiscombe was born October 12, 1928, to Arthur Newland and Blanch Clark Wiscombe, and was raised in the Uintah Basin, graduating from Alterra High School in 1946. Wiscombe met Doris Joy Myers at Brigham Young University and married her May 28, 1948. Soon after, he served as a full-time missionary for the LDS Church in the North Central States mission. He received his undergraduate education from Brigham Young University (Provo, Utah) and graduate degrees from Columbia University (New York City, New York), Harvard University (Cambridge, Massachusetts), and the University of Chicago.

Wiscombe served as a teacher, principal, superintendent of Salt Lake City, UT and Downers Grove, IL school districts, and professor of philosophy at BYU and the University of Utah. He died on October 9, 2011.

Extent

12 Linear Feet (24 Boxes)

Additional Description

Abstract

The Arthur C. Wiscombe papers (1984-2007) consist of volumes of letters, notebooks, essays and journal writings by Wiscombe. Wiscombe served as a teacher, principal, superintendent of Salt Lake City, UT and Downers Grove, IL school districts, and professor of philosophy at BYU and the University of Utah.

Arrangement

This collection begins with volumes regarding Wiscombe's life in the original order that was arranged by Wiscombe. The following documents are the volumes of Letters, Notebooks, and Essays. Final documents are the individual writings collected and written by Wiscombe in alphabetical. All documents were received in binders and are maintained in their original order within binders.