Scope and Contents In a 1983 interview with Everett L. Cooley, James L. Clayton (b. 1931), then Dean of the Graduate School, University of Utah and Chairman of the Selection Committee for the new president of the university, discusses the process used by the committee, the criteria they established, the candidates, the role played by the Institutional Council, and finally the rationale for the choice of Chase Peterson. ...

Scope and Contents James L. Clayton, former Dean of the Graduate School, Provost, and Academic Vice President of the University of Utah, 1970s-1990, and a professor of History, both before and after these dates recalls his family, education at Cornell under Paul Gates, and work both in and out of academia. His primary focus is his tenure at the University of Utah, both as a faculty member and administrator. Topics covered include...