| Title |
Godfrey, Matthew OH9_009 |
| Creator |
Weber State University, Stewart Library: Oral History Program |
| Contributors |
Rebecca Ory Hernandez |
| Collection Name |
Weber and Davis County Community Oral Histories |
| Description |
The Weber and Davis County Communities Oral History Collection include interviews of citizens from several different walks of life. These interviews were conducted by Stewart Library personnel, WeberState University faculty and students, and other members of the community. The histories cover various topics and chronicle the personal everyday life experiences and other recollections regarding the history of the Weber and Davis County areas. |
| Abstract |
Matthew Godfrey (June 30, 1970) was born in Ogden, UT. He spent his childhood years in North Ogden and attended Weber High School. Matthew attended Weber State University, where he got a master's degree in accounting and was an All-American on the track team. Matthew sat down with Rebecca Ory Hernandez in the Mayor's Office before the end of his third term. He shares stories of his life growing up and living in North Ogden, as well as his education and serving as Ogden's Mayor. He reflects on his time running for Mayor and discusses some of the major economic and development projects he worked on in his several terms after elected to beautify Ogden City. His father was William V. Godfrey, mayor of Harrisville. Matthew is currently working as a consultant and continues to serve on various community boards. He is married to Monica |
| Image Captions |
Matthew Godfrey |
| Subject |
Business; Local officials and employees; Local government |
| Digital Publisher |
Stewart Library, Weber State University, Ogden, Utah, USA |
| Date |
2011 |
| Date Digital |
2013 |
| Temporal Coverage |
1970; 1971; 1972; 1973; 1974; 1975; 1976; 1977; 1978; 1979; 1980; 1981; 1982; 1983; 1984; 1985; 1986; 1987; 1988; 1989; 1990; 1991; 1992; 1993; 1994; 1995; 1996; 1997; 1998; 1999; 2000; 2001; 2002; 2003; 2004; 2005; 2006; 2007; 2008; 2009; 2010; 2011; 2012; 2013 |
| Item Size |
36p.; 29cm.; 2 bound transcripts; 4 file folders. 1 video disc: digital; 4 3/4 in. |
| Medium |
Oral History |
| Type |
Text |
| Conversion Specifications |
Video was recorded with a Sony DCR-SX45 Handycam Video Recorder. Transcribed using WAVpedal 5 Copyrighted by The Programmers' Consortium Inc. Digitally reformatted. |
| Language |
eng |
| Rights |
Materials may be used for non-profit and educational purposes; please credit University Archives, Stewart Library, Weber State University. |
| Source |
Godfrey, Matthew OH9_009; University Archives, Stewart Library, Weber State University |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6vvtws5 |
| Setname |
wsu_webda_oh |
| ID |
104084 |
| Reference URL |
https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6vvtws5 |
