Oral Histories

Dal Siegel, Salt Lake City, Utah: an interview by Hynda Rudd and Ralph DeRose, September 6, 1972

Transcript (39 pages) of an interview by Ralph DeRose and Hynda Rudd with Dal Siegel on September 6, 1972. From tape number H-11 in the Jewish Oral History Project;

Messrs. Sam and Abe Bernstein, Salt Lake City, Utah: an interview by Hynda Rudd, November 4, 1973

Transcript (27 pages) of an interview by Hynda Rudd with Sam and Abe Bernstein on November 4, 1973. From tape number H-6 in the Jewish Oral History Project;

Ann and John Spensko, Helper, Utah, Carbon County oral history project, No. 8, May 7, 1982

The interview with Ann and John Spensko covers the subjects of background information, the 1924 Castle Gate mine explosion, the 1922 strike, softball, mining baseball league, formation of the United Mine Workers, the mining and municipal reaction to the union, relief protests, and the closure of the Spring Canyon Mine. The Carbon County oral history project (1972-1993) consists of oral histories from residents of Carbon County, Utah. While the main emphasis is on living in coal mine country, the interviews are verbal snapshots of rural Utah life from the earliest settlers to as recently as 1993.

Tony Pestotnik, Price, Utah, Carbon County oral history project, No. 24, July 3, 1982

The interview with Tony Pestotnick covers his parents' background, the 1922 mine strike, working conditions, the Miner's Camp Baseball League, experiences with Dr. Needles and other company doctors, impressions of the mines in Carbon County, and differences between early and current mining practices. The Carbon County oral history project (1972-1993) consists of oral histories from residents of Carbon County, Utah. While the main emphasis is on living in coal mine country, the interviews are verbal snapshots of rural Utah life from the earliest settlers to as recently as 1993.

Michi Kobi, New York City, New York, tape no. 6: an interview by Sandra Taylor, October 6, 1987

Typescript ( pages), the transcript of an interview by Sandra C. Taylor with Michi Kobi, a Japanese-American living in New York City. Interview took place on October 6, 1987, on behalf of the American West Center at the University of Utah

442nd Regiment in Europe, World War II

Photo of 442nd Regiment in battle gear walking along dirt road in Europe.

Salt Lake City, 1950: Sheet 082

Newly arrived evacuees standing behind their baggage.

Photo of two newly arrived evacuees standing by a truck behind their baggage at the Tule Lake Relocation Center in California during World War II

Man and two women standing on the steps of a building.

Photo of three evacuees (a man and two women) standing on the steps of a building at the Tule Lake Relocation Center in California during World War II

Newly arrived elderly man sitting on his luggage.

Photo of a newly arrived elderly man sitting on his luggage, with barracks in the background, at the Tule Lake Relocation Center in California during World War II