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Found in 1121 Collections and/or Records:
Oral history interview with Wayne and Zoe Phelps, 1988 January 8, 2006 March
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Identifier: MHM2005-027-030-1
Abstract
Wayne Phelps begins by giving his family's history and telling how his grandparents moved to Arizona at the request of Brigham Young. He recalls several early Mesa families and the houses they built. He reminisces about selling newspapers as a young boy, and about a trip he took to the Grand Canyon. He also recalls several local business including the Rex Hotel, Gus Wendel's jewelry store, F.P. Drew Lumber Company, and a few blacksmithing shops. Mr. Phelps talks about his schooling, mentions...
Dates:
1988 January 8; Digitization: 2006 March
Oral history interview with Wilburn W. "Skipper" Dick, November 8, 1974., 1974 November 8
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Identifier: NAU_46021
Abstract
Interview with Wilburn W. "Skipper" Dick, former State Superintendent of Education. Subjects discussed include: early childhood and education; loyalty to the Democratic Party; elementary school teaching experiences; his teaching styles and methods; predecessor M.L. Brooks and his scandals; running for public office; the issues and controversy surrounding his dismissal as county superintendent; advocacy for vocational, adult, and special education; availability of textbooks; and his...
Dates:
1974 November 8
Oral history interview with Wilfred Ambrose, August 25, 1984., 1984, 2005 August 12
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Identifier: NAU_54517
Abstract
Mr. Ambrose was born in 1916. He attended the University of Arizona, and began work on locomotives until 1942. After WWII, he worked with the Grand Canyon train tours. He remembers many explosions and accidents due to the steam boilers. Other topics discussed include: work as a locomotive engineer; the rail line from Ash Fork to Phoenix; steam and deisel engines; the Anita railroad run; the entire mode of rail operations; specifics of rail operation for various tracks; reponsibilities of...
Dates:
1984; Digitization: 2005 August 12
Oral History Interview with Will McShane, 1968 January 5, 1968 July 12, 2006
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Identifier: BHS-SCA-019
Dates:
1968 January 5; 1968 July 12; Digitization: 2006
Oral History Interview with William Harvey and Dorothy Smith, 1975 October 25-27, 2006 August 5
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Identifier: PPLDoh-ii-10
Abstract
Interview with William Harvey and Dorothy Smith from the Friends of the Library Oral History Project.
Dates:
1975 October 25-27; Digitization: 2006 August 5
Oral History Interview with William Holmes, 1975 January 28, 2006 August 5
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Identifier: PPLDoh-iv-30
Abstract
Interview with William Holmes from the Pikes Peak Library District Oral History Project.
Dates:
1975 January 28; Digitization: 2006 August 5
Oral History Interview with Withers, Thelma, 1999 September 22, 2006 September 18
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Identifier: WHS-C012
Abstract
Oral history given by Thelma Withers on 9/22/1999 as interviewed by Bobbie Low of the Westminster Historical Society. Thelma talks about the early days of Westminster, including her role with the "Westminster Journal", the Ambulance service and the local schools. People of note mentioned in the interview: Harold Sears, Smaldone Family, Joun Couper, Ray and Mary Neilson, Carl and Marguerite Hawkinson, Tony Gunn, Bob Hays, Joan Nelson, Evert Drumright, and Vernon Oakes. -- Westminster...
Dates:
1999 September 22; Digitization: 2006 September 18
Oral history interview with Woodrow E. Wilson, March 21, 1984., 1984, 2005 July 5
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Identifier: NAU_54520
Abstract
Mr. Wilson was born in December 1914 in Tacoma, Washington. He came to Arizona in 1925, and began work for Saginaw and Manistee Co. in June of 1935 on a sawmill construction crew. He went to work at Grand Canyon Camp 38 near Williams, Arizona in 1936, and he describes the camp, social life, and typical work days. Other topics discussed include: the commissary of Camp 28 being a railroad car; family cabins; the ethnic origins of the lumberjacks; log cutter equipment; and loading...
Dates:
1984; Digitization: 2005 July 5
Oral history interview with Wuzzie George., 2006, 1970 April 1
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Identifier: UNR143
Abstract
Wuzzie George tells stories, including the legend of the cottontail, the first man, the mudhen, the people with no mouths; and getting deer and pinenuts.
Dates:
2006; Digitization: 1970 April 1
Oral history interview with Wuzzie George., 2006, 1968 September 28
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Identifier: UNR82
Abstract
Hand games at the Pinenut Festival, Schurz, Nevada.
Dates:
2006; Digitization: 1968 September 28
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