Professor Barre Toelken talks about his life, beginning with his earliest childhood memories in Quabbin Valley Massachusetts--before the dam--including his families’ folk song/ballad traditions, throughout his education and career in folklore.;
Maureen Patricia Winn talks about her childhood and family life in Bolivia with her parents. She talks about her early years at different schools, her move to the U.S. to study, her two masters degrees and her wish to go on to a Ph.D. She also...
Hispanic Americans -- Interviews; Pluralism (Social sciences); Oral history; Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho); Maureen Patricia Winn -- Interviews
Mr. Jorge Rodas talks about his childhood and traditions in his native Guatemala, his move to California in 1984, his jobs, his experiences, etc. He also tells us about his relation with Jeffrey, his partner, and his family's reaction to it.
Hispanic Americans -- Interviews; Pluralism (Social sciences); Oral history; Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho); Jorge Rodas -- Interviews
John Hernández talks about his childhood in Wendover, Utah, and his family, his struggles with education and his love and dedication to teaching. He also talks about his active sports life and his "miracle baby" son.
Hispanic Americans -- Interviews; Pluralism (Social sciences); Oral history; Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho); John Hernandez -- Interviews
Ginny McKee talks about her ancestors from Spain, her family and her youth in Colorado, her family's move to Ogden, Utah, college life, meeting her husband, traveling with her husband, her family now and her work with the Latino community.
Hispanic Americans -- Interviews; Pluralism (Social sciences); Oral history; Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho); Ginny Martinez McKee -- Interviews
Mr. Peterson talks about growing up in Hyrum, Utah; his father's ranching and farming operations; working with his families’ sheep ranching operation in Cache National Forest and in Box Elder County. He talks about getting out of the sheep...
Marianne talks about her childhood, growing up in the Depression in various places around the country, and then spending most of her childhood on a ranch with her grandparents. She talks about going to college in Reno, teaching school in Carlin,...
Glaser, Marianne--Interviews; University of Nevada, Reno; Depressions—1929; Ranching;
Luis Espinoza talks about the political situation in Chile when his grandparents lived there, and the effect on his (politically involved) family, and their subsequent flight to the US. He also discusses his father's arrest in Chile. He then...
Hispanic Americans -- Interviews; Pluralism (Social sciences); Oral history; Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho); Luis Espinoza -- Interviews
Mr. Samuel Rivera talks about his childhood in Honduras, his family, his studies, his job as Forestry Engineer, his marriage, his feelings and opinions about Logan, etc.
Hispanic Americans -- Interviews; Pluralism (Social sciences); Oral history; Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho); Samuel Rivera -- Interviews
Mr. Boyd Udy is the cow boss and ranch manager at the ATK ranch in northern Utah. He talks about his current duties, his past occupations over the years, and ranching in general. Interviewed by Randy Williams on May 12, 2011 at the ATK Ranch in...
Diary of Ralph Smith covering his life from Jan. 1846 to 1896 (parts written retrospectively) with emphasis on his activities as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and living in Logan, Utah. Also includes transcripts of...
Smith, Ralph, 1835-1914--Diaries; Mormons--Utah--Logan--Diaries; Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints--Utah--Logan--History--19th century; Mormon Church--Utah--Logan--History--19th century; Frontier and pioneer life--Cache Valley (Utah and...
Diane Tanner and Julie Tanner (married to brothers) talk about what it’s like being a ranch wife in Grouse Creek, Utah. They speak about their different roles in ranching and raising a family in rural Utah, including what it’s like being so far...
Mr. Lynn Palmer discusses how his father and mother worked to be able to earn and maintain a ranch, and how in his adult life, he was able to work and also help his father maintain the family ranch. He talks about being able to take the family...
Palmer, Lynn--Interviews; Ranch Managers; Cattle ranching; Ranching; Bus drivers; Hay--Harvesting--Equipment and supplies; Pasture, Right of; Pasture animals; Livestock brands; Animal marking; Beef cattle--Cow-calf system; LDS Church (Church of...
Mr. Milt Oman talks about his life-long career as the ranch manager over three Simplot ranches, while living in Grouse Creek. Mr. and Mrs. Oman speak about raising a family on a rural ranch. Interviewed by Randy Williams on November 9, 2010 at the...
Oman, Milton--Interviews; Oman, Marsha--Interviews; Cattle ranching; Hay--Harvesting--Equipment and supplies; Pasture, Right of; Pasture animals; Pastures—Irrigation; Ranchers; Ranch Managers; 4-H Youth Development Program (U.S.); Future Farmers...
Mr. Weston talks about his family history and how his ancestors came to settle in Rich County, Utah. He discusses his family ranch and how it’s been divided among family members over the generations. He also talks about his childhood through...
Mr. Craig Holmgren speaks about being a rancher, growing up on a ranch, and raising his own family on his ranch. He also discusses some of the different struggles and benefits of ranching today. Interviewed by Randy Williams on May 12, 2011 in the...
Holmgren, Craig--Interviews; Hay--Harvesting--Equipment and supplies; Cattle—Feeding and feeds; Cattle ranching; Pasture, Right of; Ranching--Equipment and supplies; Pastures--Irrigation;
Journal of Ralph Smith, written between 1876 and 1878, but mainly focusing on his life between 1856-1878, and prefaced by an autobiography of Ralph Smith and biographical sketch of his father Thomas Watkin Smith. Ralph Smith discusses the settling...
Frontier and pioneer life--Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho); Mormon pioneers--Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho)--Diaries; Mormon pioneers--Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho)--Biography; Mormon cities and towns--Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho); Smith, Thomas...
Janet Quinney Lawson talks about her childhood memories at her family's summer home at Bear Lake. She also talks of her childhood memories at family members' homes in Cache Valley, Utah. She talks a lot about skiing and sailing on/at the Wasatch...
Lawson, Janet Quinney, 1922-2008--Interviews; Lawson, Janet Quinney, 1922-2008--Family; Quinney, S. Joe (Seymour Joseph), b. 1893; Bear Lake (Utah and Idaho); Boats and boating--Bear Lake (Utah and Idaho); Vacation homes--Bear Lake (Utah and...
Mrs. Dalley talks about her life growing up on a ranch in Nevada. She speaks about the different duties and chores they all had to contribute, life with 12 siblings, housing the teacher for the area and more details of ranch life in the early...
Mr. Glenn talks about his childhood and experiences growing up on a ranch in northern Utah and southern Idaho. He talks about his career as a farrier and horse trainer as an adult. Interviewed by Randy Williams on March 5, 2010 at the Glenn Home in...
Brothers, Jay and Blaine Tanner, speak about growing up on a ranch in Grouse Creek, Utah; buying their grandfather’s ranch property, and ranching together, with their brother Brent, as adults. Interviewed by Randy Williams on November 8, 2010 at...
Mr. Wallace Schulthess discusses how his family came to be in the Woodruff area. He talks a lot about his father’s childhood and growing up as an orphan, and how he turned hard work into what their family now has. Interviewed by Bob Parson on...
Schulthess, Wallace--Interviews; Orphans; Cattle ranching; Ranchings; Ranchers; Range management; Ranch Managers; Beef cattle--Cow-calf system; Pasture, Right of; Pasture animals; Pastures—Irrigation; Hay--Harvesting--Equipment and supplies;...
History of the settlement of Logan, Utah by Ralph Smith, Mormon Pioneer, consisting of entries transcribed in typescript from part of his journal. Jan. 4, 1876 -Jan. 28th 1878). Starting with a short history of his English father who converted to...
Smith, Ralph, 1835-1914--Diaries; Mormons--Utah--Logan--Diaries; Mormons--Cache Valley (Utah)--Diaries; Mormon Church--Utah--Logan--History; Frontier and pioneer life--Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho); Mormon pioneers--Cache Valley (Utah and...
A brief biography of Lincoln Ellison written by his daughter Liane with emphasis placed on his seven years as the director of the Great Basin Branch Experiment Station, a Forest Service Service research facility in the Wasatch Mountains above...
Ellison, Lincoln, 1908- ; Great Basin Branch Experiment Station (Utah)--History; Wilderness areas; United States. Forest Service; Forest experiment stations--Utah; Ecologists--Biography; Ellison, Lincoln, 1908---Bibliography;
Mr. Ellison talks about his experiences ranching on the Ellison family ranch as a young boy during the summer. He talks about his family history, the history of the Ellison Ranching Company, and his past and current roles in the ranching company as...
Jack Zipes interview, conducted by Kent Genis. Included in the Oral Histories: Scholars of Feminism collection compiled by the AFS Women's Section Oral History Project. This interview and accompanying photographs are available at the Minds@UW...
Private journal of George Barber, chronicling his life in Smithfield, Utah, from 1861 to 1870. George Barber was born on November 11, 1826, in Cheshunt, Hertsford, England. He emigrated to Salt Lake City from England in 1850, having joined the...
Frontier and pioneer life--Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho); Mormon pioneers--Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho)--Diaries; Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho)--Biography; Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho)--History, Local; Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho)--History--19th...
Kennedy discusses his childhood experiences in nature and feelings toward nature. He talks about his professional career and relationships (with the Forest Service and as a professor at Utah State University), and how those have helped him form his...
Kennedy, James Joseph, 1940---Interviews; Kennedy, James Joseph, 1940---Childhood and youth; Kennedy, James Joseph, 1940---Family; Kennedy, James Joseph, 1940---Career in Forestry Education; Trapping--Pennsylvania--Montgomery--Anecdotes; Farm...
Norman Warren gives his family history, including his family ties and working experience on the Ogilvie Ranches in Lee and Lamoille, Nevada. He talks about his career working around the world in the mining industry. Interviewed by Cliff Gardner on...
Gardner, Cliff--Interviews; Ranching, Ranchers; World War, 1939-1945--Veterans; Genealogy; Hunting; Cattle ranching; Miners; Kennecott Corporation; Mineral industries; Mine management; Mines and mineral resources;
The early history of Cache Valley, written by Henry Ballard and Ralph Smith fifty years after the settlement of Logan, Utah, and later part of the papers of the late Dr. Franklin D. Daines; and transcribed into typescript on June 22, 1955. ...
Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho)--History--19th century; Logan (Utah)--History; Mormon pioneers--Utah--Logan; Mormons--Utah--Logan;
This 19 page report is an abstract describing the operations of the Geographical and Geological Survey of the Rocky Mountain Region. Organized into two sections according to the field seasons for 1876 and 1877, it lists each field party, its...
United States--Surveys; Discoveries in geography--American; United States--Discovery and exploration; West (U.S.)--Description and travel
