| Title |
Roger Richards, Salt Lake City, Utah: an interview by Becky B. Lloyd, January 27, 2010 |
| Alternative Title |
No.570 Roger Richards |
| Creator |
Richards, Roger, 1947- |
| Contributor |
Cooley, Everett L.; University of Utah. American West Center; Lloyd, Becky B. |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2010-01-27 |
| Access Rights |
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| Date Digital |
2014-06-11 |
| Spatial Coverage |
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5780993/ |
| Subject |
Richards, Roger, 1947- --Interviews; Poliomyelitis--Patients --Utah--Biography |
| Description |
Transcript (38 pages) of interview(s) by Becky B. Lloyd with Roger Richards on January 27, 2010 |
| Abstract |
Richards (b. 1947) was born in Salt Lake City, Utah. He discusses his family, particularly his father's battle with polio. Roger contracted polio at age 5 in 1952. He was sent to the Salt Lake County Hospital for a spinal tap and was placed in isolation. He relates his memories of the hospital stay, including a short time spent in an iron lung and later an oxygen tent. He discusses what he terms a miraculous experience that cured his polio. He left the hospital shortly after that incident and had some follow-up physical therapy at home for approximately one year. He wore no braces, special shoes, used crutches and had no noticeable residual effects. He has had persistent difficulty swallowing and weakened lung muscles. Mr. Richards discusses his difficulties with post-polio syndrome and its effects. His career has been in continuing the family business, Granite Furniture. This interview is part of the Polio Oral History Project. Interviewer: Becky B. Lloyd |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Language |
eng |
| Rights |
 |
| Scanning Technician |
Matt Wilkinson |
| Conversion Specifications |
Original scanned with Kirtas 2400 and saved as 400 ppi uncompressed TIFF. PDF generated by Adobe Acrobat Pro X for CONTENTdm display |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6001kj3 |
| Topic |
Poliomyelitis--Patients |
| Setname |
uum_elc |
| ID |
800138 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6001kj3 |
