| Title |
Oral history interview with Howard Skinner by Janet Seegmiller [Transcript and Audio] |
| Creator |
Skinner, Howard; Seegmiller, Janet |
| Contributor |
Southern Utah University; Zion National Park; Utah Humanities Council; Utah Historical Society |
| Publisher |
Utah Historical Society |
| Date |
2009-10-16 |
| Access Rights |
Utah Historical Society |
| Date Digital |
2024-01 |
| Spatial Coverage |
Springdale, Washington County, Utah, United States https://www.geonames.org/5547516/springdale.html Cedar City, Iron County, Utah, United States https://www.geonames.org/5536630/cedar-city.html |
| Subject |
Personal narratives; Oral histories; National parks; Memories; Reminiscing; Summer employment; Centennial celebrations, etc.; Easter; Picnics; Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; Missionaries; Grandfathers; TW Services; Tour guides (Persons); Dormitories; Singing; Variety shows; Dances; Utah Parks Company; Bachelor's degree; Southern Utah University; Master's degree; Utah State University; Plant science; Ph. D. degree; University of Missouri; Agricultural research; Dating; Marriage; Children; Twins; Wives; Dormitories; Housing; House trailers; Wedding anniversaries; Reunions; Amphitheaters; Church services; Friends; Christmas cards; Boy Scouts of America; Hiking; Backpacking; Outdoors adventure; Social life and customs; Variety shows; Wizard of Oz films; Parody; Camping; Singing; Photographs; Flooding; Buses; Springdale (Utah); Bryce Canyon National Park (Utah); Cedar City (Utah); Pennsylvania; Zion National Park (Utah) |
| Description |
Oral history interview by Janet Seegmiller with Howard Skinner. Topics include: Centennial celebrations, Reunions, Easter picnics, Missionary service, TW Services, Working as a tram driver, Sing-A-Ways, Participating in variety shows, Hiking, Attending dances, Friendship, Attending college, Earning a history degree, Working in the visitor's center, Returning to school for a Master's degree in plant science and and Ph.D. in agricultural science, Meeting a future spouse, Living in the dorms, Marriage, Living in a cabin, Starting a family, Living in Springdale, Leaving park service,Changes in the Park, Visiting Zion as a tourist, Church services at Zion, Visiting Zion as a boy scout, Backpacking, Camping, Singing, Flooding, and Reunions. |
| Collection Number and Name |
MSS B 1957 The Zion National Park Employee Oral History Collection, 2009 |
| Type |
Image/MovingImage |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
11 leaves; 34:40 |
| Language |
eng |
| Rights |
 |
| Source |
MSS B 1957 The Zion National Park Employee Oral History Collection, 2009 |
| Scanning Technician |
Michelle Gollehon |
| Metadata Cataloger |
Amy Green Larsen |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s69evxch |
| Setname |
dha_uhsoh |
| ID |
2455535 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s69evxch |
