| Title |
Harold Eugene Shumway, Blanding, Utah, Utah Uranium Oral History Project |
| Alternative Title |
Harold Eugene Shumway, Utah Uranium Oral History Project |
| Creator |
Shumway, Harold E. |
| Contributor |
Erick, Dorothy; Simon, Suzanne |
| Date |
1970-07-23 |
| Date Digital |
2016-05-04 |
| Access Rights |
I acknowledge and agree that all information I obtain as a result of accessing any oral history provided by the University of Utah's Marriott Library shall be used only for historical or scholarly or academic research purposes, and not for commercial purposes. I understand that any other use of the materials is not authorized by the University of Utah and may exceed the scope of permission granted to the University of Utah by the interviewer or interviewee. I may request permission for other uses, in writing to Special Collections at the Marriott Library, which the University of Utah may choose grant, in its sole discretion. I agree to defend, indemnify and hold the University of Utah and its Marriott Library harmless for and against any actions or claims that relate to my improper use of materials provided by the University of Utah. |
| Spatial Coverage |
Blanding, San Juan County, Utah, United States |
| Subject |
Shumway, Harold E.--Interviews; Uranium miners--Utah--Interviews; Uranium mines and mining--Utah; Uranium industry--United States |
| Description |
Transcript (114 pages) of an interview by Dorothy Erick and Suzanne Simon with Harold Shumway, on July 23, 1970. From tape number UR-147 in the Utah Uranium Oral History Project |
| Abstract |
Dorothy Erick and Suzanne Simon interviewed Shumway in Blanding, Utah. Subjects: family mines, Monument Two mine, Cord mine, Navajo miners and welfare, AEC bonuses, mines in the Cottonwood area, Pillard mining, shipping ore to the mills, blow sand, smelting and milling, depressed markets and the small miner, royalties on mines, the Shumway family and mining, mining equipment, government standards, discovery methods, mining as a lifestyle, hobbies and recreation, stocks and overspeculation, Charlie Steen, Mr. Pick, Ray Ransom, the death of Mr. Schreiber, Thayne Robinson, Vernon Black, Claude Nugent, "Old Chandler," Bernard Black, the Maybe mine, the Happy Jack mine, Dr. Stokes, mining techniques, the future of mining, mining towns, the stock boom, success of locals, oral histories (114 pages). |
| Type |
Text |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
114 pages |
| Language |
eng |
| Rights |
 |
| Rights Holder |
For further information please contact Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah at spcreference@lists.utah.edu or (801)581-8863 or 295 South 1500 East, 4th Floor, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112 |
| Scanning Technician |
Mazi Rakhsha |
| 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/s6fx9hh6 |
| Topic |
Uranium miners; Uranium industry; Uranium mines and mining |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Finding Aid |
http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv03439/ |
| Setname |
uum_uoh |
| ID |
1053866 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6fx9hh6 |
