William R. Gould, Salt Lake City, Utah: an interview by Gregory C. Thompson and Floyd A. O'Neil, part 1

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Title William R. Gould, Salt Lake City, Utah: an interview by Gregory C. Thompson and Floyd A. O'Neil, part 1
Alternative Title No.447 William R. Gould, part I
Creator Gould, William R., 1919-2006
Contributor Cooley, Everett L.; University of Utah. American West Center; Thompson, Gregory C. (Gregory Coyne), 1943-; O'Neil, Floyd A.
Publisher Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
Date 1994-05-09; 1994-06-03; 1994-10-07; 1994-10-28; 1994-11-18; 1995-02-01
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.
Date Digital 2014-06-11
Spatial Coverage Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5780993/
Subject Gould, William R., 1919-2006--Interviews; Southern California Edison Company--History; Electric utilities--Employees; University of Utah. College of Engineering--History; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American; United States. Navy--Officers--Biography
Keywords Edison Company; Boston Naval Shipyard; Mare Island; World War II; U.S. Navy; Shipbuilding; Electric engineering
Description Transcript (168 pages) of several interviews by Gregory C. Thompson and Floyd A. O'Neil with William R. Gould, in 1994 and 1995
Abstract In this series of interviews, Gould (1919-2006) discusses his childhood, early education, family and friends, years at the University of Utah, and his courtship of Erlyn Johnson. He also duscusses his naval training at MIT and Dartmouth, his service duty, and his employment with the Edison Company. Other topics covered include negotiating with utility unions, his thoughts on American corporations, California politicians, experiences as a CEO, the World Energy Conference, railroad history, Cold Fusion, architects, engineers, and artists. Interviewers: Gregory Thompson and Floyd O'Neil
Type Text; Sound
Genre oral histories (literary works)
Format application/pdf
Language eng
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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
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Topic Southern California Edison Company; Electric utilities--Officials and employees; University of Utah. College of Engineering; World War (1939-1945); United States. Navy
Setname uum_elc
ID 792710
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6hm6ssg