Oral history interview with Arden Stewart Kathleen Irving [Transcript]

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Title Oral history interview with Arden Stewart Kathleen Irving [Transcript]
Creator Stewart, Arden
Publisher Utah Historical Society
Date 2002-04-19
Access Rights Utah Historical Society
Date Digital 2024-05-02
Spatial Coverage City of Vernal, Uintah, Utah, United States https://www.geonames.org/7174628/city-of-vernal.html
Subject Dances; Death; Education; Fathers; Ferries; Mining; Personal narratives; Ranches; Sheep; Swimming; Turkeys; United States. Navy; World War II; Uintah County (Utah); Vernal (Utah)
Description Oral history interview by Kathleen Irving with Arden Stewart. Topics include: His father, Hanks's business ventures, including, ranching, mining, and ferrying; Crossing sheep in the fall and spring; Boat construction and ferry equipment; Moving the family cabin from Tijuana to Sand Wash; Death of his father by drowning; Arden's near drowning experience; Living off the land and being self-sufficient; His mother remarrying and moving to Willow Creek with his step-father; Living away from home to attend school; Joining the Navy in High School because of World War II; Swim parties; Dances at the schoolhouse; and Arden's summer job of "herding" turkeys.
Collection Number and Name Mss B 1637 Uintah County (Utah) Oral Histories Collection, 1974-2002
Type Text
Genre oral histories (literary works)
Format application/pdf
Extent 7 leaves
Language eng
Rights
Source Mss B 1637 Uintah County (Utah) Oral Histories Collection, 1974-2002
Scanning Technician Michelle Gollehon
Metadata Cataloger Amy Green Larsen
ARK ark:/87278/s6wcxb76
Setname dha_uhsoh
ID 2535941
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6wcxb76
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