Personal narratives; Oral histories; National parks; Memories; Reminiscing; Utah Parks Company; TWA (Firm); TW Services; Travel; Administration; Management; Restoration and conservation; Seasonal employment; Flooding; Road closures; Swimming pools; Backpacking; Hiking; Rainfall anomalies; Waterfalls; Attractions; Recreation; Watterson, Bill. Calvin and Hobbes collection; Destinations, the Americas; Marketing; Tours; Visitation of national parks; Media; Shuttle services; Friendship; Employees; Dormitories; Dining rooms; Tunnels; Death; Yellowstone National Park (Agency : U.S.); Scotty's Castle (Calif.); Death Valley National Park (Calif. and Nev.); Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.); Bryce Canyon National Monument (Utah); Cedar City (Utah); Zion National Park (Utah)
Description
Oral history interview by Paula Mitchell with John Shafe. Topics include: TW Services, Travel between national parks, Working as the director of operations, Rebuilding the lodge, Seasonal operations, Hiking, Rainfall, Tourists, Park visitation, Grand Circle Association fan tours, News media, Friendship, Tunnel traffic, and Death.
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
video/mp4
Extent
33:57:00
Language
eng
Rights
Source
MSS B 1957 The Zion National Park Employee Oral History Collection, 2009
