| Title |
Scott Anderson Oral History Interview |
| Creator |
Anderson, Scott; Shumway, Mia |
| Contributor |
Utah Humanities |
| Publisher |
Utah Historical Society |
| Date |
2024-04-05 |
| Spatial Coverage |
City of Brigham City, Box Elder County, Utah, United States https://www.geonames.org/11788657/city-of-brigham-city.html |
| Subject |
Aerospace industries; Rocketry; Space vehicle industry; Thiokol Chemical Corporation; Rural conditions; Community life; Box Elder County (Utah); Utah--Social conditions; Oral histories; Small towns series; Brigham City (Utah); Manufacturing industries; Company towns; Quality of life--Utah; Community development, Rural; Social change--Utah |
| Transcript |
Gross, Susan |
| Description |
In this interview, Scott Anderson discusses his 37-year career at Thiokol, an aerospace and defense company in rural Box Elder County, Utah, highlighting his work on shuttle and Artemis rocket segments and the pride he felt seeing the finished products. He reflects on the unique aspects of growing up and living in rural Utah, including the strong sense of community, the challenges of limited diversity, and the impact of Thiokol on the local economy. Anderson also touches on changes in company culture, the community's perception of Thiokol, and his hopes for smart growth and increased diversity in the future of the area. |
| Collection Number and Name |
Rural Utah at a Crossroads Oral History Collection, Mss D 2 |
| Holding Institution |
Utah Historical Society |
| Type |
Text; Sound |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary genre) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
21 pages; 00:43:25 |
| Language |
eng |
| Rights |
 |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6z8cmc6 |
| Metadata Cataloger |
Michelle Gollehon; Amy Green Larsen |
| Setname |
dha_uhrucohp |
| ID |
2776891 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6z8cmc6 |
