| Title |
Oral history interview with John Shafe by Paula Mitchell [Transcript and Audio] |
| Creator |
Shafer, John; Mitchell, Paula |
| Contributor |
Southern Utah University; Zion National Park; Utah Humanities Council; Utah Historical Society |
| Publisher |
Utah Historical Society |
| Date |
2009-10-17 |
| Access Rights |
Utah Historical Society |
| Date Digital |
2024-01 |
| Spatial Coverage |
Springdale, Washington County, Utah, United States https://www.geonames.org/5547516/springdale.html |
| Subject |
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 |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
11 leaves; 33:57 |
| Language |
eng |
| Rights |
 |
| Source |
MSS B 1957 The Zion National Park Employee Oral History Collection, 2009 |
| Scanning Technician |
Michelle Gollehon |
| Metadata Cataloger |
Amy Green Larsen |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6qsc267 |
| Setname |
dha_uhsoh |
| ID |
2455533 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6qsc267 |
