Title |
Alta Brown Singleton Oral History, November 12, 2009 |
Creator |
Grimes, Dottie; Copinga, Kim; Singleton, Alta |
Contributor |
Emery County Archives |
Publisher |
Utah Historical Society |
Date |
2009-11-12 |
Access Rights |
Utah Historical Society |
Spatial Coverage |
City of Ferron, Emery, Utah, United States https://www.geonames.org/11788702/city-of-ferron.html |
Subject |
Oral histories; Arkansas--History; Colorado--History; Missouri--History; Nebraska--History; Rural mail carriers--United States--History; Floods--Mississippi River--History; Dust Bowl--History; Women--Education--United States--History; Architectural engineering--Study and teaching--History; Accounting--Study and teaching--History; University of Colorado Boulder--History; Samsonite Corporation--Employees--History; Missionaries, Mormon--Argentina--History; Ferron (Utah)--History; Marriage--History; Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints--Ferron (Utah)--History; Teachers--Ferron (Utah)--History; City clerks--Ferron (Utah)--History; Engineering technicians--Ferron (Utah)--History; Small business--Ferron (Utah)--History; Family life--Ferron (Utah)--History; Quilting--History; Social groups--Ferron (Utah)--History |
Description |
This interview with Alta Brown Singleton details her life from her birth in Arkansas in 1929, her family's moves to Colorado and Missouri due to floods and dust storms, and her father's experiences as a rural mail carrier. She recounts her education, including studying architectural engineering and accounting at the University of Colorado, and her professional roles at Samsonite Luggage Company, as a teacher, and later in various accounting and clerical positions in Ferron, Utah. A significant portion of the interview covers her conversion to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, her mission to Argentina, and her courtship and marriage to Samuel Singleton by mail. She also shares anecdotes about raising her three sons in Ferron, her involvement in community clubs, and her husband's extensive service in the Church and as a speaker. |
Collection Number and Name |
Mss B 2090 Emery County Archives "Oldest Voices Before They Fade" Oral History Collection, 2009, 2012 |
Type |
Text; Sound |
Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
Format |
application/pdf |
Extent |
14 pages; 00:14:35 |
Language |
eng |
Rights |
 |
Source |
Mss B 2090 Emery County Archives "Oldest Voices Before They Fade" Oral History Collection, 2009, 2012 |
Metadata Cataloger |
Michelle Gollehon |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s6j0hksf |
Setname |
dha_uhsoh |
ID |
2897511 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6j0hksf |