Charles Trentelman Oral History Interview

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Title Charles Trentelman Oral History Interview
Creator Trentelman, Charles; Heers, Mary
Contributor Utah Humanities
Publisher Utah Historical Society
Date 2017-02-25
Spatial Coverage City of Ogden, Weber County, Utah, United States https://www.geonames.org/11788968/city-of-ogden.html
Subject Archives; Fake news; History; Journalism; Museums; Newspaper publishing; Oral histories; Railroads; Retirement; Twitter; Union Pacific Railroad Company; Volunteers; Work; New York (N.Y.); Ogden, Utah
Description Oral history interview by Mary Heers with Charles Trentelman. Topics include: Union Station in Ogden, Utah; His forty-two year career in the newspaper business beginning in New York; A change from physics to journalism in college; A change from copy editing to newspaper reporter; His favorite stories he reported on for the Standard-Examiner in Ogden; Fundraising efforts for different organizations; Retirement activities; An interest in history Volunteering at the Union Station history archives; Ogden's prominence as a railroad town hub; Changes in the newspaper business over the years, especially technology and his thoughts about "fake news" and Twitter.
Collection Number and Name MSS D 4 Utah Humanities Utah Works Oral History Collection, 2017
Holding Institution Utah Historical Society
Abstract Mr. Charles Trentelman worked for the Standard Examiner in Ogden for 35 years, as a newspaper reporter and journalist. He talks about some of his favorite stories he covered over the years, as well as some of the interesting history of Ogden. He currently volunteers at the historic Union Station in Ogden, and is on the board of directors for the Union Station Foundation.
Type Text; Sound
Genre oral histories (literary genre)
Format application/pdf
Extent 17 pages; 00:41:36
Language eng
Rights
ARK ark:/87278/s6hs94gv
Metadata Cataloger Amy Larsen Green
Setname dha_uhuwohp
ID 2769049
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6hs94gv
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