Oral history interview with Vida McKee [Transcript]

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Title Oral history interview with Vida McKee [Transcript]
Creator McKee, Vida
Publisher Utah Historical Society
Date 1987-03-26
Access Rights Utah Historical Society
Date Digital 2024-05-02
Spatial Coverage City of Vernal, Uintah, Utah, United States https://www.geonames.org/7174628/city-of-vernal.html
Subject Brigham Young University; Chores; Dances; Discipline; Education; Games; Elementary schools; High school; Homework; Horseback riding; Illness; Personal narratives; Recess; School libraries; School lunch program (United States); Students; Teachers; Valentine's Day; Tridell (Utah); Uintah County (Utah); Vernal (Utah)
Description Oral history interview with Vida McKee. Topics include: Education and the construction of a new grade school in Tridell, Utah; People involved in the establishment of a K-8 school; Additions to the school; Lack of electricity and plumbing in the school building; Which teachers taught which grades; Sharing a classroom with three grades; Making valentines for classmates; Games played at recess; School dances; Discipline; Homework; Chores at home; Always wearing dresses to school; Kids riding horses to school; Living near the school and going home to eat during the lunch hour; The start of a hot lunch program at school; Missing school because of illness; Thoughts of the current school system and how it compares to her school experience; A library box of books on cart that was rolled around to the different classrooms; Attending high school; and going to BYU.
Collection Number and Name Mss B 1637 Uintah County (Utah) Oral Histories Collection, 1974-2002
Type Text
Genre oral histories (literary works)
Format application/pdf
Extent 7 leaves
Language eng
Rights
Source Mss B 1637 Uintah County (Utah) Oral Histories Collection, 1974-2002
Scanning Technician Michelle Gollehon
Metadata Cataloger Amy Green Larsen
ARK ark:/87278/s6j8z783
Setname dha_uhsoh
ID 2535905
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6j8z783
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