Title |
Interview with Otis Jay Wright, Downwinders of Utah Archive, May 21, 2019 |
Creator |
Wright, Otis Jay |
Contributor |
Sorensen, Justin |
Date |
2019-05-21 |
Subject |
Nuclear weapons testing victims--West (U.S.); Nuclear weapons--Testing--Nevada; Radioactive fallout--Physiological effect--West (U.S.); Radioactive fallout--Health aspects--West (U.S.) |
Description |
Transcript (9 pages) of an interview conducted by Justin Sorensen with Otis Jay Wright in Blanding, Utah on May 21, 2019. Wright discusses growing up in Blanding and his father's business river-running, which resulted in increased exposure to radiation tests. He discusses health issues with cancer in his immediate family and his own experience with cancer. Wright also discusses his political beliefs and career as a writer. |
Type |
Text |
Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
Format |
application/pdf |
Extent |
9 pages |
Language |
eng |
Rights |
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Is Part of |
Everett L. Cooley Oral History Project |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s6jq5t67 |
Setname |
uum_dua |
ID |
1470927 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6jq5t67 |