| Title | Maureen Dorman Oral History, October 1, 2009 |
| Creator | Grimes, Dottie; Payne, Bernice; Dorman, Maureen |
| Contributor | Emery County Archives |
| Publisher | Utah Historical Society |
| Date | 2009-10-01 |
| Access Rights | Utah Historical Society |
| Spatial Coverage | Price, Carbon, Utah, United States https://www.geonames.org/5545269/price.html |
| Subject | Oral histories; Price (Utah)--History; Nurses--Utah--History; Childhood--Utah--History; World War, 1939-1945--Medical care--Utah--History; Hospitals--Utah--History; Physicians--Utah--History; Coal miners--Medical care--Utah--History; Family life--Utah--History; Archeology--Utah--History; Rock art--Utah--History; Museums--Price (Utah)--History; San Rafael Swell (Utah)--History |
| Description | This interview with Maureen Dorman covers her life in Price, Utah, from her childhood experiences, including community dances and the impact of the Great Depression on her family after her mother's death and her father's work as a peace officer. She details her nursing education at Holy Cross Hospital and subsequent work at Price Hospital and wartime first aid stations. Dorman also discusses her marriage to Dr. Dorman, his medical career specializing in ophthalmology, and his significant involvement in the State Board of History and the establishment of the Prehistoric Museum in Price, including his self-taught archaeological expertise and their joint "Jeep Safaris" to rock art sites. |
| Collection Number and Name | Mss B 2090 Emery County Archives "Oldest Voices Before They Fade" Oral History Collection, 2009, 2012 |
| Type | Text |
| Genre | oral histories (literary works) |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Extent | 18 pages |
| 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/s6b2ntx5 |
| Setname | dha_uhsoh |
| ID | 2897505 |
| Reference URL | https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6b2ntx5 |