| Title |
Janette Donkin, Salt Lake City, Utah: an interview by Becky B. Lloyd, September 11, 2002: Saving the legacy tape no. 575 |
| Alternative Title |
Janette R. Donkin, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Donkin, Janette R., 1918-2012 |
| Contributor |
Lloyd, Becky B.; University of Utah. American West Center |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2002-09-11 |
| Date Digital |
2015-09-16 |
| Access Rights |
I acknowledge and agree that all information I obtain as a result of accessing any oral history provided by the University of Utah's Marriott Library shall be used only for historical or scholarly or academic research purposes, and not for commercial purposes. I understand that any other use of the materials is not authorized by the University of Utah and may exceed the scope of permission granted to the University of Utah by the interviewer or interviewee. I may request permission for other uses, in writing to Special Collections at the Marriott Library, which the University of Utah may choose grant, in its sole discretion. I agree to defend, indemnify and hold the University of Utah and its Marriott Library harmless for and against any actions or claims that relate to my improper use of materials provided by the University of Utah. |
| Spatial Coverage |
Lewiston, Nez Perce County, Idaho, United States; San Francisco, California, United States |
| Subject |
Donkin, Janette R., 1918-2012--Interviews; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American; Veterans--Utah--Biography; United States. Naval Reserve. Women's Reserve--Biography; World War, 1939-1945--Women--United States--Biography |
| Keywords |
Women Accepted for Voluntary Emergency Service in the U.S. Naval Reserve; WAVES |
| Description |
Transcript (33 pages) of an interview by Becky B. Lloyd with Janette R. Donkin on September 11, 2002. This is from tape number 575 in the "Saving the Legacy Oral History Project |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
| Abstract |
Mrs. Donkin (b. 1918) details her family history and recalls growing up in Lewiston, Idaho, graduating from North Cache High School, and attending Utah State University. She joined the Navy (WAVES) in May 1944, received training at Hunter College and Cedar Falls, Iowa, and was assigned to the San Francisco District Discipline Office. She was discharged in April 1946. She also talks about her marriage and raising five children. 33 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
33 pages |
| Language |
eng |
| Rights |
 |
| Scanning Technician |
Mazi Rakhsha |
| Conversion Specifications |
Original scanned with Kirtas 2400 and saved as 400 ppi uncompressed TIFF. PDF generated by Adobe Acrobat Pro X for CONTENTdm display |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6c848h7 |
| Topic |
Personal narratives--American; Veterans; World War (1939-1945); United States. Naval Reserve. Women's Reserve |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1017665 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6c848h7 |
| Title |
Page 19 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1017648 |
| OCR Text |
Show J B C: I int rvi w d JA .. She doesn t rem mb r but ith t t BEC: Is that right? JAN: Until we showed her pictures. Hey raldin . 11 t camp-"I never have gone by Gerry· I always have gon by "Okay." We got our pictures out and showed her Geraldine you ith u t t camp because here are pictures and you're in it. BEC: Oh, and she didn't remember it? JAN: She didn't remember it. But, anyway then I remember boot camp becaus o all the marching and drills and I remember the last day the physical we were supposed to have a physical before we got sent to our destination, our schooling. So we marched and I can't remember how many blocks we marched, and when we got over there they asked us all how we felt. If we felt real good, we passed the physical. That was our physical. BEC: Is that right (laughs). JAN: I remember Ruth had some problems that she talked to them about, but that was the physical. So Ruth got sent to Cedar Falls, Iowa, the same as I did. We went to Cedar Falls, Iowa, but I was in another group. I didn't get to room with her anymore. We used to do a lot of things together, but she had her own group of friends and I had some that were in the classes that I took. BEC: Now what was this schooling for? JAN: I went in as an apprentice seaman. Then they divided you according to the tests that you pass. So she, I'm sure, moved up a lot faster than I did because I had to take another test and then I became a yeoman first class. No, it was seaman first class. Then I 18 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6c848h7/1017648 |
