| Title |
Dorothy J. Beutler, Salt Lake City, Utah: an interview by Becky B. Lloyd, March 26, 2001: Saving the legacy tape no. 198 |
| Alternative Title |
Dorothy J. Beutler, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Beutler, Dorothy J., 1924-2012 |
| Contributor |
Lloyd, Becky B.; University of Utah. American West Center |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2001-03-26 |
| Date Digital |
2015-09-16 |
| Access Rights |
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| Spatial Coverage |
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States |
| Subject |
Beutler, Dorothy J., 1924-2012--Interviews; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American; World War, 1939-1945--Women--United States--Biography; World War, 1939-1945--War work--United States |
| Keywords |
Radio tube plant |
| Description |
Transcript (30 pages) of interview by Becky B. Lloyd with Dorothy J. Beutler, on March 26, 2001. This is tape number 198 in the "Saving the Legacy" Oral History Project |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
| Abstract |
Dorothy Beutler (b. 1924) reminisces about life in Utah during World War II, including work as a radio tube inspector. 30 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
30 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/s69s3q8n |
| Topic |
Personal narratives--American; Veterans; World War (1939-1945); Women in war; War work |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1020386 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s69s3q8n |
| Title |
Page 17 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1020369 |
| OCR Text |
Show DOROTHY J. BEUTLER MARCH 26, 2001 money But this IS how we-Arvella worked for an Arnov1tz fan11ly They had two boys and they really liked her and she d1dn't have that Inuch work. She had two pre-teen boys and they got so that they would go away weekends and have her stay and I'd have to stay With her (laughs) BBL: DOR: Oh, she'd stay at the house and you'd have to stay over there too? Yes. But n1y fmnlly probably had five little lGds and they had JUSt Inoved Into this hoine and I do ren1en1ber that I had to, It was a built In, well, It was a porch, but it was screened in and I had to scrub the whole everything. It was wooden slats and ceiling and I had to scrub that. That's all I did that whole week. It was rough. Then go hoine on the bus In the evening and con1e back In the n1on11ng. That was hard work. But we'd buy a new Easter outfit; we'd work the week before. BBL: DOR: About how much money did you make? What did a new dress cost? Probably two or three dollars, I don't know Arvella got pmd better than I did, but we'd buy a hat and a dress, heels, gloves and a purse. I've got soine pictures here of our Easter outfits. BBL: Ok. That was dunng high school and you would work dunng spnng break and n1aybe sun1Iner DOR: No, not In the summer Sumn1ers you just played. BBL: When you graduated from high school, 1942, the U S was Involved In the war In Europe and In Asia and you were saying ear her that all the boys were getting drafted. What did you do when you graduated fro1n high school? DOR: I can't ren1ember how soon, I probably got a Job nght away at Woolworth's and I ren1en1ber one Sunday, you had no choice you had to go In to take 14 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s69s3q8n/1020369 |
