| Title |
Eliza R. Fife, Salt Lake City, Utah: an interview by Becky B. Lloyd, September 17, 2001: Saving the legacy tape no. 410 and 411 |
| Alternative Title |
Eliza R. Fife, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Fife, Eliza R., 1929- |
| Contributor |
Lloyd, Becky B.; University of Utah. American West Center |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2001-09-17 |
| Date Digital |
2015-09-16 |
| Access Rights |
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| Spatial Coverage |
Bern, Switzerland |
| Subject |
Fife, Eliza R., 1929- --Interviews; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, Swiss; World War, 1939-1945--Switzerland; Swiss Americans--Utah; Latter Day Saint missionaries--Biography |
| Keywords |
Switzerland; Immigration; Mormons |
| Description |
Transcript (48 pages) of an interview by Becky B. Lloyd with Eliza Fife on September 17, 2001. These are tape numbers 410 and 411 in the "Saving the Legacy Oral History Project |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
| Abstract |
Eliza Fife was born in Switzerland in 1929. She recalls life during the war, coming to the United States in 1949, and her subsequent life in America. 48 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
48 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/s6p006wv |
| Topic |
Personal narratives--Swiss; Veterans; World War (1939-1945); Swiss Americans; Mormon missionaries |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1022956 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6p006wv |
| Title |
Page 49 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1022954 |
| OCR Text |
Show ELIZA FIFE SEPTEMBER 17, 2001 ELI: Yeah, we're always getting called to do things. Yeah, there s always more to do. So I don't think I ll ever be bored in my whole life. BEC: Well I think you've had an interesting life. ELI: Oh yeah. We have and we've had a good life. I mean you know, there were challenges, but which life doesn't have challenges, let's face it. That's what life 's all about and so you make the best of the situation you come out of it and you do the best you can. So, no big deal you know. We're doing fine. But we've had a good life. We can't complain at all. BEC: Well, I appreciate you giving us your history and taking your time to do that. This has been nice to see the war perspective from a different view than what we've been looking at. ELI: Yeah. It was really nothing serious except as a kid I felt pretty dam safe, and part of that I have to give to my parents, because they kept us safe. BEC: Right. ELI: They didn't lose their cool and they didn't get all you know. And I guess that's how I learned how to deal with our kids. When there was an emergency, I never fell apart. I was able to handle the emergency. I didn't fall apart until after the emergency, then I started to shake and so forth. But while the emergency was going on, I never had any trouble. And I think it's just because I learned from the time we were small that my parents just handled what came and I learned to do it too. BEC: Yeah. Just do what you had to do. ELI: That's right. You do what you have to do when you have to do it and you go with it. So that's what I say, I just- ! love America, I love Switzerland, I get 47 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6p006wv/1022954 |
