| Title |
Edward G. Lueders, Salt Lake City, Utah: an interview by Winston P. Erickson, February 1, 2000: Saving the legacy tape no. 326 and 327 |
| Alternative Title |
Edward Lueders, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Lueders, Edward, 1923- |
| Contributor |
Erickson, Winston P., 1943-; University of Utah. American West Center |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2000-02-01 |
| Date Digital |
2015-09-16 |
| Access Rights |
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| Spatial Coverage |
India; Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States |
| Subject |
Lueders, Edward, 1923- --Interviews; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American; World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American; World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American; Veterans--Utah--Biography |
| Description |
Transcript (72 pages) of an interview by Winston P. Erickson with Edward G. Lueders on February 1, 2000. This is from tape numbers 326 and 327 in the "Saving the Legacy Oral History Project |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
| Abstract |
Edward Lueders (b. 1923) recalls his youth in Chicago. He was drafted in 1943, joined the Air Force, and spent several months in various stateside postings. He eventually ended up in India, attached to the Air Transport Command, where his assignment was to provide recreation and entertainment for the troops. He was discharged in March 1946. 72 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
72 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/s6321v53 |
| Topic |
Personal narratives--American; Veterans; World War (1939-1945); Military operations, Aerial--American |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1026269 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6321v53 |
| Title |
Page 3 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1026197 |
| OCR Text |
Show TODAY IS THE 1sT OF FEBRUARY, 2002. THIS IS AN INTERVIEW WITH DR. EDWARD G. LUEDERS. WIN: How do you say your name, Lueders? EDW: We say "Leeders," it's really anti from the German. WIN: So, I'd say "Leeders"? Okay. Edward G. Lueders, retired Professor from the University of Utah. This is part of the SAVING THE LEGACY PROJECT. We are in Dr. Lueders' house in Salt Lake City, Utah. Ed, where and when were you born? EDW: Born in Chicago, February 141 h - another one coming up shortly - 1923. WIN: Valentine's Day, then! EDW: Uhhuh. WIN: 1923. Who were your parents? EDW: Carl G. Lueders and my mother was Vera Simpson. My mother was from New England, my father was a native Chicagoan. WIN: I see. What did your father do for a living? EDW: He bounced around a good deal in the 1920's and ' 30's from one job to another. During the Depression, we lived upstairs from his father, a German immigrant, who had started a small oil delivery company in Chicago, and my father joined him and in the long run became the president of the Sunnyside Oil Company, as it was called. And my oldest brother took over from him, so it's been a family business that he was ... WIN: Is it still going? EDW: It's still going. And my oldest brother's second oldest son, is now President. WIN: It's an ongoing concern, then. 1 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6321v53/1026197 |
