| 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 66 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1026260 |
| OCR Text |
Show EDWARD G. LUEDERS ebruary 1 2 an emphasis on American literature. And I was able to bring to the teaching f m ri an literature the advantage, as I consider it anyway, of the history the economics and th speech elements, and the music, and fine arts studies that had been involved in my PhD degree at New Mexico. WIN: And certainly fills out the study of the topic, doesn't it, when you have that background? EDW: It always has for me. All the way back to the Frederick Hild branch of the Chicago Public Library, where I was reading fiction of the times, and recognizing that it was of the times, and that the times involved more than just books. But also the life of the Depression, the life around me in a metropolitan area of the United States of America in the 1930's and 40's. WIN: After you came here, did the University fulfill the promise you expected? EDW: Yes. WIN: How was the Department? I know you had some very notable people: Jack Adamson. EDW: We had people that I count as models. They're so different from one another in many respects, not just academic, but personally, in their commitment, and in their background. I could go down the list of people that I joined with a great deal of pleasure, and feeling that this was the place for me! Jack, as you said, was just so outstanding that everybody who knew him admired him for all the right reasons. He was one of the most humane, generous people I've 64 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6321v53/1026260 |
