| Title |
Cora Lee Johnson, Springville, Utah: an interview by Becky B. Lloyd, March 6, 2002: Saving the legacy tape no. 433 and 434 |
| Alternative Title |
Cora Lee Johnson, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Johnson, Cora Lee, 1920- |
| Contributor |
Lloyd, Becky B.; University of Utah. American West Center |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2002-03-06 |
| Date Digital |
2015-09-16 |
| Access Rights |
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| Spatial Coverage |
Thistle, Utah County, Utah, United States; Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida, United States |
| Subject |
Johnson, Cora Lee, 1920- --Interviews; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American; United States. Coast Guard--History--World War, 1939-1945; Veterans--Utah--Biography |
| Description |
Transcript (54 pages) of an interview by Becky B. Lloyd with Cora Lee Johnson on March 6, 2002. This is from tapes number 433 and 434 in the "Saving the Legacy Oral History Project |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
| Abstract |
Cora Lee Johnson (b. 1920) talks about her family's history as Canadian pioneers and growing up in Thistle, Utah. She joined the U.S. Coast Guard and was assigned to the post office in Palm Beach, Florida. She was later transferred to San Diego. 54 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
54 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/s6ck0cp9 |
| Topic |
Personal narratives--American; Veterans; World War (1939-1945); United States. Coast Guard |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1026519 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6ck0cp9 |
| Title |
Page 13 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1026476 |
| OCR Text |
Show CORA LEE JOHNSON MARCH 6, 2002 COR: Oh, it was. Then finally they started drifting down. Then, of course, when their children all got grown, they came to BYU. So we got a close relationship with a lot of our first cousins. BEC: COR: BEC: COR: BEC: COR: BEC: COR: That's nice. I thought I heard you say you had an Aunt Cora Lee? Yes. I'm named for her. And that was your mother' sOlder sister. Now let's see, Lee was their family name? Lee was their family name. So she was Cora Lee? Anderson, uh-huh. But she always used the name Cora Lee. And then Anderson, she married an Anderson. BEC: And then your mother named you Cora Lee after that. Then you told me you have a niece who's named after you? COR: Yes, I do. Then I have a couple ofCories because that's what they always called me at home is Corie, Coco, things like that. You know how in a big family everybody has a nickname. But, yeah, I do. BEC: COR: BEC: COR: So you were born in Springville? No, I wasn' t. I was born in the Junction of Thistle. That's right. That's what you said. Now, Daddy started working at the Junction in Thistle. He didn't go there to be a railroader, he left with this father and several of his brothers and the Mendenhalls, the Haymans, the Whitings, quite a few of them, and they went on to 12 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6ck0cp9/1026476 |
