| Title |
Barbara P. Jacobsen, Salt Lake City, Utah: an interview by Becky B. Lloyd, July 11, 2002: Saving the Legacy tape no. 465 |
| Alternative Title |
Barbara Jacobsen, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Jacobsen, Barbara, 1922-2010 |
| Contributor |
Lloyd, Becky B.; University of Utah. American West Center |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2002-07-11 |
| Date Digital |
2015-12-16 |
| Access Rights |
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| Spatial Coverage |
Gulfport, Harrison County, Mississippi, United States; Seattle, King County, Washington, United States |
| Subject |
Jacobsen, Barbara, 1922-2010--Interviews; Veterans--Utah--Biography; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American; World War, 1939-1945--Women--United States--Biography; United States--Naval Reserve--Women's Reserve |
| Keywords |
WAVES |
| Description |
Transcript (37 pages) of an interview by Becky B. Lloyd with Barbara P. Jacobsen, on July 11, 2002. From tape number 465 in the "Saving the Legacy" Oral History Project |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn2070, Saving the Legacy oral history project, 2001-2010 |
| Abstract |
Barbara (b. 1922) begins by telling about her rural childhood in Bennington, Idaho, including her entry into college at Utah State University, in Logan, Utah. Barbara wanted to enlist in 1942, but her father refused to give his permission so she accepted a contract to teach school for one year. She joined the WAVES in August 1943 and trained sailors in firing anti-aircraft guns. Interviewed by Becky Lloyd. 37 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
37 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/s6v71mpg |
| Topic |
Personal narratives--American; Veterans; World War (1939-1945); United States. Naval Reserve. Women's Reserve |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1030784 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6v71mpg |
| Title |
Page 15 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_slohp |
| ID |
1030761 |
| OCR Text |
Show BARBARA P. JACOB EN J L 11 2002 Superintendent Harri wa one of tho e people who could talk you into anything. B li me. He had a wa a tremendou per anality. He wa the uperintendent of the Too le School District. He ob erved my teaching. Afterward , he came up to me and aid, "How would you like to go to Tooele to teach?" I thought, "Tooele? Tooele? Where' Tooele?" I didn't know (laughs). I hadn't ever heard of Tooele. He said, "We can offer you the highest salary in the state, $1274." That was it. That was my fir t offer and I took it. I didn't even know where Tooele was. I had never been there. I did know that it was just a short distance - what I thought was just a short distance from Salt Lake. So I thought, "Well, that's all right. I'll do that." So I did. I taught in Tooele for a year. Then I joined the service. I was old enough. My Dad had relented. My sister-in-law spoke with him and said, "You know, it's safe for Barbara, and it will open a lot of wonderful opportunities for her." But as I said, I was old enough. WIN: So you went out to Tooele and taught. What did you think of Tooele at that time? BAR: Well, as you know, Tooele had the TAD (Tooele Army Depot) and Dugway and all of those Army installations. I taught at the junior high school. Many people were moving to Tooele at that time. The school district had temporary buildings because they had to expand their schools. So that's where the junior high happened to be. But I loved teaching. I really did. I enjoyed Tooele. My next oldest sister, Thelma, lived in Salt Lake, so I could spend weekends there. Tooele was really an interesting place. In fact, a number of us teachers went to Dugway and worked on weekends. One time we went as a part of the USO to dance with the servicemen. I said, "Never again." That was not my idea of entertaining the troops (laughs). I think we only did that once. However, it was fun to work at Dugway. We sorted shells, separating those that were reusable. So, as I 15 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6v71mpg/1030761 |
