Oral history interview with Alan Davis by Amber VanAlfen [Transcript and Audio]

Permission Inquires or Update Item Information
Title Oral history interview with Alan Davis by Amber VanAlfen [Transcript and Audio]
Creator Davis, Alan; VanAlfen, Amber
Contributor Southern Utah University; Zion National Park; Utah Humanities Council; Utah Historical Society
Publisher Utah Historical Society
Date 2009-10-16
Access Rights Utah Historical Society
Date Digital 2024-01
Spatial Coverage Springdale, Washington County, Utah, United States https://www.geonames.org/5547516/springdale.html
Subject Personal narratives; Oral histories; National parks; Memories; Reminiscing; Summer employment; Union Pacific Railroad Company; Concessioners (Amusements, etc.); High school students; Bellhops; Maids, Hotel; Tourists; Tunnels; Construction; Tents; Cabins; Utilities, Public; Maintenance; Swimming pools; Camping; Hiking; Variety shows; Naturalists; Park rangers; Truck drivers; Motion pictures; Wood-burning stoves; Restrooms; Gift shops; Family; Fire; Post-office; Photography; Paving; Landscape; Dudes; Family; Utah. Fish and Game Commission; Elk; Hunting; Hoover Dam (Ariz. and Nev.); Marine Corps Association; Virgin River; Great Depression; Galena; Radios; Kodak camera; Welfare and society; Picnics; Southern Utah University; San Diego (Calif.); Tumacácori (Ariz.); Saint George (Utah); Cedar City (Utah); Zion National Park (Utah)
Description Oral history interview by Amber VanAlfen with Alan Davis. Topics include: Employment, Working as a bellhop, Facilities management, Swimming, hiking, Variety shows, Driving a truck, Filming of motion pictures, Tips, CAbins, Wood-burning stoves, Family visits, Wildlife, Tourists, Being in the Marine Corps, The Great Depression, Cameras, and Radios.
Collection Number and Name MSS B 1957 The Zion National Park Employee Oral History Collection, 2009
Type Image/MovingImage
Genre oral histories (literary works)
Format application/pdf
Extent 17 leaves; 40:49
Language eng
Rights
Source MSS B 1957 The Zion National Park Employee Oral History Collection, 2009
Scanning Technician Michelle Gollehon
Metadata Cataloger Amy Green Larsen
ARK ark:/87278/s6hqgcbr
Setname dha_uhsoh
ID 2455522
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6hqgcbr
Back to Search Results