| Title |
Shefton and Roxella Gordon, East Carbon, Utah, Carbon County oral history project, No. 5, April 1, 1982 |
| Creator |
Gordon, Shefton, 1910-1992; Gordon, Roxella Behunin, 1910-2005 |
| Contributor |
Taniguchi, Nancy; University of Utah. American West Center |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
1982-04-01 |
| Date Digital |
2015-12-28 |
| Spatial Coverage |
Hiawatha, Carbon County, Utah, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5540396 |
| Access Rights |
I acknowledge and agree that all information I obtain as a result of accessing any oral history provided by the University of Utah's Marriott Library shall be used only for historical or scholarly or academic research purposes, and not for commercial purposes. I understand that any other use of the materials is not authorized by the University of Utah and may exceed the scope of permission granted to the University of Utah by the interviewer or interviewee. I may request permission for other uses, in writing to Special Collections at the Marriott Library, which the University of Utah may choose grant, in its sole discretion. I agree to defend, indemnify and hold the University of Utah and its Marriott Library harmless for and against any actions or claims that relate to my improper use of materials provided by the University of Utah. |
| Subject |
Gordon, Shefton, 1910-1992--Interviews; Gordon, Roxella Behunin, 1910-2005--Interviews; Coal mines and mining--Utah; Dairy plants; Carbon County (Utah) |
| Description |
The interview with Shefton and Roxella Gordon covers the subjects of daily life in Hiawatha, Utah, including family and background information, medical care, transportation, the dairy business, and local festivals. Also included are The Carbon County oral history project (1972-1993) consists of oral histories from residents of Carbon County, Utah. While the main emphasis is on living in coal mine country, the interviews are verbal snapshots of rural Utah life from the earliest settlers to as recently as 1993. |
| Collection Number and Name |
Accn1479, Carbon County oral history project, 1972-1993 |
| Type |
Text |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Language |
eng |
| Rights |
 |
| Relation |
http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv38397 |
| 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/s6hd9z26 |
| Topic |
Utah--Carbon County; Coal mines and mining; Dairy plants |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Is Part of |
Aileen H. Clyde 20th Century Women's Legacy Archive |
| Setname |
uum_ccoh |
| ID |
784000 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6hd9z26 |
| Title |
Page 33 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_ccoh |
| ID |
783993 |
| OCR Text |
Show MR. AND MRS. SHEFTON GORDON APRIL 1, 1982 brother-in-law was a guard down on the railroad track and he went there for Christmas, they lived there. I remember that. NT: Did you need a note to get back in? RG: Everybody did. They stopped everybody at that point. They never allowed negroes to cross the tracks either. NT: Really. RG: No negro could cross the track. SG: We had negroes at Hiawatha, you know a whole colony of them. I went to school with a lot of them in 1925. In Hiawatha, what you call a southerner, an easterner or something, he was a lot ---7--- go into town. RG: No negroes could come in. No prostitutes. I remember my dad having to escort--get rid of some prostitutes. NT: Well, they had gotten in somehow, hadn't they? RG: The Greeks brought them in. I was old enough to know because I was still working in the confectionery and they brought them in there, but they didn't get to stay, out they went. NT: Well, I guess then when you got checked, if the Greek men were bringing them over, what would they say? RG: I don't know how they got the word over to the office. But you could tell they were-NT: Oh you could. RG : Well, yes. (Laughter) They would-- 31 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6hd9z26/783993 |
