| Title |
Heber J. Sessions, Golden Spike Oral History Project, August 7, 1974, GS-1, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Sessions, Heber J., 1885-1980 |
| Contributor |
Thompson, Gregory C. (Gregory Coyne), 1943-; Notarianni, Philip F.; University of Utah. American West Center |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
1974-08-07 |
| Date Digital |
2015-06-17 |
| Spatial Coverage |
Promontory (historical), Box Elder County, Utah, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5780007/ |
| Access Rights |
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| Subject |
Sessions, Heber J., 1885-1980--Interviews; Golden Spike National Historic Site (Utah)--History; Railroads--Employees--Biography |
| Description |
Transcript (26 pages) of interview by Greg Thompson and Phil Notarianni with Heber J. Sessions on August 8, 1974 for the Golden Spike Oral History Project. |
| Collection Number and Name |
Ms0095, Golden Spike oral history project, 1947-1974 |
| Abstract |
Sessions (b. 1885) begins with a brief overview of his life, then talks about being a telegraph operator for the Union Pacific railroad. Other topics include freighting, Brigham Young and the Utah Central railroad, section men, railroad laborers, union organization and strikes, telegraphy, and descriptions of various towns in the area. Interviewed by Greg Thompson and Phil Notarianni. 26 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Language |
eng |
| Rights |
 |
| Scanning Technician |
Niko Amaya; Halima Noor |
| Conversion Specifications |
Original scanned on Epson Expression 10000 XL and saved as 400 ppi TIFF. Display image generated in Acrobat Pro X as PDF |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6bv99r7 |
| Topic |
Utah--Golden Spike National Historic Site; Railroads--Employees |
| Setname |
uum_gsohp |
| ID |
866008 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6bv99r7 |
| Title |
Page 20 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_gsohp |
| ID |
865999 |
| OCR Text |
Show -18- Every day. Seven days a week? Seven days a week. Twelve hours a day? S: Twelve hours a day for seven days a week. N: Did you receive any medical benefits from the company, a doctor? S: ·Not then, not then, that never came until 1926 about that time. We paid a fee every month out of our check, and we got that but we paid for it with a monthly fee, just like you're paying for your insurance now, and I still pay, carry my railroad insurance. T: Is it a medical and life policy? S: No life policy, medical and hospital. T: You mentioned that in 1908 that it changed to eight hours a day? S: To nine hours a day, to nine hours limit, eight hours was with a nine hour 1 imit. T: That was national law? S: That · was national. I remember in March 8, 1908, when that change came and they sent me to Blackfoot, Idaho because they had to put on an extra shift at Blackfoot, Idaho. I went up there for two months uritil some of |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6bv99r7/865999 |
