| Title |
Bernice Gibbs Anderson, Golden Spike Oral History Project, GS-4 and GS-5, August 9, 1974, American West Center, University of Utah |
| Creator |
Anderson, Bernice Gibbs |
| 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 |
1974-08-09 |
| 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 |
Anderson, Bernice Gibbs--Interviews; Golden Spike National Historic Site (Utah)--History |
| Description |
Two transcripts (30 pages and 29 pages) of interview by Greg Thompson and Phil Notarianni with Bernice Gibbs Anderson on August 9, 1974 for the Golden Spike Oral History Project. |
| Collection Number and Name |
Ms0095, Golden Spike oral history project, 1947-1974 |
| Abstract |
Anderson (b. 1900) recalls growing up west of Corinne, Utah. Her family took their cattle to the Promontory area every summer. She describes the area and talks about the people who lived in the area. Other topics include conflict between the Irish and Chinese, Crockers ranch, Captain Bufford, Leland Stanford letting stock loose in the area, Holly ranch, passenger trains, the telegraph line, freighting, a robbery in Corinne, the prohibition of liquor, and World War I. Interviewed by Greg Thompson and Phil Notarianni. 30 pages. Anderson continues with a description of Chinese labor in the area, bandits, brakemen, freight cars, the Golden Spike, Wilson Wright, the federal government, National Parks, veterans organizations, and Heber Sessions. Interviewed by Greg Thompson and Phil Notarianni. 29 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Language |
eng |
| Rights |
 |
| Is Part of |
Inventory of the Golden Spike oral history project, 1947-1974; http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv31866 |
| 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/s6b01000 |
| Topic |
Utah--Golden Spike National Historic Site |
| Setname |
uum_gsohp |
| ID |
866615 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6b01000 |
| Title |
Page 7 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_gsohp |
| ID |
866556 |
| OCR Text |
Show MRS. ANDERSON Page 5 A: I don't recall any. I think they were building for some of the section crews and the maintenance men that there had to be, because they had to live there. N: Did you notice if the American flag was flying when you went in? A: No, I didn't N: Over by the telegraph pole is? A: No, it wasn't, I'm sure. N: That's kind of interesting. A: But those big box elder trees were there. I remember them. T: That particular feature sticks out. N: Well, there were probably no other trees around were there? T: Isn't that a pretty treeless country? A: There were no other trees; it was just low cedars all over the valley when they first came in. T: The cedars are almost shriviled in si~e? A: Yeah, and they're practically all gone except near the mountains. T: Un huh, at the top. People have cleared them off to farm the land, I suppose. A: To farm the land and then I think that they burned a lot of them. I mean they were struck by lighting or something, burned them down. N: You were telling us something last week that interested me very much, you were telling us about a ranch that wis owned by, I believe, was it the Crockers? A: Yes, it was owned by the Crockers, but it was run by a Captiin Bufford. N: Where was this ranch now, in relation to Promontory? A: Well, it was about a mile and a half north and slightly northwest of the |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6b01000/866556 |
