| 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 |
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 |
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 57 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_gsohp |
| ID |
866606 |
| OCR Text |
Show ANDERSON 21 A: Well, it changed when the . let's see, '49 I believe it was that Ogden held a meeting and had the, I don't think they drove the spike, but they held a meeting on May the lOth and invited a lot of people to come. They invited my husband and I and D. C. Collins and the, but I think there were only three of us went, of course I was one of them. And we had a man who was interested in it from the Chamber of Commerce, and I don't remember his name • . T: From Ogden? A: From Brigham. T: From Brigham? A: Yes, and oh, they put on a ce.remony in Ogden ·. They must have driven the Golden Spike, but they didn't have as much as we did on it. They just did it and had a ceremony and had their dignitaries there _from the railroad, and they had a platform and they invited my hus·band and I and one more . • . the president of the Chamber of Commerce, maybe from Brigham City. T: This was in '497 A: And the Chamber of Commerce in· Brigham City had started to wake up. T: I see. A: And they sent a letter down to Ogden saying, in effect, "Lay off the Golden Spike ceremony. It belongs in Box Elder County.u T: Did it do the job? A: Well, it did. P: I want to just backtrack for a second and ask you if you think this renewed interest in that '49 period might be attributed to the fact that the rails had been removed in World War I, World War II to ge used as scrap iron in the war effort? Do you thi~that had anything to do with it? |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6b01000/866606 |
