| Title |
Abe B. Cline, Interviews with Jews in Utah, Accn 998 |
| Alternative Title |
Accn 998, Interviews with Jews in Utah, Abe B. Cline |
| Description |
Transcript (179 pages) of multiple interviews by Leslie Kelen with Abe Cline in 1982 and 1983 for the Interviews with Jews in Utah Oral History Project. |
| Creator |
Cline, Abe B., 1895-1983 |
| Contributor |
Kelen, Leslie G., 1949-; Oral History Institute |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
1982-06-02; 1983-06-15; 1982-06-06; 1983-05-19 |
| Date Digital |
2015-07-06 |
| 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. |
| Spatial Coverage |
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5780993/ |
| Subject |
Jews, American--Utah--Interviews; Cline, Abe B., 1895-1983;--Interviews; Jews--Social life and customs; World War, 1914-1918; Freemasons; Salt Lake City (Utah); Jews--Social life and customs |
| Abstract |
Abe Cline was interviewed five times by Leslie Kelen. Cline (b. 1895) talks about his father and grandfather, both of whom are buried in Jerusalem. He recalls various jobs held early in his life (often as salesman) and tells a number of stores about his years with the National Guard (Mexican Revolution) and the U. S. Army (World War I). He recalls his childhood and teenage years in Salt Lake, the Free Masons, doing business with Mormons, the Greek population, the Depression, France in World War I, and his feelings about Hitler, Germany, and the creation of the state of Israel. Other topics include the Cline Equipment Company, evaporative air coolers, the Salt Lake Jewish community, Rabbi Sam Gordon, his extended family, and Jewish businesses in Salt Lake. 179 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
179 pages |
| Language |
eng |
| Rights |
 |
| Is Part of |
Interviews with Jews in Utah collection, 1982-1988, http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv70657/ |
| Scanning Technician |
Niko Amaya; Halima Noor |
| 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/s6cz52xd |
| Topic |
Jews, American; Jews--Social life and customs; World War (1914-1918); Freemasons; Utah--Salt Lake City |
| Setname |
uum_iju |
| ID |
902187 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6cz52xd |
| Title |
Page 15 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_iju |
| ID |
902021 |
| OCR Text |
Show OHI AB Cline - s1:14 boy. At the age of 14. Well, to give to an idea how small I wwas. I had a cousin who was the same age as I am. And my cousin as born in England. He came over here. At the age of 12, he entered Salt Lake City High School. The youngestboy to enter ~ the high school. At ~~t time, and at that time, they had a cadet corps. Andyou had to belong to that cadet corp unless you were-- got a doct7or's certificate that you were physically unable to do it. Andin order to go to the high scboool, you had tobuy a cadet blouse. And they were quite expensive for poor people. Whni finished my 8th grade, I was going to high school. That is, I registered for high school. And he was the smallest kind in school at age of 12. At 14 years old when I decide d I was going to high school, I tried the coat on and it was too big for me . So youcan imagine how big I was . Rut I was stubborn. Of course, a 14 year old who was stubborn could be very foolish . And I was very foolish in that I register~ in high school by myself. My folks couldnt go with me. I just went up there and registered. And in those days, you had courses: Commercial course which took in bookkeeping and ~yping and steno . And sho~hand. You had a scientific course , which took in chemistry and so on. Andyou had a classical course . And I registered for a classicj(al course because the thought of being a bookkeeper nasuated me. But the day before school was to start, my uncle came over and my family discussed this thing with him. And he said it was the wrong thing to do, which it was. I should have taken a commercial course which was a three-year course, for |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6cz52xd/902021 |
