| 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 16 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_iju |
| ID |
902022 |
| OCR Text |
Show HI AB Clin - .., sl:15 on th1ng. And \hen 1 got out of that, 1 would have something to r \ith. 1 would know something! As it is, if 1 took a cl ss1cal couse, of course, I had have some knowledge but no ·nowledge I could sell, unless I went to college. And the idea of go1ng to college in those days was unheard of. ANyway, they decided I had to take a commercial course. And I said, "I vmuldn' t." And I didn't. I didn ~ t go to school. I went to ~ork instead. Which, of course, looking at it rightnow was entirely wrong thing to do. L It must have been a disappointment. AC Yes, it was. Because I was interested in - even when - At the time at the a~ of 14, I was reading books ~1 the time . Every book that I could get ahold of. A lot of there werenot very good books, but some of bere were better books. And I was interested in readinng; I was interested in knowledge . And I was not interested in being a bookkeeper . end side one begin side two •• for hours at a time there and I was never athletic in the sense that I could do athletic things, I was always very active physically. L Didyou play games? AC A lot of them. But not good enough to be on a team. Baseball. Played football. Played basketball. And Later on, I did a lot of walking. We hiked up allfuese canyons here. From Immigration to around the Little Cottonwood. We didn't |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6cz52xd/902022 |
