| 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 30 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_iju |
| ID |
902036 |
| OCR Text |
Show HI AB Clin s_;_ .. t wal · around there and see anybody that looked like they wanted to be •aited on. "Mayl ass~st you, Madam?" May I help? \er) nasuat1ng. And after a couple of days, Ig ot my bearings there and I noticed one thing that annoyed me was that when the other floor alkers wanted a salesperson -- in other words, the floorwalker would go up to you and say, "May I assist you." and ~ou [customer] would say, "Yes, I want to look at something," [Cline yells [ : "Miss Smith, Ms . Brown, Miss Green,: Miss White .. " HE'd he'd start calling names there and all the Jirls were busy. And it was disturbing them and it wasn't getting any service for the person there. So after about the second or third day, I went around and I got the name and the number of everybody in the stationaty sectionwhere I was suppeed to be, the book section. There were about seven gir~s there. Seven sales ladies. And it took me about a day to memorize all these names and numbers. It required an effort on my part. And I had determined before that it wasn't necessary to call out these names. I that Icould know whereevery girl was at any time I was on the floor, which required a lot of work. L How will you that know that .. AC Well, by watching them , they're walking around there. But to know this girl was waiting on a customer and this girl isn't. So this girl is working instock, and this girl is just not doing anything, and this girl is waiting on someone. So when I wanted a sales-person, I didnt havetocall out a half a dozen names in the |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6cz52xd/902036 |
