| 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 75 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_iju |
| ID |
902081 |
| OCR Text |
Show HI AB line - -8- sl:3 Huntington is 30 miles ff the railroads, with a population of maybe 150 t _oo people. Andcutside of the party that I worked for, who was Jewish, there was -- everybody else was a Mormon. I or ed for a fellow b) the name of Glassman. I didn't work for him ver} long. Abe Glassman. It's--this is after I carne back from the ew Mexican border. And I didnt have a job and this job came up. L What were you doing? AC I worked in the store, clerk selling. Doing whatever. Cleaning. The usual things, working in a store. The man I worked for before I left for the Mexican border had~otten married while I was gone. When I carne back, he very apolotgetically told meh~ouldn't hire me. He couldn't afford to. His wife was helping him out. It was a small business. With just the two of them. That, when I left he got married and his wife helped him out. And so he felt very badly because we worked together very well, harrnoni-ously. And successfully. iwas just 21 years old. But, this Abe Glassman , he knew. And he wasin Salt Lake City and Abe Glassman had purchased a bankrupt shoe stock in Bingham, Utah. In those ~~~e.., days, Bingham was a very active mining camp. Today, ~ w~~~ of course, the center for the Utah Copper Co. My bo~--Sid Varitisy , my ex-boss, asked me if I would like to go down fuere, and run a shoe sale. I sold shoes all right, but not especially. But at 21, you had alot of confidence in yourself. So I met this Abe Glassman andhe asked me if I would like to go down there and |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6cz52xd/902081 |
