| 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 76 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_iju |
| ID |
902082 |
| OCR Text |
Show HI AB lin -6- - sl:'i run a shoe sale. An I saidt su1e. And I() t the job. The first thin I i 'as hire my cousin, Doc. Because Doc had sold shoes \hile he was oing to school. He soldmn's shoes and ladies shoes in a shoe store and he knew mo~ about selling shoes than I did. And so ,,.e went down there and we ran a shoe sale. And when we got through, why, he asked me if I would go down to Huntington and, of course, I said, "No." I knew what Huntington was. I had never been there before but he made me a proposition I don't remember just what it was, but it was an attraactive proposition and so I decided to go down there, but it didn't work out. Didyour cousin go with you again? AC Oh, no. he went toschool. What wasyour impression of Huntington. Did the thing that you feared, was it true? AC It was a little village, a little Mormon town The people were nice. Ihad no problem withthe people. And thefrist day I got there, one of the boys came in the store and bought a cigar and invited me to go to a dance. They were having a dance at a little twon near there and I went with him and met the young fellows there. And - the social life was satisfactory. Andthese were ~ice people. They weren't interesting with the exception of one fellow that was the principal of the high school. Andi had a little cottage on the place there that the- fixed up for me. And he would come into my room there and visit with me and smoke my cigarettes. From the time he got there til he left because |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6cz52xd/902082 |
