| 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 91 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_iju |
| ID |
902097 |
| OCR Text |
Show lin sl:l "Abe, this thing is b thering me." And he took a look at it an he said, " ell, I suspected it in the first place but I di n' t sa.. an~·thing to you about it. But you've got shingles." And it '-'as anno}ing. But it wasnot terribly painful at the time. hat is shingles? AC Shingles is an infection of the nerve genrally inthe back there that starts in there and goes around here and ~oduced a rash and a tenderness there that~ very very ~inful. And Doc said that night after the wedding, I was getting on the train to go to Lansing . And he said, "You may have to go to the hospital there." Becuasei'm all alone and he says, "These things can get quite severe." Well, it didn't bother me at the time. It was annoying, but I got to Lansing and it was about 40 below zero. And it was just a short distance from the hotel to the office. But the thing kept getting worse and worse. So, anywya, it got so bad. New Year's Eve, the afternoon before New Year's Eve, my neightbor, I had gotten acquainted with, a little Irish fellow that had a haberdashery next door to where our office was and I had gotten acquainted with him and this was during prohibition. And Mac came in in the morning there and of course everybody's stocked up on moonshine whiskey for New Years. And he said, "Abe, I'm going down to the bootleggers to get some whiskey. Do you want me to get yousome?" I said, "No, Mac, I don't think I better" He knew I was in pain thre. "It's so bad that if it got any worse, |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6cz52xd/902097 |
