| 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 93 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_iju |
| ID |
902099 |
| OCR Text |
Show OHI AB Cline - 6- 8 .... s1:20 L Where did the wedding t ake place? AC The wedding took placein Dayton , Ohio . Her sister was in San Francisco and my fo l ks werein Quncy , Il l inois where ny b rother live s . L Your parent s had moved t here? AC We ll, they hadn ' t e xa ctly moved t here but they were there. Not p e rmane n t ly . So my bro t h e r and my parents drove~ to Dayt on and my s i ster-in -law come t o Dayton. And ofcourse, my AUnt , Doc's mother, was l i ke a mother to me. I was like a son t o her. OF c ourse, she only had 6 sons and one daughter. SO s he l iked family . But Cousin ABe was part of thefamily just as t he rest of t hem. So we had the wedding in Dayton, Ohil I lived with Doc, when he was there. Doc built a house and he had an e xtra r oom t hre. And this was my room whenever I was in town. And Mildredstay edwith my Aunt Bessie. Aunt Bessie had room because Doc had moved out of there when he got married. Soshe had an extra r oom . Sofuere was plenty of room there. But when we went up t o get the license, of course, Ihad to give them an address and I gave t h em Doc's address, which was the only address I had in DAyton. And the next day, of course, on the marriage notices, Abe Cline had taken a license tobe married to Mildred Epstein and the address was shown t here and pretty soon the phone began ringing. "Doc, why - what the hell is going on@ You toldus you married that gal and hereyou've been living with her for a year!!" "Well," he said, "We decided to try it for a year and now we're getting married." |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6cz52xd/902099 |
