| 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 100 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_iju |
| ID |
902106 |
| OCR Text |
Show HIAB line s_:_ .... An he suggested that I put my d sk up on his balcony. He had a bal on~ ther and he had room for it. And so for maybe a ~ear, I e t m desk up there and if he got busy, why, he ~ uld call me and I would wait on the customers for him there. And there was no exchange for money. I didn't pay him any rent and he didn't pay for my services there. Except on Saturday. Saturday, I worked for him all day and I got $5.00. And thc t was a lot of money. it bought a lot of groeries in those day~ ! But things were very very tough. You had bread lines. Soup kitchens. L You had bread lines in town? AC Yes. Yes. We very rarely went to a picture show. And when we did, it was to one of the smaller picture shows that cost 10 cents or 15 cents. And we subscribed to the daily paper, which was not very epxensive in those days. But we didn't waste money on magazines . We didn't have the 10ney. L did your wife work then, too? AC NO . she had a baby. Rosanne was born in October 1932. Now, she was capable. She could have workedm those days, but there was no work tobe had. And until. Besides which, she became pregnant almost the day we got here and she got sick. Didn 1 t know what it was. And finally after a week or so, she said, "I think.I'm pregnant." I said, "We'll go up and see Dr. ~urtley Now, Dr. ~rtley was one of the few specialists, obs and gyn, here in SLC . . And Dr. Curtley had been with us down on 1he Mexican border. So I knew him and loved him. he was a very very fine gentleman. And so I wentup to see Dr. Curtley first, and |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6cz52xd/902106 |
