| 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 115 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_iju |
| ID |
902121 |
| OCR Text |
Show HIAB lin s_:.J ,. e f un that -w h to sell 'em re ail and we did and we did a ni e busines in h e aporated coolants. L Thatmust ha e been a strange ir·ifiroduci ton, that new i tern? A h, it 'Was for me. I remember I sold the first one to a restuarant n Third S uth. And I stold it to him if he would take care f the installation. I knew nothing about installing them and I didn't know how to go about it . But through that installation, though, two things happened. One was that I got acquainted with a sheet retal man who was probably the best in the United Staes . He was terrific! And we used tim from that tim on. His name was Charlie Bogadahl. He's dead now, but he was - not only a nice, kind gentleman, but he knew more about sheet metal work than any men I ever knew or heard tell of/ And. I never wouldhave met him if it hadn 't been for this sale. And. we also got acquainted with theo.-mer of this place at this restaurant there who was a Greek. By the name of Pistolous. And he was a fine gentleman . And I got acquainted with him and we became such good friends that fromfuat time on, any Greek that bought an air conditioner, bought it fromme. Because all I had to do was go in there, which I did quite often, becuase he had the best restaurant in town - and that isn't true, but he served the best steakds in town. Definitely! And he also served the best chicken in town. So I became a good customer of this. Also a good friend. I'd go in and I'd tell him I'm trying to sell so-and-so an air-conditioner and he would call the guy up. And tellhim of his experience and give me a recmmendation and in one case, I even heard him say, "You need an' lair conditioner, you buy .it from Cline!" Instructions! So ... |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6cz52xd/902121 |
