No. 881 Roy Newman, 1972

File — Box: 79, Folder: 14

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Roy Newman was a miner. He started mining in Nevada in 1916-1917. Newman served in the Army in Europe. When he returned to the US, Newman worked the mines in Big Cottonwood Canyon. He studied mining engineering at the University of Utah for two years and the returned to mining. Newman details the work he did, describing the dangers of mining, talking about the tools and equipment they used, and discussing the culture of mining. Newman also tells several stories about other miners in Utah, their successes, or traumas.
Interviewers: Marilyn Carey, Georgia Angelos, and Phil Notarianni.

Dates

1972

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