Box 79
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Contains 17 Results:
No. 868 Nancy Cortez, 2011
File — Box: 79, Folder: 1
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Nancy Cortez was born in Denver, Colorado. When Cortez was seven, her family moved to Bremerton, Washington, so her father could work in the shipyards there. After World War II ended, they returned to Denver. Though she had a difficult childhood, she had a passion for dance. When Cortez was 13, she had her professional debut in the Central City Opera as stand-in for an injured dancer. During high school, she was...
Dates:
2011
No. 869 Francisco Nicolas Santiago Ibarra, 2011
File — Box: 79, Folder: 2
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Francisco Ibarra was born in the mountains of Sierra Madre in Oaxaca, Mexico. His father was a farmer and a logger. Ibarra’s parents had a bad relationship, so his grandmother came to take his mother away. The children stayed with their father, but five years later, Ibarra’s mother returned to take him back to the city with her. He went to school and eventually became the number two student of the class. For a...
Dates:
2011
No. 870 Mickey Ibarra, 2010
File — Box: 79, Folder: 3
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Mickey Ibarra was born in Salt Lake City, Utah. Ibarra’s father came to the United States during World War II as laborer to help with harvesting crops. His father then got a job at Kennecott Copper Mine on the demolition crew. Ibarra’s mother was born in Salina, Utah. She met Ibarra’s father when she was 16 years old. Ibarra describes the difficulties his parents faced because of their interracial marriage in Salt...
Dates:
2010
No. 871 Derlin Newly, 2016
File — Box: 79, Folder: 4
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Derlin Newey was a young boy living in Ogden, Utah, when Snowbasin opened. He discusses his memories of the opening and early days of the ski resort. Newey also talks about ski competitions he attended or was involved in growing up. He describes the first rope tow at Snowbasin, as well as the gear that he used to ski. In addition, Newey talks about the other families that skied at Snowbasin, as well as his peers....
Dates:
2016
No. 872 Robert Newman, 2015
File — Box: 79, Folder: 5
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Robert Newman grew up in a working-class family in Philadelphia. Early in his life he developed a passion for reading and eventually pursued his passion for literature as a James Joyce scholar. After a variety of different jobs, Mr. Newman was hired by the University of Texas A and M, where he eventually became an administrator. He then moved to the University of South Carolina where he took a chair position. After...
Dates:
2015
No. 873 Dean Perkins and Nick Breeze, 2016
File — Box: 79, Folder: 6
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Dean Perkins fell in love with skiing in Sun Valley, Idaho. He also lived in Ogden near a few of the early skiers Utah skiers and started skiing with them, both at a golf course and at Snow Basin. At Snow Basin, Perkins started working the first rope tow and eventually worked the first lift, the Wildcat. He skied for the US Ski Team but was drafted into the Army right after high school. In Europe, Perkins was a...
Dates:
2016
No. 874 Richard K. Reuling, 2011
File — Box: 79, Folder: 7
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Mr. Reuling describes his early life and developing a love of the outdoors. He talks about moving to Utah and his careers at Streeter Chevrolet and the Hertz Corporation. Richard details his travels all around the west, in Utah, Arizona, and Colorado. He outlines his involvement in the beginnings of Bullfrog, the process of getting the community started and the people he worked with. Richard also discusses his life...
Dates:
2011
No. 875 Faaolataga Salana, 2008
File — Box: 79, Folder: 8
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Faaolataga Salanoa was born in Tula, American Samoa. He attended Catholic schools growing up. Salanoa was baptized as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints when he was eight years old. When he was about 20, Salanoa and his family moved to Hawaii, where he worked, went to school, and eventually joined the United States Coast Guard. In the Coast Guard, he traveled to the North and South Poles,...
Dates:
2008
No. 876 Bonnie Siciliano, 2014
File — Box: 79, Folder: 9
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In this interview, Bonnie Siciliano talks about growing up in Salina and Salt Lake City, Utah. She describes her family life, her parents’ divorce, and life in foster care. Bonnie married and had children. She discusses the difficulties of having a family at that time, especially after separating from her husband. Bonnie also talks about the jobs she had. Finally, she discusses her children and how they have grown...
Dates:
2014
No. 877 Bob Van Dyke, 2016
File — Box: 79, Folder: 10
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Bob van Dyke grew up in Ogden and started skiing at Snowbasin with his family at an early age. He describes the equipment they used and how it has evolved during his lifetime. Van Dyke also talks about Snowbasin and the way it has developed and grown, from using the first rope tow to the 2002 Olympics. He was also on the ski patrol at Snowbasin and was a teacher at the ski school.
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Dates:
2016
No. 878 Thomas G. Alexander, 2016
File — Box: 79, Folder: 11
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Thomas G. Alexander, Lemuel Hardison Redd, Jr., Professor Emeritus of History at Brigham Young University and longtime parliamentarian of the Western History Association, discusses his academic training, the origins of the Charles Redd Center for Western American Studies at BYU, and his decades of participation in the Western History Association. Dr. Alexander received a BA and MA in history at Utah State...
Dates:
2016
No. 879 Shireen Mahdavi, 2013
File — Box: 79, Folder: 12
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Shireen Mahdavi talks about her education and career in Iran and what brought her to the United States, as well as her continued education when she arrived. She grew up in a prominent family in Iran and received her bachelor’s degree in social anthropology from the London School of Economics and Political Science. She worked for the Planning and Budget Organization and the Women’s Organization of Iran. She...
Dates:
2013
No. 880 Herbert Maw, 1973
File — Box: 79, Folder: 13
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Herbert Maw talks about his career as a Democrat in Utah politics. Maw first became involved when he ran for state senate while he was on the faculty of University of Utah. He was elected and served in the 1929 session. In 1932, Maw was the Democratic nominee for the United States House of Representatives. He ran for a seat in the United States Senate in 1934. Maw also ran for and was elected governor of Utah. He...
Dates:
1973
No. 881 Roy Newman, 1972
File — Box: 79, Folder: 14
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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...
Dates:
1972
No. 882 Gary Nichols, 2016
File — Box: 79, Folder: 15
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This is an interview with Gary Nichols, a prominent pioneer of Utah kayaking. Gary discussed how and why he began kayaking, his connection with the University of Utah, the history of the sport from his experience, and his speculations on what has influenced the sport and its popularity. Currently kayaking has been in decline, and Gary attributes that in large part to the shift of goals among kayakers: from enjoying...
Dates:
2016
No. 883 A. Ray Olpin, 1981
File — Box: 79, Folder: 16
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A. Ray Olpin went to work for Bell Laboratories in 1925 after finishing school. Olpin worked with the head of the electro-optical research there, developing ways of transmitting images. Olpin and his team worked on setting up one of the first television transmissions, which was from Herbert Hoover, who was Secretary of Commerce at that time. After that project, Olpin continued work that would improve transmission...
Dates:
1981
No. 884 Michael Searles, 2016
File — Box: 79, Folder: 17
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Cowboy Mike Searles, Professor Emeritus of History at Augusta University, talks about his career as a historian, his time in the Western History Association, and his public persona as “Cowboy Mike.” He grew up in Edwardsville, Illinois, took a BA in history at Southern Illinois University in 1964, and later completed his MA at Howard. Long interested in the American West and particularly in African American Western...
Dates:
2016