Box 80
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Contains 16 Results:
No. 885 John Cederquist and Nate Bricker, 2016
File — Box: 80, Folder: 1
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After graduating from Iowa State University in 1974, John Cederquist taught high school for four years. Cederquist then decided to move to Duluth, Minnesota, to pursue a career in outdoor recreation. In 1979, he moved to Utah and earned a Master’s degree in Leisure Studies in the College of Health at the University of Utah. Cederquist became a volunteer trip coordinator and equipment rental specialist in Campus...
Dates:
2016
No. 886 David Edmunds, 2016
File — Box: 80, Folder: 2
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Dave Edmunds, Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Texas at Dallas, discusses his academic career, his thoughts on the writing of Native American history, and his longtime membership in and service to the Western History Association. Dr. Edmunds took his BA in chemistry from Milliken University, his MA in history from Illinois State University, and his PhD from the University of Oklahoma, where he...
Dates:
2016
No. 887 Robert C. Heyder, 2017
File — Box: 80, Folder: 3
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Robert C. Heyder, former superintendent of Capitol Reef, Bryce Canyon, Zion and Mesa Verde National Parks, discusses his long service in the National Park Service with a particular focus on his tenure at Zion National Park, 1972-1979. Mr. Heyder, a Korean War veteran, served in the National Park Service for nearly half a century and during his time observed numerous changes in the system and at individual parks. He...
Dates:
2017
No. 888 Elizabeth Jameson, 2016
File — Box: 80, Folder: 4
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Dr. Elizabeth Jameson, past president and longtime member of the Western History Association, discusses her professional life, her role in and thoughts on the organization. Raised in Galveston, Texas, Dr. Jameson received her PhD from the University of Michigan and taught for several organizations, most prominently the University of New Mexico and the University of Calgary. She has spent much of her career working...
Dates:
2016
No. 889 Conrad Anker, 2017
File — Box: 80, Folder: 5
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Conrad Anker talks about his early years skiing and climbing. Anker discovered climbing with a friend one summer and began climbing regularly and taking climbing trips. He decided to attend the University of Utah when he wasn’t in school he was able to spend time outdoors climbing and skiing. Anker studied commercial recreation at the University of Utah, which is now parks recreation and tourism. He talks about the...
Dates:
2017
No. 890 Don Burnham, 2018
File — Box: 80, Folder: 6
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Don Burnham's father and uncles started and then incorporated the Burnham Duck Club. Burnham talks about hunting ducks out on Great Salt Lake with his father and uncles. He describes the beginning and the development of the Burnham Duck Club and talks about the membership process and the members. Burnham also describes dealing with problems like flooding, botulism, and poachers. He recounts some of his favorite...
Dates:
2018
No. 891 Owen Kent Covey, 2018
File — Box: 80, Folder: 7
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Owen Kent Covey was born and raised in Salt Lake City, Utah. Covey talks about his 75 years of hunting duck on Great Salt Lake. He has been a member of the New State Duck Club and the Harrison Duck Club for much of his life. Covey describes the clubs and what they do out in the marsh, how they hunt, and the problems they have faced over the years.
Project: Duck and Wetlands oral history...
Dates:
2018
No. 892 Beverly Dalley, 2017
File — Box: 80, Folder: 8
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Beverly Dalley was born in Pleasant Grove, Utah, where she grew up. Dalley attended the University of Utah from 1942 until 1947 when she earned a biology degree. She continued to work at the university for several years after graduating. Dalley talks about her mentors at the university and describes her time working in the Laboratory of Human Genetics on a project focused on heredity and disease. Dalley was also...
Dates:
2017
No. 893 E. Richard Hart, 2017
File — Box: 80, Folder: 9
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E. Richard Hart grew up in Provo, Utah. He and his family were liberal Mormons, and he talks about their experience of the conservative Mormon community. Hart's views conflicted with many of his teachers and peers in high school. After high school, he briefly attended BYU but lost his debate scholarship when he refused to debate in favor of the Vietnam War. He then attended the University of Utah, where he studied...
Dates:
2017
No. 894 Clarence "Tony" Hewlett, 2018
File — Box: 80, Folder: 10
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Clarence Tony Hewlett was born in Corinne, Utah. Hewlett grew up hunting duck on and around Great Salt Lake. When he was a teenager, Hewlett started working at the Duckville Gun Club with some of his friends. He eventually became the manager of the club. Hewlett describes the members of the club and talks about Duckville itself, the environment, the lodging, and how it changed over the years. Hewlett also describes...
Dates:
2018
No. 895 Richard M. Hodge, 2017
File — Box: 80, Folder: 11
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Richard Hodges, raised in Salt Lake City, holds a master’s degree in Economics from the University of Utah and had a long career with Utah Transit Authority (UTA) beginning with an internship at the company. His career included work on financing the first Trax light rail, and then the second line, completed just in time for the 2002 Olympics. Richard talks about his work at UTA and the planning that went into the...
Dates:
2017
No. 896 Randy Iverson, 2018
File — Box: 80, Folder: 12
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Randy Iverson’s family has been involved in duck hunting on Great Salt Lake for generations. Iverson’s father was a duck hunting guide at the Bear River Gun Club, and Iverson eventually became a guide too. Iverson describes his job as a guide, his responsibilities and his experiences. He also talks about hunting on Great Salt Lake, the ducks he hunted, the tools he used, and the environment where he hunted.
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Dates:
2018
No. 897 John Gary Maxwell, 2017
File — Box: 80, Folder: 13
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John Gary Maxwell talks about his membership in the Rudy Reclamation and Sportsmans Club, also known as the Rudy Duck Club, which owns about 3,300 square acres near the Salt Lake City International Airport. Maxwell has been on the faculty of the University of Utah Medical School since 1966. He talks about joining the Rudy Duck Club after buying his wife’s father’s shares. Maxwell describes the Rudy Duck Club and...
Dates:
2017
No. 898 Robert Valentine, 2017
File — Box: 80, Folder: 14
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Robert Valentine was born and raised in Brigham City, Utah. Valentine has been hunting duck his whole life and talks about his experiences hunting around Great Salt Lake. He describes the guns and the decoys he used to hunt. Valentine talks about the different duck clubs that hunted at Great Salt Lake. He later became director of the Division of Wildlife Resources for Utah. Valentine was involved in Utah politics...
Dates:
2017
No. 899 Tom Welch, 1996
File — Box: 80, Folder: 15
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Tom Welch discusses leading Salt Lake City's campaigns to win Olympic bids for the 1996 and 2002 Winter Olympics. He talks about his tactics and techniques for winning votes from the members of the International Olympic Committee. Welch and his team focused on sharing ownership of the games with the people of Utah, building and maintaining Olympic caliber facilities, and developing and strengthening personal...
Dates:
1996
No. 900 John Worsencroft, 2011
File — Box: 80, Folder: 16
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John Worsencroft was born in Salt Lake City and grew up in neighboring Murray. From a military family, he had a pro-military father and a mother skeptical of military culture. He joined the Marine Reserve in 2000 and was trained as an infantryman. Following the September 11, 2001 World Trade Center attack he was deployed to Camp Pendleton, California. During Operation Iraqi Freedom he served in Iraq with the 1st...
Dates:
2011