b0227 Spring City (Utah) Oral History Interviews, 1974 A Register of the Collection at the Utah State Historical Society Utah State Historical Society 1999 Finding aid encode in EAD 1.0 by Craig Ringgenberg using XMetaL 1.0, 1999. Finding aid written in English.

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Summary Description Utah State Historical Society Mss B 227 Spring City (Utah). Spring City (Utah) Oral History Interviews, 1974 0.5 lin. ft. (1 box) Recollections of rural social and economic life by early residents. Topics: Danes in Utah. Sheep industry -- Utah. Violin makers. Persons: Rice, Cindy. Organizations: Deseret Livestock Company (Utah). Places: Sanpete County (Utah). Spring City (Utah). Form or Genre: Interviews. Background Background Note

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This is a collection of oral history interviews conducted primarily by Cindy Rice to document rural life in the Sanpete County community of Spring City. Tapes are available for most of the interviews, but are housed separately.

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Spring City (Utah) Oral History Interviews, 1974, Utah State Historical Society.

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The Spring City (Utah) Oral History Interviews are the physical property of the Utah Historical Society, Salt Lake City, Utah. Literary rights, including copyright, may belong to the authors or their heirs and assigns. Please contact the Historical Society for information regarding specific use of this collection.

Processing Information: Collection processed by staff Finding aid compiled by staff Finding aid edited by Linda Thatcher, 2000 Collection cataloged by Richard Saunders, 1988 (RLIN ID: UTSX88-A244). Finding aid encoded for the World Wide Web by Craig Ringgenberg, 2000. Container list Box Folder Contents Interviewee and subject of interview 1 1 Acken, Myra--Recollections of Spring City near the turn of the century 1 2 Aiken, Vero--Spring City reminiscences about early businesses; sheep herding; World War I; economic doldrums, ca. 1905-1960 1 3 Allred, LaVon--Reminiscences of girlhood in Spring City; family's boarding house; rural schools; farm animals; adoption of a child 1 4 Allred, Lee--Early twentieth century; Indian skirmishes; Mormon Church influence on Spring City culture; English and Danish influences 1 5 Beck, Osmer--Early history of Spring City; importance of sheep in the economy; water rights; utility expansion 1 6 Brady, Alvin--Spring City violin maker 1 7 Carlson, Erma N.--Spring City during early twentieth century; influence of Deseret Livestock Company 1 8 Crisp, George--Danes and early Spring City buildings 1 9 Davis, Hugh--Recollections of homes and businesses 1 10 Draper, Floyd and Lavee--Spring City recollections, ca.1920 1 11 Harrison, Celesta C.--Reminiscences of Spring City, ca. 1910-1930 1 12 Jensen, Bergetta L.--Reminiscences of Spring City, ca. 1910-1930 1 13 Lukau, Ethel S. 1 14 Schofield, H. S. and R. R.--Danes in Spring City 1 15 Sorenson, Geneva--Reminiscences of Spring City, ca. 1900-1950 1 16 Sorenson, Gordon--Reminiscences of Spring City, ca. 1900-1950 1 17 Sorenson, Vera B. L. D.--Sheep herding, Deseret Livestock Company