b1693 Emery County World War II Oral History Collection, 2004 A Register of the Collection at the Utah State Historical Society Utah State Historical Society 2007 Finding aid encode in EAD 1.0 by Craig Ringgenberg using XMetaL 1.0, 2007. Finding aid written in English.

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Summary Description Utah State Historical Society Mss B 1693 Shirley Spears, Emery County Archives Emery County World War II Oral History Collection, 2004 .25 lin. ft. (1 box)

All items in the collection are original, computer print outs.

 The collection includes transcriptions of oral history interviews with residents of Emery County, primarily concerning women's role on the home front during World War II. Topics: World War, 1939-1945--Civilian Relief World War, 1939-1945--Oral history World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American World War, 1939-1945--Women Places: Emery County (Utah) Form or Genre: Oral history transcripts Background Background Note

The collection was created by the Emery County Archives, who received an oral history grant from the Utah Division of State History. The Emery County Archives transferred the transcriptions of the oral history interviews to State History according to the terms of the grant agreement. The oral history interviews concern the role of women on the home front during World War II.

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 Scope and Content

The Emery County Archives organized the oral histories into a binder, and their original order has been maintained for the collection.

 Administrative Information Preferred Citation:

Emery County World War II Oral History Collection, 2004, Utah State Historical Society.

Acquisition Information:

Transferred, 2005.

 Restrictions on Use

The Emery County World War II Oral History Collection is 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 Melissa Ferguson, 2007 Finding aid compiled by Melissa Ferguson, 2007 Finding aid edited by Linda Thatcher, 2007 Collection cataloged by Linda Thatcher, 2007. Finding aid encoded for the World Wide Web by Craig Ringgenberg, 2007. Container list Box Folder Contents 1 1 Front matter, n.d. 1 2 Home front miscellaneous: reproductions of posters, n.d. 1 3 World War II veterans from Huntington and Ferron, Utah, n.d. 1 4 List of personal interviews, n.d. 1 5 Summary of information, 2004 1 6 Albrechtsen, Udell S. Oral history interview by Kathleen Truman and Shirley Spears 22 November 2004, Moore, Bountiful (Utah) 20 leaves 1 7 Allred, Velma Childs Oral history interview by Dottie Grimes and Shirley Spears 4 October 2004, Elmo (Utah) 13 leaves 1 8 Anderson, Robert E. and Erma Olene Mortsensen Oral history interview by Dottie Grimes and Shirley Spears 30 November 2004, Emery (Utah) 30 leaves 1 9 Branch, Bertha Sherman Oral history interview by Dottie Grimes and Shirley Spears 3 August 2004, Elmo (Utah) 31 leaves 1 10 Guymon, Ruth Maughn Oral history interview by Dottie Grimes and Shirley Spears 3 August 2004, Huntington (Utah) 25 leaves 1 11 Guymon, Stella Ungerman Geary Oral history interview by Dottie Grimes and Shirley Spears 21 October 2004, 7 December 2004, Huntington (Utah) 32 leaves 1 12 Hansen, Georgena Lofley Oral history interview by Dottie Grimes and Shirley Spears December 2004, Elmo (Utah) 22 leaves 1 13 Hansen, Henrietta Hansen Oral history interview by Dottie Grimes and Shirley Spears 1 December 2004, Elmo (Utah) 24 leaves 1 14 Jensen, Elva Oviatt Oral history interview by Dottie Grimes and Shirley Spears 3 August 2004, Elmo (Utah) 13 leaves 1 15 Jensen, Venice Burr Oral history interview by Dottie Grimes and Shirley Spears 21 October 2004, Emery (Utah) 8 leaves 1 16 Johansen, Larie Oliver Oral history interview by Dottie Grimes and Shirley Spears 11 August 2004, Elmo, Price (Utah) 18 leaves 1 17 Johansen, Mary Leora Childs and Lloyd B. Johansen Oral history interview by Dottie Grimes and Shirley Spears 11 August 2004, Price (Utah) 24 leaves 1 18 Jones, Erma Lou McMullin and Arlen Duane Jones Oral history interview by Shirley Spears 7 December 2004, Elmo (Utah) 26 leaves 1 19 Leamaster, Vernon Oral history interview by Dottie Grimes 3 September 2004, Huntington (Utah) 14 leaves 1 20 Lofley, Larue Erickson Oral history interview by Dottie Grimes and Shirley Spears 4 August 2004, Elmo (Utah) 25 leaves 1 21 Mumm, Nila Huntsman Autobiography written for Emery County Historical Society 20 November 1992, Ferron (Utah) and Richland (Washington) 4 pages 1 22 Olsen, Argene Vance Oral history interview by Dottie Grimes and Shirley Spears 6 August 2004, Castle Dale (Utah) 24 leaves 1 23 Smith, Neva Miller Tharp Oral history interview by Dottie Grimes and Shirley Spears 4 October 2004, Elmo, Price (Utah) 12 leaves 1 24 Sorensen, Amy Catherine Lines Oral history interview by Dottie Grimes and Shirley Spears 4 October 2004, Elmo (Utah) 15 leaves 1 25 Truman, Alice Bunderson Oral history interview by Dottie Grimes 23 November 2004, Cedar City (Utah) 19 leaves 1 26 Wayman, Ruth and Max Wayman Oral history interview by Dottie Grimes and Shirley Spears 11 August 2004, Price (Utah) 23 leaves 1 27 Wells, Annie Vernice Eden Oral history interview by Dottie Grimes and Shirley Spears 4 August 2004, Cleveland (Utah) 18 leaves 1 28 Wilberg, Annie Arvella Easterbrook and Nile Kay Wilberg Oral history interview by Dottie Grimes 1 December 2004, Castle Dale (Utah) 32 leaves