| Title |
Anderson, Arlene OH20_001 |
| Creator |
RootsBridge, LLC |
| Contributors |
Anderson, Arlene, Interviewee; Kammerman, Alyssa, Interviewer |
| Collection Name |
The Union Station Oral History Project |
| Description |
The Union Station Centennial oral history project is a companion to the Museums at Union Station's "Heart of Ogden" exhibit, which commemorates the 100-year anniversary of the opening of the current Union Station building on November 22, 1924. In honor of the centennial anniversary, Ogden City contracted with oral historian Alyssa Kammerman of RootsBridge LLC to collect fifteen oral histories from community members who shared memories associated with the Union Station in Ogden. The interviews encompass the 1930s to the present day, thus documenting the period when Union Station was actively functioning as a train station and its subsequent transformation into a museum and cultural center. Community members interviewed included former railroad employees, Union Station employees, residents of Ogden, city employees, and museum volunteers. The diverse range of interviewees reflects the diversity of Ogden and provides a comprehensive view of Union Station's impact on the community as a cultural hub and a place of shared history. |
| Abstract |
This is an oral history interview with Arlene Anderson, conducted October 4, 2023, for the 100 year anniversary of the Ogden Union Station. This interview was conducted at the Ogden Union Station by oral historian Alyssa Kammerman of RootsBridge LLC. During this interview, Arlene Anderson shares memories of her father's time working for the Southern Pacific Railroad as a laborer, lamp tender, and foreman. She discusses the difficulties her parents faced immigrating to America from Mexico, and the belonging they found within Ogden's Hispanic/Latino community. Anderson discusses the importance of representation in museums, committees, school boards, and community spaces today. This is a continuation of an interview conducted with the Zisumbo Sisters on September 23, 2023. |
| Image Captions |
Arlene Anderson during her oral history interview, Ogden Union Station, 4 October 2023; Family heirlooms pictured in the shadow box: Keys and a measuring string on a wooden dowel used by Arlene's father, Concepcion Zisumbo, during his work as a laborer, lamp tender, then foreman on the Southern Pacific Railroad. The string on the wooden dowel was used by Concepcion to measure the space between railroad ties. Photographs from left to right: Concepcion and Carmen Zisumbo with a family friend, Concepcion Zisumbo outside of his home, Carmen Zisumbo inside the family living room, Concepcion and Carmen Zisumbo around the time of their marriage in 1949; Concepcion Zisumbo in the Ogden Union Station railyard, date unknown; Zisumbo Sisters pictured from left to right: Alicia, Maricella, Irma, Arlene, Olga, Hilda, and Maria. Photographed at the Ogden Union Station by Standard-Examiner photographer Ben Dorger, circa 2019. |
| Subject |
Union Station (Ogden, Utah); Ogden (Utah) - History - 20th century; Southern Pacific Railroad; Hispanic Americans--Employment; Railroads--Employees; Hispanic Americans; Hispanic Americans; Discrimination - United States; Hispanic Americans--Discrimination; Hispanic Americans -- Education; Hispanic Americans |
| Digital Publisher |
Special Collections & University Archives, Stewart Library, Weber State University. |
| Date |
2023 |
| Date Digital |
2023 |
| Temporal Coverage |
1940; 1941; 1942; 1943; 1944; 1945; 1946; 1947; 1948; 1949; 1950; 1951; 1952; 1953; 1954; 1955; 1956; 1957; 1958; 1959; 1960; 1961; 1962; 1963; 1964; 1965; 1966; 1967; 1968; 1969; 1970; 1971; 1972; 1973; 1974; 1975; 1976; 1977; 1978; 1979; 1980; 1981; 1982; 1983; 1984; 1985; 1986; 1987; 1988; 1989; 1990; 1991; 1992; 1993; 1994; 1995; 1996; 1997; 1998; 1999; 2000; 2001; 2002; 2003; 2004; 2005; 2006; 2007; 2008; 2009; 2010; 2011; 2012; 2013; 2014; 2015; 2016; 2017; 2018; 2019; 2020; 2021; 2022; 2023 |
| Medium |
oral histories (literary genre) |
| Spatial Coverage |
Kansas; Ogden, Weber County, Utah, United States; Jeruco, Michoacan, Mexico |
| Type |
Image/StillImage; Text |
| Access Extent |
PDF is 37 pages |
| Conversion Specifications |
Filmed using an Apple iPhone 13 Pro. Sound was recorded with a RODE Wireless Me microphone. Transcribed using Trint transcription software (trint.com) and by Ky Jackson. |
| Language |
eng |
| Rights |
Materials may be used for non-profit and educational purposes; please credit RootsBridge LLC, Museums at Union Station, and Special Collections & University Archives, Stewart Library, Weber State University. For further information:  |
| Source |
Anderson, Arlene OH20_001 Oral Histories; Special Collections & University Archives, Stewart Library, Weber State University. |
| Format |
video/mp4 |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6p9axzj |
| Setname |
wsu_webda_oh |
| ID |
142832 |
| Reference URL |
https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6p9axzj |
