| Title |
Crookston, Douglas OH18_063 |
| Creator |
Weber State University, Stewart Library: Oral History Program. |
| Contributors |
Crookston, Douglas, Interviewee; Rands, Lorrie, Interviewer; Kammerman, Alyssa and Dove, Alyssa, Video Technician |
| Collection Name |
World War II "All Out for Uncle Sam" Oral Histories |
| Description |
The World War II "All Out for Uncle Sam" oral history project contains interviews from veterans of the war, wives of soldiers, as well as individuals who were present during the war years. The interviews became the compelling background stories for the "All Out for Uncle Sam" exhibit. The project recieved funding from Utah Division of State History, Utah Humanities Council and Weber County RAMP. |
| Abstract |
The following is an oral history interview with Douglas Crookston conducted over a two-day period between January 18 and February 8, 2019 in his home in Layton, Utah with Lorrie Rands. Douglas talks about his time during WWII serving in the European Theater. He also shares his experiences after the war, being a high school teacher in Davis County. Also present is his wife, Farris, daughter-in-law Lisa, and Alyssa Kammerman. On the Second day, Alyssa Dove is the video technichian. |
| Relation |
A video clip is available at: https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6qa98j2 |
| Image Captions |
Douglas Crookston Circa 1980s; Douglas Crookston 18 January 2019 |
| Subject |
World War, 1939-1945; Korean War, 1950-1953; High school teaching--United States; Photography |
| Digital Publisher |
Special Collections & University Archives, Stewart Library, Weber State University. |
| Date |
2019 |
| Date Digital |
2019 |
| Temporal Coverage |
1924; 1925; 1926; 1927; 1928; 1929; 1930; 1931; 1932; 1933; 1934; 1935; 1936; 1937; 1938; 1939; 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 |
| Medium |
oral histories (literary genre) |
| Spatial Coverage |
Logan, Cache County, Utah, United States; France; Korea; Kenai, Kenai Penisula Bourough, Alaska, United States; Clearfield, Davis County, Utah, United States |
| Type |
Text |
| Access Extent |
PDF is 71 pages |
| Conversion Specifications |
Filmed using a Sony HDR-CX430V digital video camera. Sound was recorded with a Sony ECM-AW3(T) bluetooth microphone. Transcribed using Express Scribe Transcription Software Pro 6.10 Copyright NCH Software. |
| Language |
eng |
| Rights |
Materials may be used for non-profit and educational purposes; please credit Special Collections & University Archives, Stewart Library, Weber State University. For further information:  |
| Source |
Special Collections & University Archives, Stewart Library, Weber State University. |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s65m3qvt |
| Setname |
wsu_webda_oh |
| ID |
148250 |
| Reference URL |
https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s65m3qvt |
