| Title |
Flitton, Jeff and Wendi OH15_004 |
| Creator |
Weber State University, Stewart Library: Oral History Program |
| Contributors |
Flitton, Jeff, Interviewee; Flitton, Wendi, Interviewee; Lorrie, Rands, Interviewer |
| Collection Name |
Utah Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum Oral Histories |
| Description |
The Utah Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum honors men and women whose lives exemplify the independence and resilience of the people who settled Utah, and includes artists, champions, entertainers, musicians, ranchers, writers, and those persons, past and present, who have promoted the Western way of life. Each year, the inductees are interviewed about their lives and experiences living the Western way of life. |
| Abstract |
The following includes the transcript and a video clip from an oral history interview with Jeff and Wendi Flitton. |
| Relation |
https://library.weber.edu/collections/oral_history |
| Image Captions |
Wendi and Jeff Flitton |
| Subject |
Rodeos; Cowboys; Family-owned business enterprises |
| Digital Publisher |
Stewart Library, Weber State University, Ogden, Utah, USA |
| Date |
2014 |
| Date Digital |
2018 |
| Temporal Coverage |
1917; 1918; 1919; 1920; 1921; 1922; 1923; 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 |
| Item Size |
43p.; 29cm.; 2 bound transcripts; 4 file folders. 1 video disc: digital; 4 3/4 in. |
| Medium |
Oral History |
| Spatial Coverage |
Utah, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5549030; Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5423573 |
| Type |
Text; Image/MovingImage |
| Conversion Specifications |
Filmed using a Sony HDR-CX400. Transcribed with Express Scribe. Digitally reformatted using Adobe Acrobat XI Pro. |
| Language |
eng |
| Rights |
Materials may be used for non-profit and educational purposes, please credit University Archives, Stewart Library; Weber State University. |
| Source |
Flitton, Jeff and Wendi OH15_004; Weber State University, Stewart Library, University Archives |
| Format |
application/pdf; video/mp4 |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6gz2pxd |
| Setname |
wsu_webda_oh |
| ID |
104220 |
| Reference URL |
https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6gz2pxd |
| Title |
Flitton, Wendi_Clip1_BarTRodeo |
| Creator |
Weber State University, Stewart Library: Oral History Program |
| Contributors |
Flitton, Jeff, Interviewee; Flitton, Wendi, Interviewee; Lorrie, Rands, Interviewer |
| Description |
The Utah Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum honors men and women whose lives exemplify the independence and resilience of the people who settled Utah, and includes artists, champions, entertainers, musicians, ranchers, writers, and those persons, past and present, who have promoted the Western way of life. Each year, the inductees are interviewed about their lives and experiences living the Western way of life. |
| Relation |
https://library.weber.edu/collections/oral_history |
| Image Captions |
Wendi and Jeff Flitton |
| Biographical/Historical Note |
The following is a video clip from an oral history interview with Wendi and Jeff Flitton. "Our association with Bar T Down was my grandfather Swanny Kirby and my grandmother Verda Kirby started the rodeo company 70 something years ago in Moab, Utah. My grandfather loved livestock, worked for the BLM, rode and helped gather wild horses and his father was a jockey that traveled all over the U.S. to ride racehorses and he ran at the Kentucky Derby one year. So my grandfather he loved animals and he got into a deal where he gathered up wild horses and brought in some bulls and used to put on Wild West shows. That evolved into what rodeo is today. Started with the turtle association and then became the PRCA association. They had three children, my father Bud Kirby, and then he had two sisters and they was never involved in the rodeo. My father lived his life working with his father and then I was born and I spent my whole life, because my father worked with them, being involved. I packed flag and helped wash horses and stuff when I was little to help the family business. Then I met my husband, his parents were on a rodeo committee for, they worked on the committee for one of our rodeos. I met him because of that and so then we got married and he’s helped my father and mother and grandparents. Now that grandpa and dad are both gone now we’re the people trying to keep the business going." |
| Subject |
Rodeos; Cowboys; Horses; Family-owned business enterprises |
| Digital Publisher |
Stewart Library, Weber State University, Ogden, Utah, USA |
| Date |
2014 |
| Date Digital |
2018 |
| Temporal Coverage |
1917-2014 |
| Item Size |
43p.; 29cm.; 2 bound transcripts; 4 file folders. 1 video disc: digital; 4 3/4 in. |
| Medium |
Oral History |
| Spatial Coverage |
Utah, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5549030; Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5423573 |
| Type |
Text; Image/MovingImage |
| Conversion Specifications |
Filmed using a Sony HDR-CX400. Transcribed with Express Scribe. Digitally reformatted using Adobe Acrobat XI Pro. |
| Language |
eng |
| Rights |
Materials may be used for non-profit and educational purposes, please credit University Archives, Stewart Library; Weber State University. |
| Source |
Flitton, Jeff and Wendi OH15_004; Weber State University, Stewart Library, University Archives |
| Format |
video/mp4 |
| Setname |
wsu_webda_oh |
| ID |
104420 |
| Reference URL |
https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6gz2pxd/104420 |
