George, Harold OH10_166

Title George, Harold OH10_166
Creator Weber State University, Stewart Library: Oral History Program
Contributors George, Harold, Interviewee; Thompson, John, Interviewer; Sadler, Richard, Professor; Gallagher, Stacie, Technician
Description The Weber State College/University Student Projects have been created by students working with several different professors on the Weber State campus. The topics are varied and based on the student's interest or task for a specific assignment. These oral history assignments were created to help Weber State students learn the value and importance of recording public history and to benefit the expansion of the Weber State oral history collections.
Biographical/Historical Note The following is an oral history interview with Harold George. The interview wasconducted on July 3, 1974, by John Thompson. George discusses his experiences withUnion Pacific as a brakeman and a conductor. He describes the responsibilities ofvarious members of the train crew, discusses accidents, and gives a vivid description ofhis work in labor organizations for the rights and safety of railroad crews.
Subject Railroad industry; Railroad transportation; Union Pacific (Locomotive); World War II, 1939-1945; Depressions--1929--United States
Digital Publisher Stewart Library, Weber State University, Ogden, Utah, USA
Date 1974
Date Digital 2015
Temporal Coverage 1874-1973
Medium Oral History
Spatial Coverage Ogden, Weber County, Utah, United States, https://sws.geonames.org/5779206; Wyoming, United States, https://sws.geonames.org/5843591; Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, United States, https://sws.geonames.org/4509177; Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States, https://sws.geonames.org/5368361
Type Text
Conversion Specifications Original copy scanned using AABBYY Fine Reader 10 for optical character recognition. Digitally reformatted using Adobe Acrobat Xl Pro.
Language eng
Rights Materials may be used for non-profit and educational purposes, please credit University Archives, Stewart Library; Weber State University.
Source George, Harold OH10_166; Weber State University, Stewart Library, University Archives
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Format application/pdf
ARK ark:/87278/s6rxqtb4
Setname wsu_stu_oh
ID 111522
Reference URL https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6rxqtb4
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