J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections
Cottonwood uranium mining oral histories
United States. Bureau of Land Management
ACCN 2016
1 box
0.5 linear feet
2002
The Cottonwood uranium mining oral histories (2002) are composed of transcripts from a project sponsored by the Bureau of Land Management and USDA Forest Service in cooperation with Blue Mountain Shadows and Utah Division of Oil, Gas, and Mining. The oral histories were originally recorded in 1970, 1986-1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1996, 1998, and 2001-2002.
English
The Cottonwood Historic Project was produced as part of the mitigation agreed to under a Participating Agreement developed as part of the Cottonwood Wash Watershed Abandoned Mine Reclamation Project, which is a cooperative effort among the Utah Division of Oil, Gas and Mining, the Bureau of Land Management, the US Forest Service and the Utah Division of Water Quality.
The Cottonwood uranium mining oral histories (2002) are composed of transcripts from a project sponsored by the Bureau of Land Management and USDA Forest Service in cooperation with Blue Mountain Shadows and Utah Division of Oil, Gas, and Mining. They are arranged alphabetically. Also included is a CD containing the interview transcripts, articles, and photographs. The oral histories were originally recorded in 1970, 1986-1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1996, 1998, and 2001-2002.
Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library's Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.
Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.
Gift of Lucia Malin, Utah Division of Oil, Gas, and Mining, in 2003.
A CD of interviews, articles, and photographs is located in the Manuscripts Division's CD case.
Processed by Lisa DeMille in 2003.
Mines and Mineral Resources--Utah--Sources
Uranium mines and mining--Utah--History--Sources
Mines and Mineral Resources
Oral histories
Volume 1
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This folder contains the following interview transcripts:
- Kenneth Bone Bailey interviewed by Fay Muhlesstein, 06-05-1998. Discussed Western Mine Supply, the Maybe Mine, and other experiences in the uranium boom.
- Clark Bayles interviewed by LaVerne Tate, 04-17-2001. Discussed drilling and mining in San Juan County.
- Donald Black interviewed by Helen Shumway, 01-25-2001. Discussed mining and trucking in San Juan County.
- Glen Gavin Black interviewed by LaVerne Tate, 02-26-2001. Discussed Cottonwood mining experiences.
- O. Frost Black interviewed by Steve Wilcox, 02-07-2001. Discussed road building.
- Eugene Blickenstaff interviewed by Harry Henslick, 07-22-1970. Discussed uranium mining experiences.
- Bernal Bradford interviewed by Kay Shumway, 01-23-2001. Discussed mining in Cottonwood and on Elk Ridge.
- Cleal Bradford interviewed by Nancy Bradford, 01-24-2001. Discussed Cottonwood mines.
- Kay Bradford interviewed by Nancy Bradford, 01-16-2001. Discussed Big Hole mine and Spring Creek mine, people working for and with, who hauled the ore and where, locations and portals into the mines, AEC camps and drilling programs, improved lifestyle from mining and economy in Blanding, road building, water used in the mines, changes in mining techniques, personal health.
- Robert E. Brewster interviewed by LaVerne Tate, 03-19-2001. Discussed drilling in San Juan County.
- Jim Butt interviewed by Corinne Roring, 02-13-2001. Discussed mining in Cottonwood and Elk Ridge, and road building.
- Lyle Coldiron interviewed by LaVerne Tate, 04-23-2001. Discussed milling career.
- Bill Deal, General Manager-White Mesa Mill, interviewed by LaVerne Tate, 04-26-2001. Discussed milling in San Juan County.
Volume 2
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This folder contains the following interview transcripts:
- Johnny Dufur interviewed by LaVerne Tate, 02-26-2001. Discussed work activities in Cottonwood, Elk Ridge mines.
- Erva Shumway Eaton interviewed by Christina Cosby, 11-25-1996. Discussed Burdette's death at the mine, and the effect on the community. Her concerns about mining.
- Ervin Guymon interviewed by LaVerne Tate, 04-04-2001. Discussed mining in Cottonwood.
- Phil Hawkins interviewed by LaVerne Tate, 04-12-2001. Discussed mining and trucking in Cottonwood.
- Jerry and Joey Holliday interviewed by Erva and John Eaton, 01-31-2001. Discussed Cottonwood mines.
- Dan Hurst interviewed by LaVerne Tate, 01-23-2001. Discussed mining with Engery Fuels.
- Elmer Hurst interviewed by LaVerne Tate, 03-27-2001. Discussed mining in San Juan County.
- Jim Hutchins, Harry Hutchins, and Susie Hutchins interviewed by LaVerne Tate, 01-30-2001. Discussed Cottonwood mines.
- Curtis Jones paper, "Reflections on Cottonwood," 03-07-2001.
- David S. Jones interviewed by LaVerne Tate, 03-14-2001.
- Wendell Jones interviewed by Melody Bradford, 02-05-1991. Discussed personal experience of mining.
- Francis David "Bud" Nielson interviewed by Nancy Bradford, 01-26-2001. Discussed mining at Cottonwood.
- Alma Palmer interviewed by LaVerne Tate, 05-15-2001. Discussed mining in San Juan County.
- Curtis Palmer interviewed by LaVerne Tate, 03-01-2001. Discussed mining in Cottonwood and Elk Ridge.
- Van Palmer interviewed in 2001.
- Lee Patterson interviewed by L. Kay Shumway, 01-18-2001. Discussed mining in San Juan County.
- Catherine Pipkin interviewed by Kathy Huppe, 02-28-2002. Discussed Cottonwood mills and daily life.
Volume 3
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This folder contains the following interview transcripts:
- Bill Redd interviewed by Nancy Bradford, 03-01-2001. Discussed mining in Cottonwood and Elk Ridge.
- Brook Shumway, SJHS student, paper entitled, "From Wheelbarrow to Shuttle Buggy," 1989.
- Bruce Shumway interviewed by Nancy Bradford, 01-20-2001. Discussed uranium mining.
- Cleon and Volate Shumway interviewed by Erva and John Eaton, 02-05-2001. Discussed Cottonwood mining.
- Cleon Shumway interviewed by Laverne Tate, 09-03-2001. Discussed Springwater accident.
- Conney Shumway interviewed by Helen Shumway, 01-10-2001. Discussed drilling and mining in San Juan County.
- Dan Shumway interviewed by Laverne Tate, 02-26-2001. Discussed Cottonwood mining.
- Danny Shumway interviewed by Brook Shumway, 12-1989. Discussed impact mining had on Blanding economy, equipment used in mining, methods used to mine ore, lighting, and air quality in the mines.
- Deloy Shumway interviewed by Toni Lacy, 01-23-2001. Discussed the Cottonwood Wash Uranium Project.
- Devar Shumway interviewed by Gary Shumway, 01-05-2001. Discussed mining in Cottonwood.
Volume 4
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This folder contains the following interview transcripts:
- Harold Eugene Shumway interviewed by Ronda Nieves, 10-20-1986. Discussed vanadium and uranium mining in San Juan County. Stories concerning some mine tragedies of the area.
- Glen A. Shumway interviewed by Ronda Nieves, 10-19-1986. Discussed mining tragedies.
- Kelly Shumway interviewed by LaVerne Tate, 02-27-2001. Discussed mining in Cottonwood Elk Ridge area with his father, "Hubby" Glen Shumway.
- Ken Shumway, submitted as an article, 06-10-1998. Discussed uranium mining.
- Leland Shumway interviewed by James Lyman, 10-22-1987. Discussed uranium mining.
- Merwin Shumway, recording his own story, 02-10-1993. Discussed Cottonwood mines.
- Bryan Tate interviewed by LaVerne Tate, 02-10-2001. Discussed the Betty mine.
- Laverne Tate's narrative history, 09-03-2001. Discussed Jack L. Tate.
- Jed Tate interviewed by LaVerne Tate, 02-05-2001. Discussed Cottonwood mining.
- David Yanito (translated by Curtis Yanito) interviewed by Cleal Bradford, 04-11-2002. Discussed uranium mining in Cottonwood.
- Darroll Young interviewed by Corinne Roring, 01-21-2001. Discussed Cottonwood mine roads.