Archives West Finding Aid

Interview of Esther Howard Cook, conducted by Ann Engar. She speaks about Holladay over the years, her parents'occupations, the street car, the telephone operators, party phone lines, significant people in Holladay, sledding, siblings, livestock, food, getting an emergency surgery for pneumonia, school, shopping, recreation and vacations, dancing, her husband, a trial involving Native Americans, the arrival of television in Salt Lake, stories from filming commercials, WWII, her daughter going to school in Hawaii, and keepsakes. Run time 1:05:45.

Interview of Margaret Perri, conducted by Marissa Rich. She speaks about her family, the history of ownership of the area, the spinal meningitis epidemic, the family dairy business and various businesses in town, Alpine Rose Lodge in Brighton, school, majoring in history and minoring in Spanish in college, WWII, the Salt Palace, and dancing. Run time 46:29.

Interview of Ione Adrus Pack, conducted by Ann Engar. She speaks about her family, her father's orchard and chickens, friends growing up, school, singing, home economics classes, camping, how she met her husband, her marriage, her children, and her religious beliefs.Run time 1:00:07.

Interview of Carlos Smith, conducted by Ann Engar. He mentions how long he has lived in Holladay and his parents. Run time 1:00.

Interview of Joan Hansell, conducted by Ann Engar. She speaks about her father's businesses, going to school at Rowland Hall, childhood memories, getting a bike for Christmas, her favorite teacher, ballroom dancing, her first date with her husband at Lagoon, shopping uptown, going to the movies, vacations at Yellowstone, visiting Los Angeles, Hombey College before WWII, her life during WWII, her children, family traditions, tennis, grandchildren, and living as a widow. Run time 49:09.

Interview with Lynn Davidson conducted by Marissa Rich. He speaks about his early life living in Holladay, his parents, school and his favorite teachers, his engagement story, helping with the LDS Church's exhibit at the World's Fair, organizing Christmas lights for Temple Square, working in real estate, getting Granite School District out of debt, and working on the parks board. Run time 30:20.

Interview with Ormon Weight. He speaks about his children, his first childhood memory, learning to read, starting school, his time at BYU and playing with the orchestra, finding work during the Depression, his marriage, teaching music in Hurricane, working at other schools, teaching one of his students how to play oboe, Granite Junior High marching band, working at Olympus high school, the Granite Youth Symphony, and marriage advice. He also sings the song "Love One Another" with the interviewers. Run time 1:08:14.

Interview of Reed and Irene Brinton Walker, conducted by Ann Engar. They speak about their history living in Holladay, where their families settled in Holladay, the Cottonwood Mall, their families, how they met, Reed's grandparents, Reed working in the military as an engineer, Reed and Irene getting together, how Irene got the nickname Sue, Irene working as a teacher, and Reed growing up on a farm. The interview resumes on June 5. They speak about Irene's childhood, vacations, teaching stories, their community involvement, and family traditions. Run time 1:04:22.

Interview of Holley Friar, conducted by Marissa Rich. Holley speaks about his name, his great grandfather settling Holladay, moving to Holladay, the size of the Holladay 5th ward, helping build the local chapel, skiing and ski jumping growing up, meeting Alf Engen, teaching at the Deseret Ski school with Alf, playing tennis, playing violin, his father working as one of the first Utah Highway Patrolmen, being put on an olympic pin, a little bit of history of the Holladay family, his children, and serving as a mission president. There is also some footage of paintings and pictures. Run time 36:53.

Interview of Lorna McFarland, conducted by Ann Engar. Lorna talks about moving to Holliday and the area at the time, the local ward, serving as relief society president, quitting school to work, games she used to play as a child, songs she used to sing, family nights, her husband, her little brother dying, her son dying on his mission, working with the relief society, working at the department store, and making porceline dolls. There is also footage of pictures. Run time 43:35.

Interview with Katherine K. Meier, conducted by Ann Engar. She talks about her parents, how they lived when she was growing up, school, games she'd play as a child, the grocery store her family would shop, dating her husband working on a sub chaser during the war, various family stories, and family vacations in Yellowstone. Run time 38:50.

Interview of Lynn Newman conducted by Ann Engar. Newman speaks of living his whole life in Holladay. He speaks about his everyday life growing up, significant figures he knew from Holladay, stories about the town, his family, school, shops, transportation, the effects of the Depression, his marriage, his time in the Navy during WWII as a radio operator, working as a machinist, and his LDS missionary and church service. Run time 40:53.

Interview with Gale Patterson, conducted by Ann Engar. He speaks about beekeeping, moving to Utah, serving in the army, how Holladay ha changed, cookouts with family, his time as a prisoner of war, designing lighting for a sportsmall, and training for the air force. Run time 33:17.

Interview with Doris Faulkner Salmon, conducted by Ann Engar. She speaks about growing up in Holladay, her grandmother and mother, Scandinavians in the area, her grandmother's family working for the walker family, how she dressed as a child, attending school at Oakwood, shopping at JC Penny, visiting her uncle's sawmill in the Uintas, the May Day celebration at Liberty Park, and middle school. Run time 26:20.

Interview of Cal and Becky Sorenson, conducted by Ann Engar. They talk about moving to Holladay, keeping horses, starting a rodeo for the children, raising children growing up in Holladay, Meyer's Meat Market, Friday meet and eat get togethers, the plane crash at point of the mountain in the 70's, visiting New Zealand, a story about the Utah Outlaws, Cal's family working at a furniture store, meeting each other in college, family traditions, and the success of their children. Also includes footage of paintings. Run time 47:52.

Interview of Ruth Woodruff Terry, conducted by Ann Engar. She talks about going to college at BYU, her mother working as a teacher, the streetcar, her mother, singing to the chickens, and chores as a child. Run time 12:46.

Interview of Tom Nelson, conducted by Ann Engar. He talks about his family's home and farm, a history of the Cottonwood area, the process of harvesting and moving the marble for the temple, ditches for moving water to the valley, Tom's family history with the area, the first school in Cottonwood, playing marbles, Oakwood School, his grandmother, his father Irvin T. Nelson's participation in the LDS Church and his landscaping, his mother, Grandpa Jensen, the Stevenson family, the Bagley Meat and Grocery Store, the lakes in Cottonwood, his siblings, his children, grand children, and great grandchildren, growing up on the farm, going to school, enrolling in the air force ROTC, teaching at the University of Utah, meeting and marrying his wife, the economy in Cottonwood during the depression, Cottonwood during WWII, stories about his children, travelling in Europe, and getting Cottonwood and Holladay established as a city. Run time 1:51:55