Weber State University Student Projects

Eldred N. Peterson discusses his career as a telephone employee from 1928 to 1967. He retired from the Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company and helped put up a lot of lines throughout Utah in the early 1920s. The interview took place on February 24, 1971.

Eric Pettit discusses his memories of the floods that occurred in the Layton area during the 1930s. The interview took place on July 29, 1976.

John Platts discusses his experiences with homesteading, sheep ranching, and baseball. The interview took place on September 22, 1976.

Charles Polson discusses his work at Hill Air Force Base as an aircraft mechanic and his decision to join the service in 1942. The interview took place on August 5, 1972.

Lois Polson discusses growing up in Farr West and, particularly, her nursing career during World War II at the Thomas Dee Memorial Hospital. She reviews medical practices, rationing and other wartime conditions, as well as memories of seeing POWs at the DDO. She also recalls (apparently) interred Japanese-Americans living in shacks on “Tokyo Road” near Willard Bay. She also discusses resentment toward Japanese-American medical personnel working at the hospital during the war.

William Price discusses his experiences on the railroad, his knowledge of sports history in Ogden, Utah, and his time attending Weber Normal College. The interview took place on July 19, 1973.

William Price discusses his experiences on the railroad, his knowledge of sports history in Ogden, Utah, and his time attending Weber Normal College. The interview took place on July 19, 1973.

Fred Puffer discusses the Great Depression, farming, irrigation, and hunting. The interview took place on July 2, 1972.

Fred Puffer Jr. discusses his life, farming, irrigation, and the government. The interview took place on July 22, 1972.

Stella Puffer discusses her experiences living on a farm in Beaver, Utah. Puffer also describes her memories of the Great Depression. The interview took place on July 2, 1972.