Utah Construction-Utah International

Mining Workers

The Utah Construction Company/Utah International Inc. Oral History Project was created to capture the memories of individuals associated with the company. Several of the interviewees are family and relatives, while others are personalities involved with Utah Construction Company/Utah International Inc. and some the company's prominent figures.

Denise Littlefield Sobel is the youngest child of Edmund Wattis Littlefield and Jennik Méquet Littlefield, and great-grandaughter of E.O. Wattis. She discusses her recollections of her father, and his role and influence in the Utah Construction Company. Ms. Sobel also describes her father’s personality and personal opinions on many subjects, as well as the relationship between her father and his close family and friends. The interview took place on May 5, 2006.

Phyllis Cannon Wattis discusses her experiences with the Wattis family and Utah Construction/Utah International, beginning with her marriage in 1934 to Paul Lyman Wattis. The interview took place on June 18, 2001.