Ogden (Utah)

Walter Baker recalls his time as administrative personnel at the Defense Depot Ogden. He describes his memories of the Italian and German prisoners that were held there during World War II, including games of Bocci, Christmas parties, and clothes racks covered in flour and pasta. The interview took place on April 11, 2006.

Faye Longhurst Ball, a 1946 graduate from the Dee School of Nursing, recounts her memories of the school, including fellow students, classes, rules, and uniforms. The interview took place on July 17, 2008.

Phyllis Call Ball discusses her nursing career and graduating from the Dee School of Nursing in 1953. The interview took place on June 2, 2008.

Herbert Barnes recalls working in a CC camp during the Depression, the closure of the Ogden State Bank, and recreation during those years. He also talks about converting people to the Mormon Church while working in the camp, and the need to move from one job to another after he left it. The interview took place circa 1960s.

Morris Barrett recalls gaining an education at the Weber Normal School, teaching and serving as principal in Eden during the Depression, teaching at Weber High School, and serving as principal and teacher at Hooper Junior High School. The interview took place circa 1960s.

Frank K. Bartlett discusses 50 years of medical practice in Ogden, including during the Depression, starting the first laboratory in the basement of the Dee Hospital, and trying to cure disease without antibiotics. He also talks about finance and the stock market before, during, and after the Depression, and building a house for very little during those years. The interview took place circa 1960s.

A. Parley Bates and his wife discuss their careers in education and hard times during the Depression. They lost some money in the closure of the Ogden State Bank. Both taught in the public schools, and Parley Bates was principal at Roy Elementary and at Weber County High School, as well as superintendent of Weber County Public Schools. The interview took place circa 1960s.

Cleone Battisti reminisces about meeting her husband, an Italian World War II POW, at the Defense Depot Ogden. The interview took place on February 7, 2006.

Sister Iris Beckwith describes her time spent at St. Benedict's School of Nursing as a student, then joining the Sisters' Community and making her vows. The interview took place on October 4, 2010.

John Belnap reviews his experiences as a student and an instructor at the Weber Stake Academy, including a smallpox epidemic in 1905 that kept him from attending classes. The interview took place on June 3, 1971.