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Oral history interviews with Gene Foushee and Dorothy Nielson

 File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 6718

Scope and Contents note

Oral history interviews with Gene Foushee and Dorothy Nielson on July 7 and 11, 1972, conducted by Pat Whitaker for the Utah State Historical Society and the California State University, Fullerton, Oral History Program. Gene Foushee discusses his tourism business in Bluff, Utah, and the restoration of historic homes he purchased in the area. Dorothy Nielson's short interview covers a brief history of Bluff, Utah, after 1940. Bound manuscript, 26 pages of text, photocopied pictures and indexes included.

Dates

  • 1972

Creator

Conditions Governing Access note

Open for public research.

Conditions Governing Use note

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from the Oral history interviews with Gene Foushee and Dorothy Nielson must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.

Biographical History

Gene Foushee built up a successful tourist business and restored many buildings in Bluff, Utah.

Gene Foushee grew up in North Carolina and received a degree in geology from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. He joined the Air Force after college and served in Germany, then moved west after his tour of duty to find work. His first job was with Union Carbide in Uravan, Colorado. He and his wife Mary were married shortly thereafter and moved to Bluff, Utah. There Gene built up a successful tourist business and restored many buildings in the town.

Biographical History

Dorothy Caroline Johnson Nielson was born about 1918 in Utah. She was raised in Nephi, Utah, and moved to Bluff, Utah, to teach school in 1940. There she boarded with a Mrs. Nielson and married her son Richard two months later. Richard was a stockman and a farmer. They lived the rest of their lives in Bluff, Utah.

Extent

1 folder (0.10 linear ft.)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Oral history interviews with Gene Foushee and Dorothy Nielson on 7 and 11 July 1972, conducted by Pat Whitaker for the Utah State Historical Society and the California State University, Fullerton, Oral History Program.

Custodial History note

Purchased from Gary L. Shumway in 1987.

Immediate Source of Acquisition note

Purchased; Gary L. Shumway; 1987.

Appraisal note

Utah and American West and LDS cultural, social, and religious history (20th Century Western & Mormon Manuscripts collection development policy, 5.VII, 2007).

Processing Information note

Processed; Karen Glenn; February 3, 2009.

Title
Register of Oral history interviews with Gene Foushee and Dorothy Nielson
Status
Completed
Author
Karen Glenn, student processor and John Murphy, curator
Date
2009
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English in Latin script.

Repository Details

Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository

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