Oral history interview with Sheldon Henry Mellor, 2016 September 24

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Identifier: MSS 9148 File 48

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Scope and Contents

Don E. Norton oral history interview with Sheldon Henry Mellor, dated September 24, 2016. Includes a biographical sheet and a transcript with accompanying index.

Dates

Creation: 2016 September 24

Creator

Mellor, Sheldon Henry (interviewee, Person)
Norton, Don Evan, 1902-1983 (interviewer, Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Open for public research.

Conditions Governing Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from this collection must be obtained from Reference Services at specialcollections@byu.edu.

Biographical History

Sheldon H. Mellor was born on a farm in Fayette, Utah. He enlisted in the military immediately following high school. He wasn't able to join the Navy because of a past surgery, so he joined the U.S. Maritime Service. He trained in the Pacific Ocean and spent time in Japan. When he returned, he was drafted into the army and sent to Korea for a short period of time before the Korean War. He then served a mission in the Eastern United States. He worked cleaning flues and filters in hotels and installing automatic fire-prevention systems. He married, had three children, divorced, and remarried.