Oral history interview with Charles Sipe
Scope and Contents note
Oral history interview with Charles Sipe on 29 June 1971 and 1 July 1972, conducted by Chris H. Banas and Louise Lyne for the Utah State Historical Society and the California State University, Fullerton, Oral History Program. The first interview covers Charles' childhood and background, his work in oil drilling throughout Utah and his wife, children, and grandchildren. The subject of the second interview is law and order. Charles discusses his law enforcement experience in Blanding, Utah. Bound manuscript, 57 pages of text, photocopied pictures, and no indexes.
Dates
- 1972 July 1
- 1971 June 29
Creator
- Lyne, Louise (Person)
- Sipe, Charles, 1898-1983 (Person)
- Banas, Chris H. (Person)
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 interview with Charles Sipe, must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
Charles Luther Sipe (1898-1983) worked in the oil fields in Salt Lake.
Charles Luther Sipe was born 8 August 1898 in Adams County, Pennsylvania, to Asbury Derland Sipe and Carrie May Chronister. He was raised in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and later homesteaded in Wyoming with his mother. After trying that out Charles moved to Salt Lake where he worked in the oil fields, and then finally to Southeastern Utah where he met his future wife, Viola Palmer. They were married 6 June 1927 in Monticello, San Juan, Utah. Charles died 30 June 1983 in Blanding, San Juan, Utah.
Extent
1 folder (0.10 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Oral history interview with Charles Sipe on 29 June 1971 and 1 July 1972, conducted by Chris H. Banas and Louise Lyne 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 the American West (Collection development policy of 20th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts, August 2007).
Processing Information note
Processed; Karen Glenn; 27 January 2009.
- Title
- Register of the Oral history interview with Charles Sipe
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Karen Glenn, student processor; 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
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States