Oral history interviews with Vernon and Gladys Jack
Scope and Contents note
Oral history interviews with Vernon and Gladys Jack, conducted by Mark Collins July 12 and 25, 1978 for the Utah State Historical Society and California State University, Fullerton Oral History Program. The subjects are trading on a Navajo reservation and life as an indian trader's wife. Vernon dicusses life running his indian posts, the Navajo tribe, and the construction of the Boulder City, Nevada, dam. Bound manuscript, 41 and 32 pages, photocopied pictures and indexes included.
Dates
- 1978
Creator
- Jack, Vernon, 1909-1983 (Person)
- Collins, Mark (Person)
- Jack, Gladys, 1913-2005 (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 interviews with Vernon and Gladys Jack must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
Vernon William Jack was born May 25, 1909 in Bountiful, Conejos, Colorado, to William Jefferson Jack and Clara Ann Rogers. He married Gladys Cardon October 15, 1932 in Kirtland, San Juan, New Mexico. He spent his life as a trader on Indian reservations in Arizona and New Mexico. Vernon died April 17, 1983 in Monticello, San Juan, Utah.
Biographical History
Gladys Cardon Jack was born January 23, 1913 in Jaynes, Pima, Arizona to Joseph Elmer Cardon and Lucinda Hurst. She died July 4, 2005.
Extent
1 folder (0.10 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Oral history interviews with Vernon and Gladys Jack, conducted by Mark Collins 12 and 25 July 1978 for the Utah State Historical Society and 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; 29 January 2009.
- Title
- Register of Oral history interviews with Vernon and Gladys Jack
- 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