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Collection  U 013:
Oral history interviews of the Center of Southwest Studies Vallecito Dam Oral History Project

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©2005 by Fort Lewis College Foundation, Center of Southwest Studies account (revised 2007)

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Listed alphabetically by name of narrator

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B

Narrator: Brown, Warren Joe

Interview date:

1993/
Interview #:  45

Interview length:

60 minutes
Release?*: n

# audiotapes:

1
Transcript?: N

# pages:

About narrator: Supervisor of the Vallecito Dam.
Interviewer: Brown, Twila F.
Earliest year:

Latest year:

1993
About interviewer: Fort Lewis College student.
Notes on interview: Joe's voice is dificult to hear; poor recording. Date 1993??
Major topics: Dams--Managers
Oral history
Pine River Valley (Colo.)--History
*Note: No access is permitted until the release has been signed (which is designated by the letter y in that field).

C

Narrator: Conner, Frank

Interview date:

1993-05-18
Interview #:  67

Interview length:

60 minutes
Release?: y

# audiotapes:

1
Transcript?: y

# pages:

31
About narrator: Retired from a position as District Manager of State Farm Insurance, 1952-1986. Born in New Mexico in 1916; married to Wilma Conner in 1941; one daughter.
Interviewer: Brown, Twila F.
Earliest year:

Latest year:

1993
About interviewer: Fort Lewis College student.
Major topics: Civilian Conservation Corps--Camps--Colorado
Vallecito Reservoir (Colo.)--Construction
Pine River Valley (Colo.)--History

G

Narrator: Groves, Rumona

Interview date:

1993-01-28
Interview #:  112

Interview length:

90 minutes
Release?: y

# audiotapes:

1
Transcript?: y

# pages:

15
About narrator: Third generation born in the Pine River Valley. Worked at Fort Lewis College and Bendix Field Engineering in automation applications.
Interviewer: Brown, Twila F.
Earliest year: 1932

Latest year:

1993
About interviewer: Fort Lewis College student.
Notes on interview: Transcribed by Center of Southwest Studies worker Twila Brown on Sept. 28, 1993.
Major topics: Dams--Colorado--Pine River Valley
Family life--Colorado--La Plata County
Pine River Valley (Colo.)--History

H

Narrator: Hickman, Ed

Interview date:

1993-08-25
Interview #:  121

Interview length:

60 minutes
Release?: y

# audiotapes:

1
Transcript?: y

# pages:

13
About narrator: Born in 1917. Moved to Bayfield, Colorado, when he was three and lived there ever since.
Interviewer: Brown, Twila F.
Earliest year:

Latest year:

1993
About interviewer: Fort Lewis College student.
Major topics: Dams--Colorado--Pine River Valley
Cities and towns--Colorado--Bayfield--History
Pine River Valley (Colo.)--History

 

Narrator: Hickman, Forrest P.

Interview date:

1993-06-10
Interview #:  187

Interview length:

60 minutes
Release?: y

# audiotapes:

1
Transcript?: y

# pages:

24
About narrator: Mr. Hickman was for many years a sawmill and ranch worker. He and his wife Lillie Jewell Bybee Hickman were both born in Missouri in 1900, and married in 1919. They had five children.
Interviewer: Brown, Twila F.
Earliest year: 1925

Latest year:

1993
About interviewer: Fort Lewis College student.
Notes on interview: No intro is on this tape, which is undated.
Major topics: Sawmills--Colorado--La Plata County
Bayfield (Colo.)--History

 

Narrator: Hickman, Lillie Jewell

Interview date:

1993-06-10
Interview #:  187

Interview length:

60 minutes
Release?: y

# audiotapes:

0
Transcript?: y

# pages:

24
About narrator: Wife of Forrest Hickman.
Interviewer: Brown, Twila F.
Earliest year: 1925

Latest year:

1993
About interviewer: Fort Lewis College student.
Notes on interview: (Duplicate listing for co-narrator, with husband.)
Major topics: Schools--Colorado--La Plata County
Bayfield (Colo.)--History

W

Narrator: Wilmer, Harold

Interview date:

1993-01-28
Interview #:  321

Interview length:

90 minutes
Release?*: y

# audiotapes:

1
Transcript?: y

# pages:

18
Interviewer: Brown, Twila F.
Earliest year: 1870

Latest year:

1993
About interviewer: Fort Lewis College student.
Notes on interview: Transcribed by Center of Southwest Studies staff on Oct. 25, 1993. Further revised and formatted by Todd Ellison on 4/17/98 and copy of transcript sent to Mr. Wilmer via Sam Hough, student interviewer.
Major topics: Ranchers--Colorado--Vallecito
Wilmer family--History
Bayfield (Colo.)--History

 

Narrator: Witt, Bill

Interview date:

1993-02-04
Interview #:  325

Interview length:

90 minutes
Release?*: n

# audiotapes:

1
Transcript?: y

# pages:

33
Interviewer: Brown, Twila F.
Earliest year: 1914

Latest year:

1993
About interviewer: Fort Lewis College student.
Notes on interview:
Major topics: Irrigation--Colorado--La Plata County
Ranching--Colorado--La Plata County
Bayfield (Colo.)--History
*Note: No access is permitted until the release has been signed (which is designated by the letter y in that field).

 

Narrator: Wommer, Jessie

Interview date:

1993-05-31
Interview #:  326

Interview length:

77 minutes
Release?: y

# audiotapes:

1
Transcript?: y

# pages:

31
  Listen to this interview (MP3 file format):  Side A   ~   Side B
About narrator: Wife of a rancher, Frank Wommer. She was born to Emery and Mamie Percell in Red Creek, north of Bayfield, Colorado. Frank and Jessie were married in 1929 and had two children.
Interviewer: Brown, Twila F.
Earliest year: 1878

Latest year:

1993
About interviewer: Fort Lewis College student.
Notes on interview: Transcribed by Center of Southwest Studies staff on Oct. 25, 1993.
Major topics: Dams--Colorado--Pine River Valley
Wommer family--History
Pine River Valley (Colo.)--History

This guide was produced by Todd Ellison, Certified Archivist, Center of Southwest  Studies.   Software design by Spiros Psarris, 8/25/2002.  Maintenance assistance 2006-07 by James Bodine, Computing and Telecommunications Office.


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