United States Department of Agriculture/Coconino National Forest
Collection Name
United States Department of Agriculture/Coconino National Forest Oral History Collection,
Inclusive Dates:
1992.
Physical Description
4 folders
Description
Four oral histories conducted by James Kehl. The narrators were Whiston Webb, Jesus Sanchez, Zola Purtymun Hernandez, and Della Purtymun Greenwell.
Collection Number
NAU.OH.46
Language
English.
Repository
Cline Library. Special Collections and Archives Department.
Northern Arizona University
Box 6022
Flagstaff, AZ 86011-6022
Phone: 928 523 5551
Fax: 928 523 3770
Email: Special.Collections@nau.edu
Scope and Content Note
Four oral histories conducted by James Kehl. The narrators were Whiston Webb, Jesus Sanchez, Zola Purtymun Hernandez, and Della Purtymun Greenwell. The narrators discuss life growing up in Northern Arizona, logging camps, the Grand Canyon etc.
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United States Department of Agriculture/Coconino National Forest Oral History Collection, NAU.OH. 46, Cline Library. Special Collections and Archives Dept.
Whiston Webb was born in 1920 in Oklahoma and eventually moved to Glendale, Arizona where he grew up. He worked at a forest camp at age 16 and shares stories about life in a loggin camp. Camps were focused around agriculture, erosion control, forestry, etc.
Abstract and 1 audio tape available.
Box-folder
46.2
Jesus Sanchez,
June 8, 1992.
Jesus Sanchez was born at the Gibson Logging Camp in the Peaks Ranger District, Coconino National Forest in 1934. He describes the house and living conditions. Sanchez also talks about the ethnicity of the camps, population, and his schooling.
Abstract and 2 audio tapes available.
Box-folder
46.3
Zola Purtymun Hernandez,
July 15, 1992.
This tape tape consists of recollections of her childhood; toys she had and foods she was able to have at different times of the year. She goes on to describe her mother and father's occupations.
Abstract and 1 audio tape available.
Box-folder
46.4
Della Purtymun Greenwell,
July 15, 1992.
Della Purtymun Greenwell was born in a log cabin in Indian Gardens in 1907, 5 miles from Sedona. She recalls father's mining camp, her school house and what school was like. Greenwell also talks about her family and childhood. Side 2 is blank.
