Box 1
Contains 110 Results:
DALLEY, VIRGINIA, 1977 July 20
Sorts potatoes at Lewisville, Roberts Learns from the flood that people should be thankful for what they have because it could be taken away. Christina Sorensen, interviewer July 20, 1977
DAVENPORT, ANN, 1977 August 25
Housewife Rexburg Describes damage done by the flood and its effect on the community; relates experience of living in unfinished basement afterward; cites assistance and difficulties with Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Bureau of Reclamation. Christina Sorensen, interviewer
DALLING, BRAD, undated
School Teacher, Rexburg Commented on how much volunteer work was done, and how independent everyone was because the LDS church helped through the tithing and fast offerings. Richard Stallings, interviewer
ELLIS, DON, 1977 August 19
Owner/Operator of Rexburg Radio Station Describes collapse of the dam as viewed from the visitors overlook at the dam site; relates his repeated broadcasts to warn those in the valley below; describes activities at the dam when it began to collapse; notes damage to his property in Rexburg and assistance recieved from the Small Business Adminsitration and the Bureau of Reclamation; notes the changes in the communities since. Alyn B. Andrus, interviewer August 19, 1977
EMBREE, GLENN, undated
Geology Teacher at Ricks, Rexburg States his wife had some sort of premonition of the dam breaking. Talks about what they lost and how they dealt with it. Richard Stallings, interviewer
EMPEY, MELISSA, 1977 September 8
Housewife, Rexburg Talks about the positive and the negative aspects of the dam breaking. Christina Sorensen, interviewer September 8, 1977
DURRANT, JANE, 1977 June 28
Student, Salt Lake City A volunteer from Salt Lake City going to Rexburg and helping out with shoveling mud in the streets. Christina Sorensen, interviewer September 1, 1977
ELD, MARVIN, 1977 June 28
Director, Teton Interfaith Disaster Task Force. Describes the efforts of this group in providing counseling, emergency funds, and volunteer labor during the clean-up operation and for months afterward. Christina C. Sorensen, interviewer June 28, 1977
FIFE, RONALD K, 1977 July 8
Dentist Rexburg Relates the distortion the news media'made of the disaster; describes return to Rexburg and elation at finding home undamaged; describes damage to business in Rexburg; explains association with chief engineer Robison and his absolution from responsibility for the failure; cites changes in the attitudes of the survivors of the disaster after the flood toward material wealth and blessings. David Crowder, interviewer July 8, 1977
FORBUSH, HAROLD, 1972 March 9
Engineer, St. Anthony Talks about the early history of the Teton Dam in the planning and the actual construction of it. Robert Pittard, interviewer March 9, 1972