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These are the oral histories for individuals whose last name begins with A.
These are the oral histories for individuals whose last name begins with A.
Acosta, Rosie (April 18, 1931-July 17, 2012)
Rosie hired on as a Harvey Girl in the 1950s when Franz Rotter was managing the El Tovar. When Franz started the Grand Canyon Plaza Hotel, he hired Rosie. We conducted this interview in 2012, just before Rosie passed away. Transcript
Rosie hired on as a Harvey Girl in the 1950s when Franz Rotter was managing the El Tovar. When Franz started the Grand Canyon Plaza Hotel, he hired Rosie. We conducted this interview in 2012, just before Rosie passed away. Transcript
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Algar, Bruce
Raised in Los Angeles, his father James worked for Walt Disney. As a senior in high school in 1958, Bruce joined his father on a Disney filming trip in Grand Canyon with cameraman Ernst Heiniger. That film won an Oscar but the river trip was a trip from hell.
Transcript
Raised in Los Angeles, his father James worked for Walt Disney. As a senior in high school in 1958, Bruce joined his father on a Disney filming trip in Grand Canyon with cameraman Ernst Heiniger. That film won an Oscar but the river trip was a trip from hell.
Transcript
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Anderson, Dr. Michael
A native of Chicago, Ill, Dr. Anderson learned Latin in the almost three years he spent in seminary school. After joining the United States Airforce in 1967, Dr. Anderson served four years was assigned to The Presidio at Monterey, CA. The drive from Chicago to California, his first trip west of the Continental Divide, was amazing. After four years in the Air Force and now married to his high school sweetheart Linda, Dr. Anderson worked the next 12 years with computers. By then, his sisters and parents had moved to Arizona. These oral histories have not been transcribed yet. This is a 5 part interview.
A native of Chicago, Ill, Dr. Anderson learned Latin in the almost three years he spent in seminary school. After joining the United States Airforce in 1967, Dr. Anderson served four years was assigned to The Presidio at Monterey, CA. The drive from Chicago to California, his first trip west of the Continental Divide, was amazing. After four years in the Air Force and now married to his high school sweetheart Linda, Dr. Anderson worked the next 12 years with computers. By then, his sisters and parents had moved to Arizona. These oral histories have not been transcribed yet. This is a 5 part interview.
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Angood, Marni
Raised in Kenora, Manitoba, Marni spent a lot of her summers based out of the family's cabin on Coney Island. The island is just west of Kenora in Lake of the Woods. Marni loved swimming, teaching swimming, and rowing a small boat. After high school she became a nurse and would eventually make her way to the Grand Canyon Clinic in the 1980s. This interview series has not been transcribed yet.
Raised in Kenora, Manitoba, Marni spent a lot of her summers based out of the family's cabin on Coney Island. The island is just west of Kenora in Lake of the Woods. Marni loved swimming, teaching swimming, and rowing a small boat. After high school she became a nurse and would eventually make her way to the Grand Canyon Clinic in the 1980s. This interview series has not been transcribed yet.
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Arnold, Landis
Landis is a kayak historian. In these interviews he recounts the history of five kayaks, five paddles, and how the mold process works for making kayaks. These 7 interviews were conducted May 2-3, 2025 when Landis donated these kayaks and paddles to the John Wesley Powell Museum in Green River, Utah. Not Transcribed Yet.
Landis is a kayak historian. In these interviews he recounts the history of five kayaks, five paddles, and how the mold process works for making kayaks. These 7 interviews were conducted May 2-3, 2025 when Landis donated these kayaks and paddles to the John Wesley Powell Museum in Green River, Utah. Not Transcribed Yet.
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