Box 1
Contains 109 Results:
CURETON, MATT, 1977 June 1
Child, Rexburg Describes the condition of the home after the flood, the clean-up operation and the places he stayed while repairs were being made. Doris Shirley, interviewer June 1, 1977 (Tape 15)
DALLEY, ELBERT, 1977 June 22
Custodian of LDS Church, Roberts Recounts how some people were taken advantage of by workers. Comments on how their houses will continually have problems because of how bad they were constructed. Christina Sorensen, interviewer June 22, 1977
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
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
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 August 25, 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
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