James Ashton, 8/17/1987
File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
Notes - Lull in the beginning, Ashton’s voice is very soft and the interviewers’ is too loud, so it is hard to hear him. He is taking about trading post days, life, Gallup, Zuni. Ashton moved to Gallup as a young man with his parents after the 1918 Flu Epidemic, which took the lives of his two sisters. His father was a bookkeeper for various coal companies in the area. After high school Ashton went to work in a local gas station as a night watchman. Major themes include his life during the Depression, early Gallup, trading, World War II, the miners’ strike and the Gamerco Coal Company.
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Dates
- 8/17/1987
Language of Materials
From the Collection:
English
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 2 boxes (.5 cu. ft. containing 49 CDs, transcriptions, and notes)
Repository Details
Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository
Contact:
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
cswrref@unm.edu
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
cswrref@unm.edu