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Swett Ranch Oral Histories, 1989-1991
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Swedin, Eric Gottfrid.
- Title
- Swett Ranch Oral Histories
- Dates
- 1989-1991 (inclusive)19891991
- Quantity
- 1 box, (.5 linear foot)
- Collection Number
- UUS_COLL MSS 283
- Summary
- This collection includes materials compiled by Eric G. Swedin on the Swett family and their experiences on the Swett Ranch, including oral history interviews with people familiar with the ranch.
- Repository
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Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives Division
Special Collections & Archives
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
Logan, UT
84322-3000
Telephone: 4357978248
Fax: 4357972880
scweb@usu.edu - Access Restrictions
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No restrictions on use, except: not available through interlibrary loan.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
In 1909, Oscar and Emma Swett filed a homestead claim and started a cattle ranch and later a sawmill near present-day Greendale, Utah. From 1909 to 1970, Oscar and Emma Swett lived on their ranch until Oscar’s death in 1968, and Emma moved to Vernal in the fall of 1970. Shortly thereafter, the Forest Service purchased the 397 acre Swett Ranch for the price of $595,425.00. Since then, the Swett Ranch has been placed on the state and national historical site registers. The Swett Ranch is in the process of becoming a historical museum.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
From 1989 to 1991, two co-sponsors, the Mountain West Center for Regional Studies and the Ashley National Forest, worked in conjunction with Eric G. Swedin, a graduate student at Utah State University, to collect historical information on the Swett homestead. The information contained in this collection is a result of Swedin’s undertaking to create biographical information on the Swett family and their experiences on the Swett Ranch.
Those interviewed were eight of the nine living children of Oscar and Emma Swett. Those interviewed; Mary Elizabeth Swett Arrowsmith, Irma Eliza Swett Toone, Merne Swett Moore, Wilda Swett Irish, Idabell Swett Robinson, Myrle Augusta Swett Moore, Lewis Lyman Swett, and Verla Swett Bursen.
Collection 283 consists of one box with seventeen folders containing a Catalogue of Artifacts & Photographic Record and the typescripts of eight oral history interviews conducted during 1989 and 1990. The Catalogue of Artifacts & Photographic Record gives basic information on what artifacts and photos are contained on site at the Swett Living History Museum. For each of the eight oral history interviews, there is an original and edited transcript of each interview. The interviews are organized chronologically.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.
Permission to publish material from the Swett Ranch Oral Histories must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator and/or the Special Collections Department Head.
Preferred Citation
Initial Citation: Swett Ranch Oral Histories USU_COLL MSS 283, Box [ ]. Special Collections and Archives. Utah State University Merrill-Cazier Library. Logan, Utah.
Following Citations:USU_COLL MSS 283, USUSCA.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
The interviews are organized chronologically.
Processing Note
Processed in April of 2004
Acquisition Information
The materials contained in collection 283 were donated in connection with the Frank Ross Peterson papers.
Related Materials
Swett Ranch oral history project (979.2523 SW45)
Eric G. Swedin, The Swett homestead : an oral history, 1909-1970 (BOOK COLL 42 NO. 1)Note: The materials in collection 283 were used for this thesis.
Dick and Vivian Dunham, Flaming Gorge County: The Story of Daggett County, Utah. Denver, Colorado: Eastwood Printing and Publishing Co., 1977.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 1 | Swett Ranch Catalogue of Artifacts & Photographic Record | undated |
| 1 | 2 | Original Interview Transcript, Mary Elizabeth Swett Arrowsmith | undated |
| 1 | 3 | Edited Interview Transcript, Mary Elizabeth Swett Arrowsmith | undated |
| 1 | 4 | Original Interview Transcript, Irma Eliza Swett Toone | undated |
| 1 | 5 | Edited Interview Transcript, Irma Eliza Swett Toone | undated |
| 1 | 6 | Original Interview Transcript, Merne Swett Moore | undated |
| 1 | 7 | Edited Interview Transcript, Merne Swett Moore | undated |
| 1 | 8 | Original Interview Transcript, Wilda Swett Irish | undated |
| 1 | 9 | Edited Interview Transcript, Wilda Swett Irish | undated |
| 1 | 10 | Original Interview Transcript, Idabell Swett Robinson | undated |
| 1 | 11 | Edited Interview Transcript, Idabell Swett Robinson | undated |
| 1 | 12 | Original Interview Transcript, Myrle Augusta Swett Moore | undated |
| 1 | 13 | Edited Interview Transcript, Myrle Augusta Swett Moore | undated |
| 1 | 14 | Original Interview Transcript, Lewis Lyman Swett | undated |
| 1 | 15 | Edited Interview Transcript, Lewis Lyman Swett | undated |
| 1 | 16 | Original Interview Transcript, Verla Swett Bursen | undated |
| 1 | 17 | Edited Interview Transcript, Verla Swett Bursen | undated |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Agriculture--Utah--Greendale--History.
- Historic sites--Utah--Greendale.
Personal Names
- Swett, Emma,1892-1971
- Swett, Oscar,1890-1968
Family Names
- Sweet family
Geographical Names
- Dutch John (Utah)--History.
- Greendale (Utah)--History.
- Swett Ranch (Utah)--History.
Finding aid/Register created by Zachary R. Jones
2011
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
