Margaret Bertolina, 1974
Scope and Contents
Phil Notarianni conducted this interview. Topics covered include Bertolina's early life in Italy, her father's farm work and politics, her father's education, her family's move to Helper, her brother's store, and her marriage in 1916. Bertolina also talks about the fire in the family store in 1919, their new store, activities concerned with the grocery business, oil drilling in Moab, lodges, and her brother's return to Italy in 1923. She also discusses building tenants such as the Success Market and Pigly-Wigley, success with the family market, her move to Salt Lake, the economic decline of Helper, social life in Helper, Italian weddings, their lodge building, the Ku Klux Klan, and the Masons. 37 pages.
Dates
- Creation: 1974
Creator
- From the Collection: University of Utah. American West Center (Organization)
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Extent
From the Collection: 1.5 Linear Feet (3 boxes)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
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