Lark, Utah, oral interviews, 1978.

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Lark, Utah, oral interviews, 1978.

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This collection contains a 1978 oral interview project directed by Paul Ganster, faculty member of the History and Geography Department at Utah State University. This project was a collection of information about Hispanic residents of Lark, Utah, at the time of its purchase. Residents of Lark, Utah, were forced to relocate in 1978 when the Kennecott Copper Corporation bought the land from U.V. Industries. The interviews provide background information, moving intentions, and financial options for residents. Some of the interviews addressed ethnic information and minority treatment. Also included is the 1978 Ogden Minority/Utah State University Student Collection addressing prejudice and minority treatment of Hispanics in Utah. The Lark Interview Project collection is in order alphabetically by interviewee.

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Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library

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Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library

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Kennecott Copper Corporation

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Kennecott Copper Corporation was formed in 1915. The company operated the copper mines in Salt Lake County, Utah beginning in 1936. In 1980 it changed its name to the Kennecott Corporation. From the description of Kennecott Copper Corporation photographs of Lark, Utah. circa 1970-1979. (Brigham Young University). WorldCat record id: 656667163 ...

Ganster, Paul

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Lark Interview Project.

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Lark, Utah, was a small mining town next to the Oquirrh Mountains (which run along the west side of the Salt Lake Valley). The earliest settlers of Lark chose the area specifically for its timber, and a saw mill was constructed nearby at the mouth of Bingham Canyon. In December 1977, the residents were notified that Lark had been purchased by the Kennecott Copper Corporation and they had to leave, as Kennecott intended to use the area as a dump for large quanities of overburden from...