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Sound / A fisherman and whaler: recollections of the Richmond Whaling Station, 1958-1972

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Title
A fisherman and whaler: recollections of the Richmond Whaling Station, 1958-1972
Creator
Bancroft Library. Oral History Center
Dunning, Judith K
Peterson, Pratt
Date Created and/or Issued
1986-1990
Contributing Institution
UC Berkeley, Oral History Center of The Bancroft Library
Collection
California Revealed from Oral History Center of The Bancroft Library
Rights Information
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Description
Describes his career as a whaler, the life at sea, types of whales, anti-whaling sentiments, and the closing of the Richmond Whaling Station. He also speaks of his family background and Mormon upbringing.
Type
sound
Format
Original
Audio cassette
Extent
6 Tapes of 6
Identifier
BANC MSS 91/38 c
Phonotape 2457 C
cabeuroh_000109_t1; cabeuroh_000109_t2; cabeuroh_000109_t3; cabeuroh_000109_t4; cabeuroh_000109_t5; cabeuroh_000109_t6
Provenance
Oral History Center, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley
California Revealed is supported by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian.

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