Thorstensen, Onda_OH10_303

Thorstensen, Onda_OH10_303

Weber State University, Stewart Library: Oral History Program

2008

The following is an oral history interview with Onda Valiere Thorstensen. The interview was conducted on April 17, 2008, by Corrie Gomez. Onda discusses the Thorstensen family, the Ogden Utah Knitting Company, The Emporium which was owned by the Thorstensens, and the Thorstensen Building.

Oral History Program Onda Valiere Thorstensen Interviewed by Corrie Gomez 17 April 2008 i Oral History Program Weber State University Stewart Library Ogden, Utah Onda Valiere Thorstensen Interviewed by Corrie Gomez 17 April 2008 Copyright © 2014 by Weber State University, Stewart Library ii Mission Statement The Oral History Program of the Stewart Library was created to preserve the institutional history of Weber State University and the Davis, Ogden and Weber County communities. By conducting carefully researched, recorded, and transcribed interviews, the Oral History Program creates archival oral histories intended for the widest possible use. Interviews are conducted with the goal of eliciting from each participant a full and accurate account of events. The interviews are transcribed, edited for accuracy and clarity, and reviewed by the interviewees (as available), who are encouraged to augment or correct their spoken words. The reviewed and corrected transcripts are inde

The Weber State College/University Student Projects have been created by students working with several different professors on the Weber State campus. The topics are varied and based on the student's interest or task for a specific assignment. These oral history assignments were created to help Weber State students learn the value and importance of recording public history and to benefit the expansion of the Weber State oral history collections.

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