Record Details
Oral history interview with Thomas Chappell
Claremont Colleges Digital Library
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Oral history interview with Thomas Chappell |
| Creator | Chappell, Thomas |
| Contributor | Maxie, Betty (interviewer); Eidson, Myrna (transcriber) |
| Subject | Oral histories; San Antonio Water Company; Zanjeros; Water |
| Coverage | Upland (Calif.) Upland (Calif.): 34.09751 Upland (Calif.): -117.64838759999998 |
| Description | These recordings are of an interview with Thomas Chappell, who was the only Zanjero in Upland when the interview took place in 1977. Chappell was born in 1921 and moved to Cucamonga in 1923. His parents owned Chappell Dairy from 1925 to 1937. In 1947 or 1948 Chappell applied for the Zanjero position at the San Antonio Water Company. After being hired he learned all of the duties of a Zanjero from Roy Harris and James C. McCoy. In the interview, Chappell described how water is delivered to the... |
| Publisher | Honnold Mudd Library. Special Collections |
| Date | 1977-02-17 |
| Language | eng |
| Source | Audio cassette tape, 1 cassette tape, Oral History #43: San Antonio Water Company Oral History Collection, Upland Public Library Local History Collection. |
| Relation | San Antonio Water Company Oral History Collection California Water Documents - https://ccdl.claremont.edu/digital/collection/cwd |
| Rights | Upland Public Library Local History Collection Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of this collection has been transferred to Upland Public Library Local History Collection. Copyright status for other materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user. For more information on the copyright or about this image, please contact the Upland Public Library at (909) 931-4205 or ci.upland.ca.us/#Local_History |
| Type | Sound |
| Format | audio/mpeg |
| Identifier | upl00034 http://ccdl.libraries.claremont.edu/cdm/ref/collection/cwd/id/11675 |
