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A fisherman and whaler : recollections of the Richmond Whaling Station, 1958-1972 : oral history transcript / 1986.
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A fisherman and whaler: recollections of the Richmond Whaling Station, 1958-1972 : oral history transcript / 1986On the waterfront : an oral history of Richmond, California
Creator/Contributor:
Peterson, Pratt Nelson, 1923-, creatorCreator/Contributor:
Dunning, Judith, interviewer.Creator/Contributor:
Quay, James.Creator/Contributor:
Bancroft Library, Regional Oral History Office.Creator/Contributor:
Online Archive of CaliforniaAbstract:
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.
Date:
c1990 (issued)Subject:
n-us-caWhaling -- California -- Richmond
Whalers (Persons) -- California
Fishes -- Conservation
Latter Day Saints -- West (U.S.)
Industries -- California -- Richmond -- History
Baleines -- Chasse -- Californie -- Richmond
Chasseurs de baleines -- Californie
Pêches -- Conservation
Industrie -- Californie -- Richmond -- Histoire
Whaling
Whalers (Persons)
Latter Day Saints
Industries
Fishes -- Conservation
Point San Pablo (Calif.) -- History
West United States
California -- Richmond
California
Del Monte Fishing Company (Richmond, Calif.) -- History
Richmond Whaling Station (Richmond, Calif.) -- History
Note:
interview conducted by Judith K. Dunning ; introduction by Jim Quay ; Regional Oral History Office, The Bancroft Library,
University of California, Berkeley,
Also available online.
Dept. of Special Collections, University of California, Los Angeles Library. Duplicate transcript.
This manuscript is made available for research purposes only. All publication rights are reserved to The Bancroft Library
of the University of California. Requests for permission to quote for publication should be addressed to the Regional Oral
History Office, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley, Calif. 94720.
Type:
HistoryOral histories.
Physical Description:
print
[xviii], [170] p. : ill.
6 audiocassettes : analog.
Language:
English
Publisher:
California unknown place Berkeley, Calif : University of CaliforniaCopyright Note:
This manuscript is made available for research purposes only. All publication rights are reserved to The Bancroft Library
of the University of California. Requests for permission to quote for publication should be addressed to the Regional Oral
History Office, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley, Calif. 94720.