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- Member of: ASU Campus History: Tempe
- Member of: Lawrence J. Fleming Papers
Joseph Smith started working as a motorman on the Phoenix Street Railway in October of 1926 and retired in 1956. In this interview, Smith and Fleming discuss the Phoenix Street Railway's development, the types of cars employed, the track used, individual routes, maintenance issues, and working conditions for Railway employees. Smith also reflects on Phoenix's development, including "millionaire's row," the growth of residential neighborhoods, canals, and businesses.
Sam Hodges went to work with the Phoenix Street Railway in 1913. He left the Railway to serve in the Army during World War I and returned to Phoenix in 1922. He continued working with the Railway until 1948, when he ran one of the last cars down Washington Street in the "Last Run" ceremony. In this interview, Hodges and Fleming discuss specific lines, the construction and operation of cars used on the Railway, working conditions for Railway employees, and accidents on the Railway. Hodges also discusses a trip he took to visit his sister in California, the challenges American military personnel face when returning from deployment, and his time working on an Arizona ostrich farm.
Bill Scott began working for the Phoenix Street Railway in 1924. In this interview, Scott and Fleming discuss the types of cars used on the Railway and details of their construction and operation, individual lines, accidents, working conditions for Railway employees, various of Scott's colleagues, and Fleming's efforts to preserve historic streetcars.
A color motion picture production with sound, complete audio recordings of the event and the event program documenting the dedication ceremony for Arizona State University's Charles Trumbull Hayden Library, November 22nd 1966.
Motion Picture: ASU President G. Homer Durham dedicates the building, and Senator Carl T. Hayden remembers his father, the namesake of the library. Library facilities and technologies are depicted. Narrated by Librarian Alan D. Covey.
Audio Recording:
Reel 1 Side A:
Norman H. Strouse Remarks
Reel 1 Side B:
President G. Homer Durham Concluding Remarks
ASU Symphonic Band
Reel 2 Side A:
Rev. Bert Johnson Invocation
President Durham Greetings and Introductions
An audio recording of the formal dedication of the Grady Gammage Memorial Auditorium at Arizona State University. ASU President G. Homer Durham makes remarks and introduces several invited speakers. The recording is presented in three segments.