Interview: Fred Alexander
Title: Fred Alexander, Longtime Postmaster, Yosemite Valley, 1920-1953 [sound recording] : a tape recorded interview by Norman Herkenham and Emil Ernst. / Fred Alexander.
Interviewee: Alexander, Fred
Recording Location: Yosemite Nat'l Park, CA
Date Recorded: March 4, 1954
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Direct Link: https://apps.gocolumbia.edu/oralhistory/listen?2
Call Number: F868.T915 A375
Author(s): Herkenham, Norman.; Ernst, Emil.
Year Recorded: 1954
Performer: Interviewed by Norman Herkenham; Assistant Park Naturalist and Emil Ernst; Park Forester of Yosemite National Prak.
Performer: Interviewed by Norman Herkenham; Assistant Park Naturalist and Emil Ernst; Park Forester of Yosemite National Prak.
Physical Description: 1 cassette (60 min.) : 1 7\8 ips. + contents outline.
Series Title: (Columbia Colllege oral history series)
General Notes: Contents outline (typescript, photoprint) accompanies recording. Recorded March 4, 1954.; Recorded March 4, 1954.
Contents: Tape 1, Side 1: Fred's first trip to Yosemite in 1915 ; Superintendents of the Park ; First position as a clerk ; Yosemite Postmaster (1920-1953) ; Describes a stage hold-up in 1922 ; Problems in providing mail service before 1920 ; Inadequate transportation and housing ; Building a permanent Post Office in 1924 ; Side 2: Telegraph office ; Fred's marriage to Aimee, 1923 ; Unusual parcels received ; Early schools in the Valley ; Indian Field Days -- Tape 2, Side 3: Indian Field Days (Cont'd).
Local Notes: None
Held By: COLUMBIA
Personal Subject:
Subject Term: Postal service--California--Yosemite National Park.
Geographic Term: Yosemite National Park (Calif.)--History--Personal narratives.
