Interview with James (Jim) Petery, Friday, April 22, 2022
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Title
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Interview with James (Jim) Petery, Friday, April 22, 2022
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Description
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Jim Petery is an RIT alumnus who first saw the Hill Cumorah Pageant in the mid-1970s. In this interview, Jim discusses his family’s involvement in the Pageant, including his eventual service in the Pageant Presidency. Much of the interview concerns the Pageant’s logistics and physical plant. Topics include stage lights, cast housing, Zion’s Camp, the food services, youth activities, and various snacks that participants enjoyed. This interview will be of particular interest to listeners who are interested in the Pageant as a summer camp. Finally, Jim reflects on the Pageant’s spiritual messages and the miracles that he witnessed onsite.
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Oral History Interview Audio
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Contributor
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Daniel Gorman Jr.
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Creator
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James (Jim) Petery and Daniel Gorman Jr.
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Date
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Friday, April 22, 2022
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Format
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M4A (audio), PDF (transcript)
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Identifier
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Gorman_JamesPeteryInterview_04-22-2022_audio_1386783943.m4a
Gorman_JimPeteryTranscript_04-22-2022_Edited.pdf
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Language
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English
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Rights
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Produced under an oral history collaborative deed of gift agreement with no restrictions and nonexclusive license.
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Source
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The Hill Cumorah Legacy Project
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Subject
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Hill Cumorah Pageant, Kodak, American Sign Language, Spanish, Cast, Costumes, Security, Parking, Dormitories, Zion’s Camp, Devotional, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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interviewer
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Daniel Gorman Jr.
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interviewee
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James (Jim) Petery
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Duration
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39:44
