Interviewer
Bob Brown
Files
Description
Robert Poore discusses the interaction between the Anaconda Company and the city of Butte, Montana. He describes the Columbia Gardens Amusement Park. He discusses his relationship with the William A. Clark family (his wife's grandfather was Francis Wharton, Clark's "right-hand man"), the John Ryan family, the Cornelius Kelley family, and others. He talks about the Anaconda lobbyists and executives that he knew personally; his law practice in Butte and some of the cases he tried during the McCarthy era; and politicians he knew. He ends with comments on the relationship between the Anaconda Company, Montana Power, and Montana society.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Lawyers; Lobbyists
Original Date
4-27-2005
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
Bob Brown Oral History Project OH-396, Archives & Special Collections, Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, University of Montana
Digital Publisher
University of Montana--Missoula. Mansfield Library
Rights
Copyright to this collection is held by the interview participants and by the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula. Permission may be required for use. For further information please contact Archives and Special Collections: (406) 243-2053 / library.archives@umontana.edu
Oral History Number
OH 396-018
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound disk (80 min.): analog + 1 transcript (27 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
01:26:02 minutes
Local Filename
OH_396_018.mp3; OH_396_018.pdf
Citation
Poore, Robert, "Robert Poore Interview, April 27, 2005" (2005). Bob Brown Oral History Project. OH 396-018.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/brown/54