Interviewer
Mary Melcher
Files
Description
Dona Corr gives a biographical sketch of her life, beginning with her parents’ move from Quebec, Canada, to Montana at the end of the 19th century. She describes being the oldest of three girls, speaking French before learning English in school, and the lack of a need to enforce discipline in her household due to the respect she and her siblings had for their parents. Corr recalls growing up Frenchtown, Montana, and how she enjoyed playing with the neighboring children and going to dances as a teenager. She also details the Frenchtown Church, focusing on its architecture, the variety of masses, and the religious orders of Catholic priests, as well as the consolidation, breakdown, and creation of the Catholic school system in the Frenchtown-Missoula area. Corr ends the tape by briefly speaking about the caretaking work she did while living in a boarding house in Missoula, Montana.
For additional information on Dona Corr, see oral history interview OH 049-070.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Quebec, Canada; French immigrants, Montana; French-Canadian immigrants, Montana; Frenchtown, Montana; Missoula, Montana; Corr, Donna, 1902-1991 – Interviews; Women -- Montana – Interviews; Women -- Montana -- Social conditions; Frenchtown (Mont.) – History; Frenchtown (Mont.) -- Social life and customs – History; Franco-Americans – Biography; Children of immigrants -- Quebec (Province) – Interviews; Catholics -- Montana -- Frenchtown – History; Catholic Church -- Montana -- Frenchtown – History; Catholic schools -- Montana -- Frenchtown – History
Original Date
5-2-1977
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
Montana Women's Oral History Project, OH 049, Archives and Special Collections, Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula
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 049-008
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (01:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (9 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
00:58:35 minutes
Local Filename
OH_049_008.mp3; OH_049_008.pdf
Citation
Corr, Dona, "Dona Corr Interview, May 2, 1977" (1977). Montana Women's Oral History Project. 3.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/mtwomen_oralhistory/3