Interviewer
May Vallance
Files
Description
Bill Ralston and Robert House recount their time attending Baker Creek School in the Bitterroot Valley, Montana, during the mid-20th century. House notes that both his mother and father taught at the school while he attended. He also recalls the ambitious Christmas program his mother put on. Ralston recounts his experiences with his teachers and discusses how he admired House’s parents because they taught him about important literature in addition to practical life skills. Both House and Ralston describe the many games they played during their lunch hour, such as fox and hound, bows and arrows, and softball and beanbag tournaments. They talk about the practical joking that went on and also touch on the nature of the relationship between the Native American children and the other schoolchildren.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Baker Creek School; Education, Montana; Schoolhouses, rural; Native Americans, Montana; Native American children; Games; School activities; Elementary schools, Montana; Homesteading schools; Ravalli County, Montana; Bitterroot Valley, Montana
Original Date
1978
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
Bitterroot Historical Society Oral History Project, OH 120, 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 120-003
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (60 min.) analog + 1 transcript (8 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
00:17:14 minutes
Local Filename
OH_120_003.mp3; OH_120_003.pdf
Citation
Ralston, Bill and House, Robert, "Bill Ralston and Robert House Interview, circa 1978" (1978). Bitterroot Historical Society Oral History Project. 13.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/bitterrootvalley_oralhistory/13