Interviewer
May Vallance
Files
Description
Kathryn Gibbons and Maxine Holloron recall their childhood days in the early 1900s in the Corvallis area. They speak about their neighbors and classmates, recounting arguments they would get into with the group they walked to school with. They discuss the relationship of the country school to the church and how it served as a social hub for the community, housing Christmas programs, box socials and Sunday school. They talk about their family members, recounting where their siblings are now, and what brought their parents to Corvallis in the first place. Kathryn briefly describes her teaching career and the places it took her.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Bitterroot Valley, Montana; Mountain View School; Corvallis, Montana; Education, Montana; Schoolhouses, rural; homesteading
Original Date
2-17-1978
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 120-006c
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (60 min.) analog + 1 transcript (6 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
00:10:16 minutes
Local Filename
OH_120_006_c.mp3; OH_120_006_c.pdf
Citation
Gibbons, Kathryn and Holloron, Maxine, "Kathryn Holloron Gibbons and Maxine Holloron Interview, February 17, 1978" (1978). Bitterroot Historical Society Oral History Project. 22.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/bitterrootvalley_oralhistory/22