Interviewer
May Vallance, Unknown Speaker
Files
Description
Bessie K. Monroe recalls the origins of the Darby School in the Bitterroot Valley in 1888, which was originally housed in a homesteader’s cabin. She talks about the first teachers at the school as well as the difficulties students had passing state examinations so they could continue on to high school. She briefly mentions some of the school board members of the Darby School in its early days. Monroe recounts how she went on to Corvallis High School and describes some of her teachers there. She also talks about the social programs that were hosted among the community, some at the schoolhouse, others at Miles Hall, including holiday programs, basket socials, and dances.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Bitterroot Valley, Montana; Darby, Montana; Education, Montana; Schoolhouses, rural; Homesteading; Corvallis High School; Examinations; Miles Hall; Ravalli County, 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 120-014b
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (60 min.) analog + 1 transcript (3 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
00:17:55 minutes
Local Filename
OH_120_014b.mp3; OH_120_014b.pdf
Citation
Monroe, Bessie K., "Bessie K. Monroe Interview, circa 1978" (1978). Bitterroot Historical Society Oral History Project. 37.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/bitterrootvalley_oralhistory/37