Interviewer
Mary Bielenberg
Files
Description
Mabel Fullerton describes her family’s move from Colorado to Montana’s Bitterroot Valley in 1909 when she was 12. She talks about living in Hamilton, Montana, in the early 20th century, reminiscing about her home, education, train travel, and recreation. Fullerton briefly recounts working as a ranch cook after she graduated from high school. She discusses working at a telephone operator in Hamilton (and briefly at a hotel in Yakima, Washington) for 36 years beginning in 1916. Fullerton describes being a telephone operator during both world wars, and she details the changes to the phone system during her tenure. She also talks about her husband, Bill, a plumber and owner of Fullerton Plumbing Company, and her two sons, John and Bill.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Bitterroot Valley, Montana; Hamilton, Montana; World War (1914-1918); World War (1939-1945); Fullerton Plumbing Company; Daly Opera House; Telephone operators, Montana
Original Date
10-1984
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 120-021
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (01:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (15 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
00:26:41 minutes
Local Filename
OH_120_021.mp3; OH_120_021.pdf
Citation
Fullerton, Mabel, "Mabel Maxwell Fullerton Interview, October 1984" (1984). Bitterroot Historical Society Oral History Project. 8.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/bitterrootvalley_oralhistory/8