Interviewer
Mary Murphy
Description
Donald Calder discusses his family history in Butte, Montana. He describes how his father, a tailor from Scotland, moved to Butte in 1894. Calder discusses his early years in the blacksmith trade, the blacksmith’s union, and the 1960s union merger with boilermakers. He also describes ethnic and racial divisions in Butte.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Butte, Montana; Works Progress Administration [WPA]; Blacksmith union; City divisions
Original Date
6-19-1980
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
Butte Oral History Project, OH 098, 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 098-001, OH 098-002
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
2 sound cassettes (02:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (19 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
01:07:46 minutes
Local Filename
OH_098_001_002.mp3; OH_098_001_002.pdf
Citation
Calder, Donald A., "Donald A. Calder Interview, June 19, 1980" (1980). Butte Oral History Project. 1.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/butte_oralhistory/1