Interviewer
Mary Murphy
Files
Description
Aili Goldberg describes growing up as a part of the Finnish community in Butte, Montana. She recalls her mother’s work as a cook in a boarding house, the types of food her mother prepared for the guests, and the working conditions for women in boarding houses. Goldberg discusses the rise and fall of boarding house popularity during the mid-20th century as well as work opportunities available to women. She talks about the role of organized labor in Butte and the relationships among various Butte neighborhoods.
Goldberg's husband, Clarence Goldberg, participates occasionally during the interview.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Butte, Montana; Boarding houses; Organized labor; Women’s employment
Original Date
3-22-1980
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 098-020, OH 098-021
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
2 sound cassettes (02:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (35 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
01:31:45 minutes
Local Filename
OH_098_020_021.mp3; OH_098_020_021.pdf
Citation
Goldberg, Aili, "Aili Maki Goldberg Interview, March 22, 1980" (1980). Butte Oral History Project. 11.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/butte_oralhistory/11