Interviewer
Mary Murphy
Files
Description
Clarence Goldberg recalls his family history, including his parents’ emigration from Sweden to the United States. He describes his experiences as a miner, the development of Butte, Montana’s mining industry, the health and safety conditions in the mines, and the rise of organized labor. Goldberg also discusses the life of a miner, placing the occupation into the broader cultural context of Butte as it existed during the early 20th century. He talks about bootlegging, prostitution, and local businesses in Butte.
Goldberg's wife, Aili Goldberg, participates occasionally during the interview.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Butte, Montana; Mining industry; Health and safety conditions; Bootlegging; Prostitution; Organized labor
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 098-022, OH 098-023, OH 098-024
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
3 sound cassettes (03:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (54 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
02:17:57 minutes
Local Filename
OH_098_022_023_024.mp3; OH_098_022_023_024.pdf
Citation
Goldberg, Clarence, "Clarence Goldberg Interview, March 22, 1980" (1980). Butte Oral History Project. 12.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/butte_oralhistory/12