Interviewer
Mary Murphy
Files
Description
Maurice Powers discusses growing up and working in Butte, Montana. He describes his involvement with unions, specifically the International Union of Mine, Mill, and Smelter Workers, during the early and mid-20th century. Powers details the union’s interactions with Montana State Legislature. He also provides specific context for several miner strikes as well as personal stories of union men and miners.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Butte, Montana; International Union of Mine, Mill, and Smelter Workers; Miner strikes
Original Date
4-17-1980
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 098-038, OH 098-039
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
2 sound cassettes (02:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (49 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
01:45:38 minutes
Local Filename
OH_098_038_039.mp3; OH_098_038_039.pdf
Citation
Powers, Maurice, "Maurice "Sonny" Powers Interview, April 17, 1980" (1980). Butte Oral History Project. 18.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/butte_oralhistory/18