Interviewer
Mary Murphy
Files
Description
Henry Stanley talks about his early introduction to labor unions and progressive politics when his mother lived in South Dakota and advocated for an eight-hour work day. Stanley describes moving to Butte, Montana, with his mother and siblings and attending high school there. He recalls becoming interested in socialism when he was in high school and checking books out of the public library on the subject. Stanley reminisces about starting a strike of the newspaper boys in Butte, of which he was one. He tells how the strike was resolved and his later career as a teacher. Stanley discusses why he decided to change careers and become a carpenter as well as his involvement in the carpenters union. He reflects on the history of labor and labor unions, both in Butte, Montana, and in the larger United States. The audio for this interview is very poor. This transcript represents the audible portions.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Butte, Montana; Labor history; Twentieth century labor; International Workers of the World [IWW]; One Big Union [OBU]; Carpenters unions; Socialism; Communism
Original Date
5-2-1980
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 098-042, 043, 044
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
3 sound cassettes (03:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (38 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
02:11:44 minutes
Local Filename
OH_098_042_043_044.mp3; OH_098_042_043_044.pdf
Citation
Stanley, Henry, "Henry Stanley Interview, May 2, 1980" (1980). Butte Oral History Project. 21.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/butte_oralhistory/21