Interviewer
Mary Murphy
Files
Description
Stephen Reardon describes his father’s work as a troubleshooter in the mines in Butte, Montana, after he returned from World War One and his involvement in certain mine disasters. He discusses ethnic and race relations between the Chinese, Irish, English and Finnish in Butte and the importance of the Catholic schools in the town. Reardon talks about attending Carroll College in Helena, Montana, as well as the University of Washington. He reminisces about teaching at Montana State University in Bozeman, Montana, while working part-time in the mines.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Anaconda Company; Changing conditions in the mines, Strikes and layoffs; Reardon, Stephen – Interviews; Reardon, Stephen J. (Stephen James), 1888-1968 -- Career in mining.; Reardon family; Mechanics (Persons) -- Montana -- Butte -- Biography.; Miners -- Montana -- Butte -- Interviews.; Children of miners -- Montana -- Butte -- Interviews.; Mines and mineral resources -- Montana -- Butte -- History.; Mining machinery -- Montana -- Butte -- History.; Mine safety -- Montana -- Butte -- History.; Mine accidents -- Montana -- Butte -- History.; World War, 1914-1918 -- Veterans -- Montana -- Butte -- Biography.; Butte (Mont.) -- History -- 20th century.; Butte (Mont.) -- Race relations -- History.; Chinese -- Montana -- Butte -- History.; Irish -- Montana -- Butte -- History.; Finns -- Montana -- Butte -- History.; English -- Montana -- Butte -- History.; Immigrants—Montana—Butte—History; Catholic Schools—Motnana—Butte—History; Marysville (Lewis and Clark County, Mont.)—History—20th Century.; Orphan Girl Mine (Butte, Mont.)
Original Date
4-30-1980
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 098-040, 041
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
2 sound cassettes (02:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (23 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
01:16:59 minutes
Local Filename
OH_098_040_041.mp3; OH_098_040_041.pdf
Citation
Reardon, Stephen, "Stephen Reardon Interview, April 30, 1980" (1980). Butte Oral History Project. 22.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/butte_oralhistory/22