Interviewer
Mary Murphy
Files
Description
Dorothy Melvin discusses the events leading up to her parents’ marriage, the ranches her family owned in Jackson, Montana and Wisdom, Montana, and the bar and ice cream parlors they later owned in Butte, Montana. She describes attending Butte High School, going to dances, and working in a laundry during the late 1930s and early 1940s. Melvin talks about meeting and marrying her husband, Robert Melvin, and his work in the Butte mines. She recalls the accident he suffered following an explosion in one of the mines and the difficulties they faced after he lost his leg.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Butte, Montana; Jackson, Montana; Wisdom, Montana; Ranch work; Butte mines; Mining injuries
Original Date
5-16-1980
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 098-035
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (01:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (16 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
00:46:55 minutes
Local Filename
OH_098_035.mp3; OH_098_035.pdf
Citation
Melvin, Dorothy, "Dorothy Melvin Interview, May 16, 1980" (1980). Butte Oral History Project. 23.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/butte_oralhistory/23