Interviewer
Mary Murphy
Files
Description
Anna Marinovich recalls the story of her mother moving to Anaconda, Montana, as a mail-order bride from Yugoslavia. Marinovish describes her family’s experiences in Butte, Montana, the boarding house her mother ran, and meeting her own husband in that boarding house. Marinovich discusses her relationship with her mother, who was reluctant to let her marry. She reminisces about popular characters around Butte, including Crazy Mary, Crazy Mullaney, and Tony the Trader’s family. Marinovich describes the different ethnicities living in Butte and her family’s experiences during the Spanish Influenza epidemic and the Panic of 1907.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Butte, Montana; Boarding houses; Spanish Influenza; Panic of 1907; Mail order brides; Eastern European immigration, Montana; Anaconda, Montana; Crazy Mary, Butte; Crazy Mullaney, Butte; Tony the Trader, Butte
Original Date
5-28-1980
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 098-031, 032
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
2 sound cassettes (02:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (53 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
01:52:12 minutes
Local Filename
OH_098_031_032.mp3; OH_098_031_032.pdf
Citation
Marinovich, Anna, "Anna Marinovich Interview, May 28, 1980" (1980). Butte Oral History Project. 24.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/butte_oralhistory/24