Interviewer
Helen Bresler
Files
Description
Matt Christy, who emigrated from Yugoslavia to the United States as a young man, describes working as a grocery store clerk and becoming the owner of multiple stores in Butte, Montana. He discusses various aspects of life in Butte, including the mines, city economics, prostitution, entertainment, and religion as well as the relationship between ethnic and racial groups. Christy also talks about cultural shifts he witnessed amongst the local population during his time in Butte.
Christy’s surname in Yugoslavia was Christovich. He changed it after immigrating to the United States.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Butte, Montana; Immigration, Montana; Yugoslavian immigrants; Grocery stores, Montana
Original Date
3-13-1980
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 098-009, OH 098-010
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
2 sound cassettes (02:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (30 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
01:43:42 minutes
Local Filename
OH_098_009_010.mp3; OH_098_009_010.pdf
Citation
Christy, Matt, "Matt Christy Interview, March 13, 1980" (1980). Butte Oral History Project. 4.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/butte_oralhistory/4