Interviewer
Mary Murphy
Files
Description
James Curtin describes his Irish Catholic family as well as his childhood memories of attending a home wake held for his uncle, a secretary for the Wobblies. He discusses growing up in Butte, Montana, during the Great Depression and working for the mines in that area. Curtin talks about the dangerous working conditions in the mines and the conflict that arose between miners and the Anaconda Company.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Butte, Montana; International Workers of the World [Wobblies]; Mining; Anaconda Company; Great Depression
Original Date
4-8-1980
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 098-016
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (01:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (23 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
00:59:15 minutes
Local Filename
OH_098_016.mp3; OH_098_016.pdf
Citation
Curtin, James, "James Curtin Interview, April 8, 1980" (1980). Butte Oral History Project. 8.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/butte_oralhistory/8