Interviewer
Orlan J. Svingen
Files
Description
George Neff discusses logging camps, equipment and conditions, and labor-management problems at the Anaconda Copper Mining Company [ACM] before and after its sale to the Champion International Corporation. He describes how World War Two and the Korean War impacted production at the company. Neff recalls how the company changed overtime, from the 1940s to 1977 when Neff retired. He also provides an in-depth discussion of lumber production of lumber in a sawmill.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Anaconda Company; Anaconda Copper Mining Company [ACM]; Champion International Corporation; Logging; Montana logging history; Montana history; Bonner, Montana; Butte, Montana; Sawmill; Plywood plant; Plywood production; Lumber production; Korean War; World War, 1939-1945
Original Date
5-8-1984
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
Champion International Corporation Centennial Oral History Project, OH 119, 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 119-002, 003
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
2 sound cassettes (60 min. each): analog + 1 transcript (29 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
01:10:07 minutes
Local Filename
OH_119_002_003.mp3; OH_119_002_003.pdf
Citation
Neff, George, "George Neff Interview, May 8, 1984" (1984). Champion International Corporation Centennial Oral History Project. 2.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/championinternational_oralhistory/2