Interviewer
Gladys Peterson
Files
Description
Ruth Sale describes her family’s lumber business—Polley’s Lumber Company—which her grandfather started and her father operated. She mentions the collapse of the business due to the crash of 1929 and the ensuing Great Depression. Sale recalls how the Depression affected her personally such as not being able to live in the sorority house at the University of Montana due to the expense, and having to find work after graduating. She also reminisces about attending the University and what she and her sorority sisters did for fun.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Great Depression (1929-1939); Lumber trade; University of Montana
Original Date
9-18-1984
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
Depression Years in Montana Oral History Project, OH 131, 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 131-001
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (01:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (9 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
00:23:19 minutes
Local Filename
OH_133_001.mp3; OH_133_001.pdf
Citation
Sale, Ruth, "Ruth Sale Interview, September 18, 1984" (1984). Depression Years in Montana Oral History Project. 1.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/depressioninmissoula_oralhistory/1