Interviewer
Gladys Peterson
Files
Description
Glenna Moore recalls life during the Great Depression in various places throughout Montana, such as Missoula, Phillipsburg, and Stryker, while she and her husband worked for the Civilian Conservation Corps. Moore describes teaching young illiterate CCC members how to read and write. She also discusses the social and psychological effects of the Depression that she witnessed among her family member especially when they had difficulty finding work or when their paychecks were significantly less than normal. Moore concludes by describing the ways people entertained themselves in Montana during the Depression, including playing cards, visiting friends, going on picnics. She notes that while living in Philipsburg, she and her husband would travel to Meaderville where many people would go from bar to bar and visit with friends, sing, dance, and then not get home until the next morning.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Great Depression, 1929-1939; U.S. Forest Service; Missoula, Montana; Phillipsburg, Montana; Stryker, Montana; Civilian Conservation Corps [CCC]; Meaderville, Montana; Entertainment; Chet Huntley; 1930s radio shows; 1930s soap operas
Original Date
9-11-1984
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 131-002
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (01:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (8 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
00:22:02 minutes
Local Filename
OH_131_002.mp3; OH_131_002.pdf
Citation
Moore, Glenna, "Glenna Moore Interview, September 11, 1984" (1984). Depression Years in Montana Oral History Project. 11.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/depressioninmissoula_oralhistory/11