Interviewer
Gladys Peterson
Files
Description
Mildred Dufresne discusses her experiences as a mother and school teacher during the Great Depression primarily in Bonner, Montana. Dufresne recalls how her family left their small farm in Missouri in 1922 to settle in Missoula, Montana. She talks about attending high school in Missoula while her sister attended the University of Montana. Dufresne describes attending Normal School in Dillon, Montana, for her teaching certificate before teaching in one-room schoolhouses in Frenchtown, Six Mile, Quigley, and Ninemile, Montana. Dufresne recalls managing a ranch near Bonner with her husband in the 1930s. She remarks on people’s struggles, including those of her family, to make a living during the Great Depression. She explains how her husband left the ranch to move to Bonner to work in the lumber mills. Dufresne concludes by noting that World War Two was an easier time for people in Montana because there were more jobs and food.
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Document Type
Oral History
Original Date
10-11-1984
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 131-011b
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (60 min.) analog + 1 transcript (14 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
00:38:14 minutes
Local Filename
OH_131_011_b.mp3; OH_131_011_b.pdf
Citation
Dufresne, Mildred, "Mildred Dufresne Interview, October 11, 1984" (1984). Depression Years in Montana Oral History Project. 12.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/depressioninmissoula_oralhistory/12