Interviewer
Gladys Peterson
Files
Description
Otto discusses his family history, moving to Montana in 1925, and his father working for the Western Montana Lumber Company at Clark’s Mill. He talks about going to school, the Anaconda Mining Company, and the economy in the 1920s. Otto also discusses a government program to control pine beetles on Bonner Mountain and the saw mill in the 1930s, as well as going to Missoula to get relief food during the Depression. He talks about carpenters getting jobs at Clinton to build a school and the economy picking up after 1936. He ends the tape by discussing the entertainment available during the Depression, as well as the immediate effects of the time period.
This audio has not been transcribed, but a tape counter index is available.
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Document Type
Oral History
Original Date
10-19-1984
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 131-020
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (90 min.) analog + 1 tape counter index (3 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
00:23:07 minutes
Local Filename
OH_131_020.mp3; OH_131_020_TCI.pdf
Citation
Otto, George M., "George M. Otto Interview, October 19, 1984" (1984). Depression Years in Montana Oral History Project. 24.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/depressioninmissoula_oralhistory/24