Interviewer
Gladys Peterson
Files
Description
John “Jack” Beckwith discusses his family history and their connections to C. H. McLeod and A. B. Hammond. He talks about the Missoula Mercantile Company, growing up in St. Ignatius, and life during the 1920s and during the Depression and its effects on the Flathead Indian Reservation. Beckwith also discusses the building of the irrigation system for Flathead valley, Robert Watt, and the relationship between his grocery store and the McLeods. He ends the tape by discussing his life in Great Falls and the street in Missoula named after his father.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Great Depression (1929-1939); Flathead Indian Reservation; Saint Ignatius; Salish Indians
Original Date
4-16-1985
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 131-019
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (01:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (14 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
00:48:24 minutes
Local Filename
OH_133_019.mp3; OH_133_019.pdf
Citation
Beckwith, John K., "John K. "Jack" Beckwith Interview, April 16, 1985" (1985). Depression Years in Montana Oral History Project. 3.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/depressioninmissoula_oralhistory/3