Interviewer
Gladys Peterson
Files
Description
John Toole discusses his family history and how his grandfather, Kenneth Ross, worked at Bonner Mill under Marcus Daly. He describes his grandfather’s experience with the financial crash in 1929 and about life in Missoula during the Great Depression. Toole recalls working at the Bonner Mill, and the growth of the Missoula Mercantile Company. He mentions what he remembers of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s presidential election. Toole also discusses the Works Progress Administration (WPA), the Public Works Administration (PWA), and the federal-aid highway program. He describes how each entity functioned and affected Missoula, Montana, as well as the men who traveled through Missoula on freights. He briefly discusses his educational background and the bombing at Pearl Harbor.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Great Depression (1929-1939); World War (1939-1945); Works Progress Administration (WPA); Public Works Administration (PWA); Federal-aid highway program; Missoula, Montana; Bonner Mill, Montana; Marcus Daly; Franklin D. Roosevelt; Missoula Mercantile Company
Original Date
7-16-1987
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 131-053
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
00:57:22 minutes
Local Filename
OH_133_053.mp3; OH_133_053.pdf
Citation
Toole, John H., "John H. Toole Interview, July 16, 1987" (1987). Depression Years in Montana Oral History Project. 7.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/depressioninmissoula_oralhistory/7