Interviewer
unknown
Files
Description
Bob Swartout describes how he arrived at Carroll College in Helena, Montana and the history of Chinese immigration in the American West. He details how the Montana Gold Rush of the 1860s drew Chinese immigrants to Montana and the immigrants’ vital role in the mining of other metals and the construction of westbound railroads. Swartout describes the difficulties that Chinese immigrants faced in America, the communities and businesses they built, and the political relationship between the United States and China, including the Chinese Exclusion Act, the Geary Act, and the Immigration Act of 1924.
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Document Type
Oral History
Original Date
7-21-1998
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
From Far East to Old West Oral History Project, OH 436
Holding Institution
University of Montana. Mansfield Library. Archives and Special Collections
Digital Publisher
University of Montana--Missoula. Mansfield Library
Rights Statement
Rights Holder
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 at the University of Montana, Mansfield Library.
Oral History Number
OH 436-009
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
2 sound cassettes (01:00:00 min. each): analog + 1 transcript (37pp.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
01:31:18 minutes
Local Filename
OH_436_009.mp3; OH_436_009.pdf
Citation
Swartout, Bob, "Bob Swartout Interview, July 21, 1998" (1998). From Far East to Old West Oral History Project. 8.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/fareast_oldwest_oralhistory/8