Interviewer
Susan J. Buchel
Files
Description
Arthur Deschamps, Jr. discusses the seizure of Italian immigrants and their relocation to Fort Missoula in Missoula, Montana, under the Immigration Naturalization Service during World War II. He describes how the immigrants in Fort Missoula came to work in agriculture, the support from the Immigration Service and the U.S. Department of Justice, and the tension between the American Crystal Sugar Company and the Northern Pacific Railroad Company over labor. Deschamps discusses his experiences with Japanese-Americans relocated to Fort Missoula, and the tension and conflict they faced with members of the Missoula, Montana community. He describes the Mexican nationals program [Bracero Program], and the problems people working in the agriculture industry faced during the war. Deschamps discusses how religion was practiced at Fort Missoula and how the laborers were fed and housed.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Fort Missoula; Missoula, Montana; Immigration Naturalization Service; World War, 1939-1945; Relocation centers; American Crystal Sugar Company; Northern Pacific Railroad; War Relocation Offices; Japanese internment camps; Agriculture Mexican nationals program; Bracero Program
Original Date
11-20-1979
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
World War II Detainees at Fort Missoula Oral History Collection, 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 067-001, 002
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
2 sound cassettes (02:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (20 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
01:39:12 minutes
Local Filename
OH_067_001_002.mp3; OH_067_001_002.pdf
Citation
Deschamps, Arthur Jr., "Arthur Deschamps, Jr. Interview, November 20, 1979" (1979). World War II Detainees at Fort Missoula Oral History Collection. 1.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/fortmissoula_interviews/1