Title
Arthur Donlan Interview, February 1, 1975
Interviewer
Ethel MacDonald
Files
Download Transcript of Arthur Donlan Interview (240 KB)
Description
Arthur Donlan tells how his parent immigrated to the Frenchtown valley in Montana in 1892. He talks about his father working in the lumber camps in western Montana before setting up a sawmill in the valley. Donlan recalls early logging methods including the use of cross-cut saws, and the volume that his father’s mill moved on a daily basis. He describes his father’s efforts, along with other members of the community, to obtain Works Progress Administration [WPA] funds to build an irrigation district in the valley.
Only a partial transcript of this interview exists. The audio is missing.
Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Logging methods, Montana; Sawmills, Montana; Homesteading, Montana; Lumber camps, Montana; Works Progress Administration [WPA]; Donlan family; Frenchtown, Montana; Sanders County, Montana
Original Date
2-1975
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
Frenchtown Historical Society Oral History Project, OH 047, 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 047-017
Media Type
Text
Original Format
1 transcript (6 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
application/pdf
Local Filename
OH_047_017.pdf
Citation
Donlan, Arthur, "Arthur Donlan Interview, February 1, 1975" (1975). Frenchtown Historical Society Oral History Project. 10.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/frenchtown_oralhistory/10