Title
Lois M. Gates Interview, March 16, 2002
Interviewer
Valerie K. Schafer and Dick Fichtler
Files
Download Transcript of Lois Gates Interview (214 KB)
Description
Lois Gates describes her family’s move to Garnet, Montana, in 1935 where they lived until 1939. She discusses attending school there from grades three to six. She recalls her father working in the Nancy Hanks mine as well as other mines in the area. Gates talks about putting on school plays, buying household supplies at Frank Davey’s store, and suffering from various illnesses as a child.
Archives and Special Collections holds only the transcript, not the audio, for this interview.
Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Garnet, Montana; Mining, Montana; Mining towns, Montana; Ghost towns, Montana; Nancy Hanks mine; General stores, Montana; Frank Davey, Garnet, Montana
Original Date
3-16-2002
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
Garnet Preservation Association Oral History Project, OH 379, 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 379-010
Media Type
Text
Original Format
1 transcript (18 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
application/pdf
Local Filename
OH_379_010.pdf
Citation
Gates, Lois M., "Lois M. Gates Interview, March 16, 2002" (2002). Garnet Preservation Association Oral History Project. 10.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/garnet_oralhistory/10