Interviewer
Valerie K. Schafer
Files
Description
LeRoy Robinson describes moving to Garnet, Montana, in 1937 with his family, his cousin, Lauris Robinson, and his cousin’s family. Robinson recalls his father staking out a claim and screening mine dumps until moving the family to Drummond, Montana, at the end of the Great Depression. He talks about the people he knew in Garnet, such as Pete Shipler, Frank Davey, Billy Liberty, and the Dahl family. Robinson describes his childhood activities which included hunting, doing chores, and traveling to Drummond and Missoula, Montana.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Garnet, Montana; Mining, Montana; Mining towns, Montana; Ghost towns, Montana; Drummond, Montana; Great Depression; Hunting, Montana; General stores, Montana; Frank Davey, Garnet, Montana
Original Date
11-14-2001
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 379-004
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (01:30:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (9 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
00:25:39 minutes
Local Filename
OH_379_004.mp3; OH_379_004.pdf
Citation
Robinson, LeRoy, "LeRoy Robinson Interview, November 14, 2001" (2001). Garnet Preservation Association Oral History Project. 4.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/garnet_oralhistory/4