Interviewer
John Newhouse
Files
Description
Lloyd Schermer discusses the ownership of Montana newspapers by the Anaconda Copper Mining Company [ACM] before they sold to Lee Newspapers, located in Davenport, Iowa. Schermer describes the different political editorials the Missoulian and other Lee papers in Montana wrote, and how they worked to engage the local communities in politics. He talks about his interactions with Montana politicians such as Lee Metcalf and Mike Mansfield. Schermer also talks about the importance of attracting good people to the organization, the transition of Lee taking over Montana newspapers, and the newer kinds of equipment and technology the company introduced to those papers. Schermer concludes by telling several stories about his newspaper days in Montana, including one about Lee Metcalf and another about a feud between the Great Falls Tribune and the Montana Standard in Butte.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Lee Enterprises; Mansfield, Mike; Metcalf, Lee; Nutter, Don; Anaconda Copper Mining Company [ACM]; Newspapers, Montana; Political campaigns, press coverage; Political campaigns, Montana; Newspaper equipment; Newspaper reporters; Newspaper editors; Missoulian; Great Falls Tribune; Montana Standard
Original Date
1975
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
Lee Newspapers in Montana Oral History Project, OH 465, 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 at the University of Montana, Mansfield Library.
Oral History Number
OH 465-001
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (60 min.): analog + 1 transcript (8 pp.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
00:31:40 minutes
Local Filename
OH_465_001.mp3; OH_465_001.pdf
Citation
Schermer, Lloyd, "Lloyd Schermer Interview 1, 1975" (1975). Lee Newspapers in Montana Oral History Project. 5.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/leenewspapersmontana_oralhistory/5