Interviewer
John Newhouse
Files
Description
Tom Williams describes the history of the Butte newspaper Montana Standard and its transition in ownership from the Anaconda Company to Lee Newspapers. He discusses his career in newspaper, and his job as the production manager at the Standard. He details the role of organized labor and unions in Butte in the newspaper industry.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Lee Newspapers; Lee Enterprises; Butte, Montana; Anaconda Mining Company; The Montana Standard; Printing; Publishing; Newspaper production; Montana
Original Date
1-1-1975
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. 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 465-003
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (60 min.): analog + 1 transcript (13 pp.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
00:41:51 minutes
Local Filename
OH_465_003.mp3; OH_465_003.pdf
Citation
Williams, Tom, "Tom Williams Interview, 1975" (1975). Lee Newspapers in Montana Oral History Project. 6.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/leenewspapersmontana_oralhistory/6