Interviewer
Lenora Koebel
Files
Description
Clara Jones reminisces about life in Missoula, Montana, during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. She talks about the pest house and the poor farm that were located in Missoula, and describes working at the poor farm when she was 17. She recalls funeral customs for different ethnic groups including Chinese and Irish immigrants. Jones also discusses Missoula public figures such as Edgar Paxson and Jeannette Rankin. She discusses weddings in Missoula, including her own, and tells an anecdote about a German wedding in which she was the flower girl. She recalls seeing women from the red light district, describes holidays in Missoula, and recounts how Missoulians entertained themselves.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Fourth of July celebrations; Jones, Clara M., 1887-1983 – Interviews; Jones, Clara M., 1887-1983 -- Marriage -- Personal narratives; Missoula (Mont.) -- History -- 19th century; Missoula (Mont.) -- History -- 20th century; Missoula (Mont.) -- Biography -- 19th century; Missoula (Mont.) -- Biography -- 20th century; Missoula (Mont.) -- Social life and customs – History; Marriage customs and rites -- Montana -- Missoula -- History.; Red-light districts -- Montana -- Missoula -- History.; Isolation (Hospital care) -- Montana -- Missoula -- History.; Almshouses -- Montana -- Missoula -- History.; Immigrants -- Montana -- Missoula -- History.; Chinese -- Funeral customs and rites -- Montana -- Missoula -- History.; Irish -- Funeral customs and rites -- Montana -- Missoula -- History.; Paxson, E. S., 1852-1919.; Rankin, Jeannette, 1880-1973.; Pest houses ; Pesthouses; Missoula County Poor Farm (Missoula, Mont.); Missoula County Detention Hospital (Missoula, Mont.)
Original Date
1972
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
Lenora Koelbel Missoula History Oral History Project, OH 027, 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 027-001, 002
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
2 sound cassettes (02:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (33 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
01:28:49 minutes
Local Filename
OH_027_001_002.mp3; OH_027_001_002.pdf
Citation
Jones, Clara M., "Clara M. Jones Interview, circa 1972" (1972). Lenora Koelbel Missoula History Oral History Project. 4.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/lenorakoelbel_missoulahistoryinterviews/4