Interviewer
Jack Rowan
Files
Description
Robert Line discusses his family history, including his father’s move from Nebraska to Columbus, Montana and his paternal grandfather’s work as a rural doctor, drugstore owner, and community leader. He describes his father’s World War II service, including his time stationed in Germany, the changes made to the family drugstore after the war, and the summer camp his parents started to host children displaced by war. Line also discusses his maternal grandmother’s involvement in the University Church Women and the Cosmos Club in Missoula, Montana, and his mother’s relationship with Jeannette Rankin and the peace movement. Both Robert and Ann describe the personal and business content of their letter collection.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Line family history; Lemuel McClellan Line, 1861-1917; Mary Alice Campbell, 1862-1930; Robert Campbell Line, 1891-1982; Louise Chapman; World War, 1939-1945, aftermath; Columbus, Montana; Missoula, Montana; University Church Women, University of Montana; Jeannette Rankin, 1880-1973; Cosmos Club, Missoula, Montana; World War, 1939-1945, military service
Original Date
2-10-2005
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
Line Family Interviews, OH 395, 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 395-001
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
2 sound cassettes (02:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (39 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
02:03:52 minutes
Local Filename
OH_395_001.mp3; OH_395_001.pdf
Citation
Line, Robert C. Jr. and Line, Ann M., "Robert C. Line, Jr. and Ann M. Line Interview, February 10, 2005" (2005). Line Family Interviews Oral History Project. 2.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/linefamily_interviews/2