Interviewer
Diann Wiesner
Files
Description
Lucile Speer discusses being a charter member, along with Mike Mansfield, in the 1944 formation of the Montana Farmer-Labor Institute. She describes the support for the Institute from the University of Montana (then Montana State University) faculty union, the Montana Farmers Union, and the American Federation of Labor. Speer explains that the idea for the Institute came from discussions with Edmund Freeman, member of the University of Montana faculty union, and Jimmy Graham, president of the Montana State Federation of Labor. Speer discusses a number of forums and speakers the Institute hosted, including people like Lee Metcalf and forums on collective bargaining. She shares that due to overwhelming issues the Institute was discontinued in the 1960s.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Montana Farmer-Labor Institute – History; American Federation of Teachers; AFL-CIO; Montana State University (Missoula); National Farmers' Union (U.S.). Montana Division; American Federation of Labor; Montana State Federation of Labor; Collective bargaining -- Montana -- History; Union; Union institutes; Speer, Lucile – Interviews; Speer, Lucile -- Political activity – Interviews; Mansfield, Mike, 1903-2001; Freeman, Edmund L.; Metcalf, Lee, 1911-1978; Graham, James D., 1873-1951; Montana State University (Missoula, Mont.) – History; Academic librarians -- Montana – Interviews; Politics, Practical -- Montana – History; Montana -- Politics and government -- 20th century; University Teachers Union (University of Montana); Montana State University Teachers Union (Missoula, Mont.); American Federation of Teachers
Original Date
1-13-1981
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
Lucile Speer Interviews Oral History Project, OH 046, 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 046-001
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (01:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (12 p.: 28 cm.)]
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
01:00:27 minutes
Local Filename
OH_046_001.mp3; OH_046_001.pdf
Citation
Speer, Lucile, "Lucile Speer Interview, January 13, 1981" (1981). Lucile Speer Interviews Oral History Project. 1.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/lucilespeer_interviews/1