Interviewer
Diann Wiesner
Files
Description
Lucile Speer describes serving as a delegate during the 1971-1972 Montana Constitutional Convention. She recalls her works as a member of the Legislative Committee and which issues were debated, such as adding an environmental article, expanding the Bill of Rights, and dealing with water rights and water law. She also mentions the election of Leo Graybill as president and Dave Holland as chairman. Speer explains the process of how an issue was assigned to a committee and how it moved forward to debate. She states her personal interest in “home rule,” or increasing the power of local governments, an issue which she advanced.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Statehood; Environment; Local government; Right to Know; Right to Work; Charter rights; Speer, Lucile – Interviews; Speer, Lucile -- Political activity – Interviews; Montana. Constitutional Convention (1971-1972); Montana. Constitution (1972) – History; Montana. Constitution Revision Commission; Montana. Constitution Convention Commission; Constitutional history – Montana; Municipal home rule – Montana; Graybill, Leo -- Political activity; Local elections -- Montana – History; Water rights -- Montana – History; Water -- Law and legislation -- Montana – History; Environmental law -- Montana – History; Legislative bodies -- Montana -- Committees -- History; Montana -- Politics and government -- 20th century; Holland, David L.; Convention delegates; Bill of Rights; Legislative committees
Original Date
3-10-1981
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 046-008
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (01:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (11 p.: 28 cm.)]
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
01:01:36 minutes
Local Filename
OH_046_008.mp3; OH_046_008.pdf
Citation
Speer, Lucile, "Lucile Speer Interview, March 10, 1981" (1981). Lucile Speer Interviews Oral History Project. 6.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/lucilespeer_interviews/6