Interviewer
Caitlin DeSilvey and Minie Smith
Files
Description
Wilfred "Fritz" Thibodeau moved to the Milltown area in 1928 after his father had died, to be near his mother’s family who had settled near Frenchtown. His brothers worked at the Anaconda Mill, but initially Fritz went to work for the Civilian Conservation Corps in the quartermaster’s office. He was then hired as a civilian employee of the Army in purchasing for 10 years (at Fort Missoula and San Francisco). He returned to the area and worked in the Purchasing Dept. of the mill for 6 years, but left when they put him in the lumber yard. He would return to the mill in the purchasing department, eventually becoming the purchasing agent until he retired. Shortly after he was elected a Missoula County Commissioner in 1974 and served one 6 year term. Thibodeau discusses his life in Milltown-Bonner and the changes he has observed, as well as his experiences raising a family in Pine Grove.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Milltown Dam, Milltown, Montana; Thibodeau, Wilfred, 1913-;
Original Date
Fall 8-27-2007
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
Milltown Oral History Project OH-419, Archives & Special Collections, Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, University of Montana
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 419-002
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound disc (1:05:44 min.) : digital, + 1 transcript (23 p. : 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
1:05:44 minutes
Local Filename
OH_419_002.mp3; OH_419_002.pdf
Citation
OH 419-002Thibodeau, Wilfred V., "Wilfred V. Thibodeau Interview, August 27, 2007" (2007). Milltown Oral History Project. OH 419-002.
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