Interviewer
Jack Rowan
Files
Description
John Fletcher, an early member of the Missoula New Party, discusses the origins of the local organization in 1993, its political leaning, its relation to the national New Party, and its relative autonomy. He describes the party’s success in electing to the city council members or candidates who were New Party-sympathetic as well as its involvement in the Living Wage Campaign in late 1990s. Fletcher reflects on the party’s dissolution following the 2001 election cycle and his objection to the members’ consensus to disband. He attributes the New Party’s relative success in the 1990s to its status as a membership organization and the extra-political activities the members pursued together. He estimates that at its height the Missoula New Party had over 200 due-paying members.
The interviewee's full birth date has been restricted in both the audio and transcript for this interview.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
New Party, United States; New Party, Missoula, Montana; Political parties, Montana; Political parties, United States; Living Wage Campaign (1990s), Montana; Living Wage Campaign (1990s), United States
Original Date
10-30-2005
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
Missoula New Party Oral History Project, OH 400, 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 400-001
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (01:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (17 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
01:33:10 minutes
Local Filename
OH_400_001.mp3; OH_400_001.pdf
Citation
Fletcher, John Robert, "John Robert Pickering Fletcher Interview, October 30, 2005" (2005). Missoula New Party Oral History Project. 1.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/missoulanewparty_oralhistory/1