Interviewer
Dale Johnson
Files
Description
Arthur Deschamps describes the history of Frenchtown, Montana. He discusses his distant French-Canadian ancestors, the Lewis and Clark Expedition, missionary work in Frenchtown, and the discovery of gold in Montana.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Montana history; Gold rush; Lewis and Clark Expedition; French-Canadian ancestry; Frenchtown, Montana
Original Date
8-27-1991
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
Montana Communities Oral History Collection, 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 265-001
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
00:30:59 minutes
Local Filename
OH_265_001.mp3; OH_265_001.pdf
Citation
Deschamps, Arthur, "Arthur Deschamps Interview, August 27, 1991" (1991). Montana Communities Oral History Collection. 17.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/mtcommunities_oralhistory/17