Interviewer
Daniel B. Minton
Files
Description
Patti Nolan describes her family history starting with her great uncle Robert L. Mudd, who fought in the 24th infantry during the Spanish-American War. She talks about him moving to Missoula, Montana his discharge in 1915 and purchasing land for a house. Nolan reminisces about her father, John Nolan, who came to Missoula to live with his uncle when he was a young boy then eventually attended the University of Montana and opened Nolan’s Home and Office Cleaning Services. Nolan recalls graduating from Hellgate High School in 1966, then immediately moving to San Francisco, California, and later New York City. She talks about her career as a nurse and how she eventually moved back to Missoula. She also discusses her experiences with racism as the child of an African-American father and Native American mother. The interviewee reviewed and finalized this transcript. Clarification of specific details are provided in brackets and in footnotes. Certain portions of the interview were restricted at her request.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Robert L. Mudd; Hellgate High School; Nolan’s Home and Office Cleaning Service; Racism; Native Americans; African-Americans; Missoula, Montana
Original Date
12-12-1993
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 313-001
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (01:30:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (12 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
00:31:01 minutes
Local Filename
OH_313_001.mp3; OH_313_001.pdf
Citation
Nolan, Patti, "Patti Nolan Interview, December 12, 1993" (1993). Montana Communities Oral History Collection. 30.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/mtcommunities_oralhistory/30