Interviewer
Stan Healy, Unknown Speaker
Files
Description
Arthur J. Mosby, the husband of Ruth Greenough, discusses the history of the Greenough Mansion and talks about efforts to move the mansion to the Leisure Highlands Golf Course, in Missoula, Montana’s South Hills community, for restoration and use as a clubhouse and events venue. He recalls some of the Greenough family’s history and explains that they made their wealth in mining claims out of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Mosby explains the layout of the grounds around the mansion’s original location in the Rattlesnake Valley. He also describes the mansion’s interior, paying special attention to the ornate decorations, wallpaper, drapes, use of marble, and the electric and gas light fixtures. Mosby briefly describes his own history, explaining that he moved first to Kalispell, Montana, before relocating to Missoula, Montana, in 1925 when he purchased a retail electric store and began operating the first radio broadcasting station in the city.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Greenough Mansion; Missoula, Montana; Arthur J. Mosby; Ruth Greenough; Thomas L. Greenough; Tennie Epperson; KGVO radio station; Missoula history; Community history; Greenough family, Missoula; A.J. Gibson
Original Date
1960
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 359-001
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 reel-to-reel: analog + 1 transcript (18 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
00:35:50 minutes
Local Filename
OH_359_001.mp3; OH_359_001.pdf
Citation
Mosby, Arthur J., "Arthur J. Mosby Interview, circa 1960s" (1960). Montana Communities Oral History Collection. 33.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/mtcommunities_oralhistory/33