Interviewer
Roxanna L. Parker
Files
Description
Carol Roberts discusses her experiences teaching on a one-room schoolhouse in Yaak, Montana. She describes a typical day of teaching, including lesson plans and using the school’s woodstove for heating, and details how school programs were funded. Roberts also discusses the children she taught, the effects that a small classroom may have had on their education, and the challenges and rewards of teaching in a rural area.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Northwest Montana; Rural schoolhouse; Rural education; Daily life; School teachers, Montana; One-room schools; Education, Montana
Original Date
11-1994
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
Educators in Montana 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 334-001
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (01:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (12 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
00:45:46 minutes
Local Filename
OH_334_001.mp3; OH_334_001.pdf
Citation
Roberts, Carol L., "Carol L. Roberts Interview, November 1994" (1994). Educators in Montana Oral History Collection. 1.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/mteducators_oralhistory/1