Interviewer
Dale Johnson
Files
Description
Donna Metcalf details the life of her late husband, former U.S. Senator Lee Metcalf, in this interview, beginning with his childhood in Corvallis, Montana, and a brief family history. Metcalf talks about her husband’s college life at Stanford, his law practice, and his involvement in Montana state politics before he volunteered for the U.S. Army in 1941. She remembers the tight living conditions she and Lee Metcalf experienced after World War Two, the house that she fixed up in Helena, and her husband’s early political campaigns across Montana in the1950s. She describes Lee Metcalf’s political and personal interests, detailing his work with Native Americans and wildlife refuges, as well as his passions for reading, gardening, and stamp collecting. Metcalf also discusses her own life, recalling her duties as the wife of a U.S. congressman and the many political activist organizations in which she was involved.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Lee Metcalf, Montana senator; Political campaigns; Montana politics; United States politics; Montana politicians; World War, 1939-1945; Native Americans, Montana politics; Corvallis, Montana; Stanford University; U.S. Army
Original Date
11-12-1993
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
Montana Politics and Politicians 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 307-001, 002
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
2 sound cassettes (02:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (22 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
01:48:17 minutes
Local Filename
OH_307_001_002.mp3; OH_307_001_002.pdf
Citation
Metcalf, Donna, "Donna Metcalf Interview, November 12, 1993" (1993). Montana Politics and Politicians Oral History Collection. 9.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/mtpolitics_oralhistory/9