Interviewer
Gladys Peterson
Files
Description
May Nichols Schumann discusses her family history, including the lives of her parents and grandparents, before describing her move from South Dakota to Superior, Montana, in 1899. She talks about her life in Superior, Montana, detailing her education, her work history, and the mining and logging industries stationed near her home. She also describes the role that the Milwaukee Railroad playing in shaping and changing her life, including her access to medical care, the relocation of her home, and the death of her first husband. Schumann also describes her family home and the relationship her family had with the Lozeau family.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Superior, Montana; Mining industry; Logging industry; Milwaukee Railroad; Lozeau family, Montana; Life reminiscence; Women in the workforce
Original Date
5-31-1990
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
Montana Settlers, Homesteaders, Ranchers, and Farmers 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 247-001, 002
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
2 sound cassette (02:00:00 min.): analog + 1 transcript (43 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
00:36:56 minutes
Local Filename
OH_247_001_002.mp3; OH_247_001_002.pdf
Citation
Schumann, Mae, "Mae Nichols Schumann Interview, May 31, 1990" (1990). Montana Settlers, Homesteaders, Ranchers and Farmers Oral History Collection. 10.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/mtsettlersandhomsteaders_oralhistory/10