Interviewer
Gladys Peterson
Files
Description
Martha Staff McIver discusses her family history, detailing how her grandparents emigrated to the United States from Norway and her parent’s homestead near Chinook, Montana. She describes her childhood and everyday chores and responsibilities on the farm. She discusses her marriage and children, including her husband’s severe injury, and managing the farm with her children for four months. McIver also describes the effects that the Great Depression had on her family’s life.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Chinook, Montana; Immigration, Montana; Immigrants, Norway; Homesteading; Depression, 1929-1939; Marriage; Children; Family history
Original Date
7-8-1993
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 295-001a, b
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (01:00:00 min.): analog + 1 transcript (22 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
01:14:46 minutes
Local Filename
OH_295_001_a_b.mp3; OH_295_001_a_b.pdf
Citation
McIver, Martha, "Martha Staff McIver Interview, July 8, 1993" (1993). Montana Settlers, Homesteaders, Ranchers and Farmers Oral History Collection. 12.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/mtsettlersandhomsteaders_oralhistory/12