Interviewer
Terry L. Peterson
Files
Description
Nancy Powell Peck discusses her childhood in Apgar, Montana, just outside of Glacier National Park. She describes her experiences at school, getting groceries, and the construction of the “Going to the Sun Highway.” She also discusses her father’s private horseback riding outfitting business, domestic life before amenities such as electricity, and the fire of 1932 that swept through the Lake MacDonald area.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Apgar, Montana; Glacier National Park; Highway construction; Domestic life; Lake MacDonald; Forest fires, Montana
Original Date
10-10-1993
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 304-001
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (01:00:00 min.): analog + 1 transcript (19 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
00:49:54 minutes
Local Filename
OH_304_001.mp3; OH_304_001.pdf
Citation
Peck, Nancy, "Nancy Powell Peck Interview, October 10, 1993" (1993). Montana Settlers, Homesteaders, Ranchers and Farmers Oral History Collection. 13.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/mtsettlersandhomsteaders_oralhistory/13