Interviewer
Deana Adcock
Files
Description
Helen Wax discusses her parents’ experiences in Lewiston, Montana after they moved from Wisconsin, giving details about her father’s work as a farmer. Wax describes living on a homestead, working as a farmhand and teamster, and discusses how the Great Depression and drought years affected her family. She describes attending Cohagan High School and working as a teacher in the Cohagan School District before marrying her husband, William Wax. Wax also discusses the differences between farming in western and eastern Montana.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Farming techniques; Cohagan School District; Cohagan High School; Lewiston, Montana
Original Date
11-8-1994
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 328-002
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (01:30:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (4 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
00:12:59 minutes
Local Filename
OH_328_002.mp3; OH_328_002.pdf
Citation
Wax, Helen M., "Helen M. Wax Interview, November 8, 1994" (1994). Montana Settlers, Homesteaders, Ranchers and Farmers Oral History Collection. 18.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/mtsettlersandhomsteaders_oralhistory/18