Interviewer
Gladys Peterson, Unknown Speakers
Files
Description
Willie Clanton Spaulding describes growing up on a sheep ranch outside of Billings, Montana, during the early 20th century, and recalls how Billings was founded. She discusses her father’s relationship with the neighboring Crow Nation, from whom he leased grazing land, and mentions a Crow powwow she attended as a child. Spaulding talks about the Chinese cooks that her family hired, and describes travelling by horse to Yellowstone National Park with her mother and siblings. She mentions the important political figures who made train stops in Billings. Spaulding recalls attending the University of Montana, Missoula, starting in 1907. She describes the campus and lists the women faculty members at that time. She concludes by briefly talking the differences between Billings and Missoula.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Billings, Montana; Calamity Jane; Crow Reservation; Chinese laborers; Crow Nation; Missoula, Montana; Sheep ranching; Sugar beets production; University of Montana; Yellowstone National Park; Homesteaders, Montana; Pryor Gap; Powwows
Original Date
2-17-1978
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
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 089-001
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (90 min.): analog + 1 transcript (28 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
01:21:10 minutes
Local Filename
OH_089_001.mp3; OH_089_001.pdf
Citation
Spaulding, Willie Clanton, "Willie Clanton Spaulding Interview, February 17, 1978" (1978). Montana Settlers, Homesteaders, Ranchers and Farmers Oral History Collection. 22.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/mtsettlersandhomsteaders_oralhistory/22