Interviewer
Patricia E. O'Connell
Files
Description
Lawrence “Larry” Nash discusses moving from Kalispell, Montana, to Polson, Montana, with his family in 1908. He describes the early days of settlement and development in Polson, including homesteading, school houses, land allotments, and the evolving layout of the town. He also discusses childhood trips his family took to Spokane, Washington, Seattle, Washington, and California. Nash describes working in Glacier National Park, in Mexico, and in Chicago, Illinois, bumming on trains throughout the American Midwest.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Kalispell, Montana; Polson, Montana; Homesteading; Land allotments; Life reminiscence; Glacier National Park; Family vacations; One-room schoolhouses; Itinerant worker; Depression, 1929-1939; Train hopping
Original Date
8-24-1988
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 209-001
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (01:30:00 min.): analog + 1 transcript (44 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
01:32:31 minutes
Local Filename
OH_209_001.mp3; OH_209_001.pdf
Citation
Nash, Lawrence W., "Lawrence W. "Larry" Nash Interview, August 24, 1988" (1988). Montana Settlers, Homesteaders, Ranchers and Farmers Oral History Collection. 8.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/mtsettlersandhomsteaders_oralhistory/8