Interviewer
Pamela Frasier
Files
Description
Rose Bryant briefly discusses her childhood moving with her family from North Dakota to Melstone, Montana, because her father worked for the railroad. She talks about singing and learning to play the organ while attending Sunday school and high school and how those experiences led her to become a silent picture player. Bryant also describes her family dynamics growing up, including playing with her brothers, helping her mother around the house, and the unique way they celebrated Christmas. Bryant recalls being chaperoned by another sibling when attending social events such as private house parties or ice-skating, and she describes her home wedding in Pipestone Springs, Montana. She concludes by discussing her abilities as a pianist which she used to provide music at weddings and funerals in her community.
Throughout the second half of the interview, Bryant’s daughter, Jerry, assists her mother with answering questions.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Great Depression; World War Two, 1939-1945; Women -- Montana -- Three Forks – Interviews; Women -- Montana -- Social conditions – History; Three Forks (Mont.) – History; Three Forks (Mont.) -- Social life and customs – History; Women employees – Interviews; Melstone (Mont.) – History; Children -- Ohio -- Galion -- History -- 20th century; Galion (Ohio) -- History -- 20th century; Silent films – History; Silent films -- Musical accompaniment – History; Women organists – Interviews; Women pianists -- Montana – Interviews; Hotelkeepers -- Montana -- Three Forks – Interviews; Three Forks (Mont.) -- Race relations; Courtship -- Montana -- History -- 20th century; Women -- Employment -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Bryant Hotel (Three Forks, Mont.); Pipestone Springs (Mont.)
Original Date
9-12-1978
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
Montana Women's Oral History Project, OH 049, 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 049-004
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (01:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (24 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
01:00:52 minutes
Local Filename
OH_049_004.mp3; OH_049_004.pdf
Citation
Bryant, Rose, "Rose Bryant Interview, September 12, 1978" (1978). Montana Women's Oral History Project. 23.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/mtwomen_oralhistory/23