Interviewer
Mary Melcher
Files
Description
Henrietta Hoon describes coming to Montana with her family in 1892 by train. She talks about her family living in Butte, then later moving to Granite, Montana, because her father worked at the mine. She discusses life in Granite, her family’s holiday traditions, and what they did for entertainment. Hoon details her education and going to Butte, Montana, high school. She also discusses meeting her husband, going to Columbia Gardens, and the births of her children. Hoon details the jobs that were available to women, focusing on her own time as a saleswoman at the Missoula Mercantile in Missoula, Montana. She also reminisces about growing up in Butte and provides details about the red light district and the bars there.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Prostitution, Montana; Alcohol, Montana; Hoon, Henrietta – Interviews; Women -- Montana – Interviews; Women -- Employment -- Montana -- Missoula – History; Butte (Mont.) -- History -- 20th century; Butte (Mont.) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century; Granite (Mont.) -- History -- 20th century; Granite (Mont.) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century; Families -- Montana -- Granite – History; Families -- Montana -- Butte – History; Columbia Gardens (Butte, Mont.); Women -- Employment -- Montana -- Missoula – History; Missoula Mercantile Company -- Employees – Interviews; Education -- Montana -- Butte -- History -- 20th century -- Personal narratives
Original Date
4-19-1977
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 049-025
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
00:41:28 minutes
Local Filename
OH_049_025.mp3; OH_049_025.pdf
Citation
Hoon, Henrietta, "Henrietta Hoon Interview, April 19, circa 1977" (1977). Montana Women's Oral History Project. 33.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/mtwomen_oralhistory/33