Interviewer
Mary Melcher
Files
Description
Florence Stafferson describes her parents’ emigration from Sweden to Montana where her father opened a general store in Anaconda. She discusses her childhood growing up around the smokestack and smelters and recalls her chores, education, and entertainment options. Stafferson reminisces about her young adult life in in Butte, Montana, working as a seamstress. She talks about how she met her husband, and her thoughts of marriage, and their life on a ranch in Deer Lodge Valley until they moved to Missoula and bought the Sleepy Inn. Stafferson concludes by describing the political and cultural environment in Anaconda, specifically mentioning Marcus Daly, Senator William A. Clark, and the Swedish community.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Anaconda, Montana; Butte, Montana; Missoula, Montana; General stores, Montana; Women’s employment, Montana; Deer Lodge Valley, Montana; Ranching, Montana; Sleepy Inn, Missoula, Montana; Swedish immigrants, Montana; Anaconda Company; Marcus Daly; Senator William A. Clark
Original Date
8-1-1977
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 049-039
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (01:30:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (19 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
00:50:28 minutes
Local Filename
OH_049_039.mp3; OH_049_039.pdf
Citation
Stafferson, Florence, "Florence Stafferson Interview, August 1, 1977" (1977). Montana Women's Oral History Project. 43.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/mtwomen_oralhistory/43