Title
Pat Williams Interview, May 12, 1997
Interviewer
Dale Johnson
Files
Download Transcript of Pat Williams Interview, May 12, 1997 (184 KB)
Description
Pat Williams describes his early childhood in Butte, Montana and spending time with his maternal grandmother, an Irish immigrant who told him stories of her immigration to America. He discusses how living in Butte, Montana, shaped his political views due to Butte’s culture of political engagement. Williams also recalls how his management of the multi-state vocational Mountain Plans Education and Economic Development Program at the Glasgow Airforce Base, shaped his understanding of the welfare system and unemployment in the United States.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Pat Williams; U.S. legislator; Irish immigrants, Butte, Montana; Mountain Plains Education and Economic Development Program; U.S. welfare policy; Glasgow Airforce Base, Montana
Original Date
5-12-1997
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
Pat Williams Wilderness Interviews Oral History Project, OH 362, 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 362-005
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (01:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (3 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
00:14:37 minutes
Local Filename
OH_362_005.mp3; OH_362_005.pdf
Citation
Williams, Pat, "Pat Williams Interview, May 12, 1997" (1997). Pat Williams Wilderness Interviews Oral History Project. 1.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/patwilliams_interviews/1