Interviewer
Annie Pontrelli
Files
Description
Violet Elizabeth "Vi" Thomson describes attending the University of Montana (UM) from 1936 to 1938, where she majored in English and graduated with a teaching certificate. She discusses the difficulty of being a non-traditional student with two children and a sick husband. Thomson talks about attending University-produced plays, describes student clubs such as Bear Paws and Spurs, and reminisces about campus traditions such as Singing on the Steps. She recalls serving as the director of Camp Fire for 14 years after she graduated, and later, working as a public relations agent for a television station. She mentions her acquaintance with Carroll and Nancy O’Connor, Mike Mansfield, and Nick Mariana. Thomson concludes by stressing the positive effect that UM had on her life.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
University of Montana alumni; Camp Fire Council; Carroll O’Connor; Nancy Fields O’Connor; Mike Mansfield; Nick Mariana; Education, Montana; Non-traditional students, Montana; University of Montana-Missoula
Original Date
8-2-1991
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
University of Montana Centennial Oral History Project, OH 270, 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 270-043
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (01:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (14 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
00:52:26 minutes
Local Filename
OH_270_043.mp3; OH_270_043.pdf
Citation
Thomson, Violet Elizabeth, "Violet Elizabeth "Vi" Thomson Interview, August 2, 1991" (1991). University of Montana Centennial Oral History Project. 17.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/umcentennial_interviews/17