Interviewer
Annie Pontrelli
Files
Description
Thomas Payne recounts some of the changes to the University of Montana (UM) campus since the 1950s, the attitudes of students and faculty near and during the Vietnam War and transitions under different presidents. He talks about completing his undergraduate degree in Missouri then serving in the U.S. Air Force during World War Two. Payne recalls his graduate education, and coming to UM in 1951 as a faculty member in the Department of Political Science. He talks about his personal political activities, which included serving on Missoula community committees and boards. Payne discusses some of the different professors and administrators with whom he worked at UM.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
University of Montana-Missoula; University of Montana faculty; Department of Political Science, University of Montana; U.S. Air Force; World War, 1939-1945; Missoula Community Chest; Votomatic; Missoula City Commission of Local Government
Original Date
8-1-1991
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 270-036, 037
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
2 sound cassettes (2:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (19 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
01:20:29 minutes
Local Filename
OH_270_036_037.mp3; OH_270_036_037.pdf
Citation
Payne, Thomas, "Thomas Payne Interview, August 1, 1991" (1991). University of Montana Centennial Oral History Project. 31.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/umcentennial_interviews/31