Interviewer
Teresa Hamann
Files
Description
Walter Clark Hamor recalls changing his major from music to education during his fourth year at the University of Montana [UM] and taking library science courses. Hamor discusses accepting a job at the University of Montana Library [now the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library] after graduation, being called to Selective Service with less than a month on the job, then returning to the profession. He talks about the changes to the library science profession, including the introduction of computers and technology which speeded up the cataloging process. Hamor talks about his 30-plus-year career as a librarian, and reminisces about his time as a student at the University of Montana. He describes growing up in Libby, Montana and the impact logging had on the town’s growth and decline.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
University of Montana Library; Library sciences; Libby, Montana; Darling, Richard L.; Technology in libraries; Gender roles; World War Two; Elementary school libraries; Secondary school libraries; University of Montana alumni; McFarland, Carl
Original Date
6-28-2005
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
University of Montana History Oral History Collection, 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 397-001
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (01:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (11 p.: 28 cm.)]
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
00:43:08 minutes
Local Filename
OH_397_001.mp3; OH_397_001.pdf
Citation
Hamor, Walter Clark, "Walter Clark Hamor Interview, June 28, 2005" (2005). University of Montana History Oral History Collection. 27.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/umhistory_interviews/27