Interviewer
George M. Dennison
Files
Description
Emma Lommasson recalls growing up in Sand Coulee, Montana, in the 1920s and ‘30s, and coming to the University of Montana [UM] in Missoula, Montana to study mathematics. She discusses finishing her undergraduate degree and working as a secretary for Professor Nels J. Lennes while she completed her master’s in the mid-20th century. Lommasson recounts her interactions with various University presidents, and her impressions of them and their staff. She discusses Dr. Lennes’ involvement with the Paul Phillips sexual harassment scandal, and recalls her work with World War Two veterans and ROTC students.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Benedetti, Umberto; Lennes, Nels J.; University of Montana, Missoula, Montana; Clapp, Charles H.; Clapp, Mary Brennan; Phillips, Paul; Simmons, George Finlay; Merriam, Merriam, Harold G.; Freeman, Edmund L.; Ferguson, Mary Elrod; Sedman, Harriet Rankin; Jesse, Richard H.; Elrod, Morton; Melby, Ernest O.; McCain, James A.; Armsby, Lucille; McFarland, Carl; Smith, Leo; Bowers, Richard C.; Bucklew, Neil S.; Koch, James V.; Craig, Oscar J.; Emma B. Lommasson Center; Pantzer, Robert T.; Johns, Robert; Folsom, Gwen; Sand Coulee, Montana
Original Date
8-18-2014
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 449-001
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (01:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (22 p.: 28 cm.)]
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
00:54:58 minutes
Local Filename
OH_449_001.mp3; OH_449_001.pdf
Citation
Lommasson, Emma, "Emma Lommasson Interview, August 18, 2014" (2014). University of Montana History Oral History Collection. 29.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/umhistory_interviews/29