Interviewer
Suzanne M. Vernon
Files
Description
Leita Anderson talks about growing up in Salmon Prairie, Montana, and recalls the families who lived there when she was a child, particularly the Anderson family. She describes how her father grew up trapping in the area, and then worked for the Works Progress Administration [WPA] in the Mission Valley, Montana. Anderson discusses the toys she had as a child, the holidays her family celebrated, and working as a cook for the U.S. Forest Service.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Swan Valley, Montana; Salmon Prairie; Works Progress Administration [WPA]; Mission Valley, Montana; U.S. Forest Service; Trapping; Homesteading, Montana
Original Date
10-13-2000
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
Upper Swan Valley Oral History Project, OH 422, 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 422-059
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (01:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (15 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
01:01:06 minutes
Local Filename
OH_422_059.mp3; OH_422_059.pdf
Citation
Anderson, Leita, "Leita Anderson Interview, October 13, 2000" (2000). Upper Swan Valley Oral History Project. 22.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/upperswanvalley_oralhistory/22