Interviewer
Suzanne M. Vernon
Files
Description
Queveene Talley and her son, ValGene Clothier, discuss the experience of homesteading in and around Condon, Montana, where they first settled in 1938. Talley describes the hardships of homesteading as a young woman with a young and growing family. Both of them talk about the practice of fur trapping, which was a favorite occupation of Talley’s second husband, Ed Beck. Clothier and Talley recall some of Beck’s trapping techniques as well as the importance of fur trapping to the life and economy of western Montana during the early 20th century. Both of them tell stories about important contemporaneous figures and occurrences in Condon, and provide a helpful perspective on life in Swan Valley at the time.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Swan Valley, Montana; Fur trapping, Montana; Fur trappers; Ed Beck, Montana; Condon, Montana; Homesteaders, Montana; Women homesteaders
Original Date
5-9-2006
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 422-128, 129
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
2 sound cassettes (02:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (34 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
01:47:46 minutes
Local Filename
OH_422_128_129.mp3; OH_422_128_129.pdf
Citation
Talley, Queveene and Clothier, ValGene, "Queveene Talley and ValGene Clothier Interview, May 9, 2006" (2006). Upper Swan Valley Oral History Project. 42.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/upperswanvalley_oralhistory/42