Interviewer
Suzanne M. Vernon
Files
Description
Gyda Newman briefly describes her father’s job with the U.S. Forest Service and when her family moved from the Swan Valley into Missoula, Montana. Bob Newman recalls when his parents purchased a home in the Swan Valley area, which he inherited after his father died. Bob describes different adventures he took with his brother and friends in the late 1930s into the 1940s around the Missoula, Flathead, and Swan Valley areas of Montana. The Newmans discuss the camping trips they took as a family and their numerous wildlife encounters. They also talk about their interactions with Swan Valley community members.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Logging, Montana; Homesteading, Montana; Missoula, Montana; Flathead Lake, Montana; Sawmills, Montana; Swan Valley, Montana; U.S. Forest Service
Original Date
2-1-1999
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 422-011a, b
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
2 sound cassettes (02:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (24 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
01:46:17 minutes
Local Filename
OH_422_011_a_b.mp3; OH_422_011_a_b.pdf
Citation
Newman, Gyda and Newman, Bob, "Gyda Newman and Bob Newman Interview, February 1, 1999" (1999). Upper Swan Valley Oral History Project. 50.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/upperswanvalley_oralhistory/50