wsu_wsuboh_duncan-interview1 duncan-interview1 wsuboh wsu yes Mrs. Armeta Duncan, April 4, 1974 Duncan, Armeta Oral history--United States Family--History--Virginia African Americans--Montana--Butte African Americans--Social conditions--20th century Butte (Mont.)--Social conditions--20th century Community life--Montana--Butte African Americans--Employment--Montana Domestics--Montana--Butte Four Jacks Club (Butte, Mont.) 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(Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885 Castle, Frank, policeman Pride, Charley Duncan, Dr. Oral history interview with Mrs. Armeta Duncan of Butte, Montana. TAPE 1, SIDE A: 1 - 4 Born in Virginia near where Lee surrendered. Story of her aunt being visited by Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant. Family background. 4 - 7 She traveled from Philadelphia with a couple as a servant in 1905. She stayed in Butte because she met her future husband. 7 - 10 She worked at the Four Jacks Club as a waitress. Other jobs. Two black churches when she moved to Butte, a Methodist and a Baptist. Other Negro social clubs. 10 - 14 Black businesses. Blacks were employed throughout the city. Frank Castle, the black policeman. 14 - 20 Well-known blacks in Butte. Her family and their accomplishments. She maintains contact with relatives in Virginia. 21 - 27 Other black families in Butte. Sports activities. Black baseball team. Black musicians. Charlie Pride is from Montana. 27 - 29 NAACP Chapter in town. 29 - 30 Her husband was a foot specialist. TAPE 1, SIDE B: 0 - 2 She talks about her husband's work. She reads from an article about him. 2 - 5 Jobs other blacks had in town--janitors, waiters, porters. Many were personal servants of wealthy mine owners. 5 - 10 The black servants were generally well-treated by their white employers. Names of some of the rich families. Blacks who worked in local government. 10 - 12 Why black people moved out of Butte. Many went to work in the shipping yards in WW II. 12 - 14 Blacks in surrounding areas. Publications they read to keep up with black activities in other places. Her daughter talks a bit about working for the Amsterdam News. 14 - 19 Blacks interactions with other minorities in Butte. Other black newspapers. 19 - 23 Feelings about living in Butte. Her daughter also talks about life in Butte. The Civil Rights Digital Library received support from a National Leadership Grant for Libraries awarded to the University of Georgia by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for the aggregation and enhancement of partner metadata. [Spokane, Wash.] : Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries Taylor, Quintard University of Washington. Information School Black Oral History Interviews Collection (Washington State University. Library. Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections) Washington State University. Library. Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections 2002 Oral histories Sound recordings http://kaga.wsulibs.wsu.edu/u?/5985,55 Interview cassette tapes were converted to RealAudio files with a bit rate of 16Kbps and placed on a RealServer 8.0 streaming server at the Washington State University Libraries. In 2002, graduate students at the University of Washington's Information School described and uploaded these RealAudio files to a CONTENTdm server at the Washington State University Libraries. Black Oral History Interviews, 1972-1974, Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Forms part of online collection: Black Oral History Interviews Collection. 1974-04-04 Butte (Mont.) Silver Bow County (Mont.) For permission to publish, please contact Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (509) 335 - 6691. 20120427 155200