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Title	Mrs. Armeta Duncan, April 4, 1974
Birthdate/Interviewee	April 12, ????
Occupation/Interviewee	Waitress
Interview Date	1974-04-04
Length of Interview	1 hr.
Listen to Interview	http://content.wsulibs.wsu.edu/flash/?aud=duncan-interview1&img=bla
Subject	Duncan, Armeta Oral history -- United States<br> African Americans -- Montana-- Butte<br>African Americans -- Social Conditions -- 20th century<br>African Americans -- Employment -- Montana
Type	Interviews
Interview Location	United States-- Montana-- Butte
Interviewer	Taylor, Quintard
Abstractor	Knight, Margot H.
Abstract	SIDE A 1 - 4 minutes 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 minutes She traveled from Philadelphia with a couple as a servant in 1905. She stayed in Butte because she met her future husband . 7 - 10 minutes 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 minutes Black businesses. Blacks were employed throughout the city. Frank Castle, the black policeman. 14 - 20 minutes Well-known blacks in Butte. Her family and their accomplishments. She maintains contact with relatives in Virginia . 21 - 27 minutes Other black families in Butte. Sports activities. Black baseball team. Black musicians. Charlie Pride is from Montana. 27 - 29 minutes NAACP Chapter in town . 29 - 30 minutes Her husband was a foot specialist . SIDE B 0 - 2 minutes She talks about her husband's work. She reads from an article about him. 2 - 5 minutes Jobs other blacks had in town--janitors, waiters, porters. Many were personal servants of wealthy mine owners . 5 - 10 minutes 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 minutes Why black people moved out of Butte. Many went to work in the shipping yards in WW II . 12 - 14 minutes 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 minutes Blacks interactions with other minorities in Butte. Other black newspapers. 19 - 23 minutes Feelings about living in Butte. Her daughter also talks about life in Butte.
Abstract Date	May 31,1979
Identifier	duncan-interview1.rm
Collection	Black Oral History Interviews, 1972-1974 http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/holland/masc/finders/cass2.htm
Language	English
Format	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.
Rights	For permission to publish, please contact Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (509) 335 - 6691.
Publisher	Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries http://wsulibs.wsu.edu/holland/masc/masc.htm
Contributors	The Information School of the University of Washington: Eydie Detera, Jon Haupt, Tess Mayer, Margie Miller, Tammara Turner

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