Mary Stuart Abbott and Oscar Mueller Interview June 21, 1958.

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Mary Stuart Abbott and Oscar Mueller Interview June 21, 1958.

This interview was part of the Montana Institute of the Arts lectures. It took place on June 21, 1958 in Lewistown, MT. There are two narrators: Mary Abbott, wife of cattleman and author E.C. "Teddy Blue" Abbott, and daughter of Montana pioneer Granville Stuart; Oscar O. Mueller, Lewistown, MT lawyer, amateur historian, and archaeologist. Mrs. Abbott reminisces about her childhood days on the DHS Ranch near Lewistown and stories about her father dating from 1880-1929. Mr. Mueller comments on his research regarding the central Montana vigilante raids, in 1884. (OH 66).

2 cassette tapes (1 hour 10 min.) : analog+ transcript (36 p.)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7780884

Montana Historical Society Library

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