Victor E. George reminiscence, 1968
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Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- George, Victor E (Victor Ernest), 1893-1980
- Title
- Victor E. George reminiscence
- Dates
- 196819681968
- Quantity
- 1 item
- Collection Number
- 0642
- Summary
- Victor E. George was a teacher, rancher, and salesman who grew up in Park and Carbon counties of Montana and later lived in Stillwater County and Billings, Montana. The Victor E. George reminiscence tells the story of his parent's move to Montana Territory from Missouri in 1883. The narrative describes homesteads in the Paradise Valley; Park County, Montana; and Roscoe, Montana. Also recalled are farm chores, school work, neighbors, and encounters with bears, rattlesnakes and wolves.
- Repository
- Montana State University Library, Merrill G. Burlingame Special Collections
Montana State University-Bozeman Library
Merrill G Burlingame Special Collections
P.O. Box 173320
Bozeman, MT
59717-3320
Telephone: 4069944242
Fax: 4069942851 - Access Restrictions
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This collection is open for research.
- Languages
- Collection materials are in English
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities
Biographical Note
Victor E. George was born on June 6, 1893, in Carbon County, Montana. He grew up on his parents' ranch near the present day town of Roscoe, Montana. He attended the Billings Polytechnic Institute where he earned a teaching certificate in 1911. George began teaching school in rural Carbon and Stillwater Counties, but he left the profession after five years to resume ranching full time. He married Margaret Ryan on December 31, 1931, and the couple had four daughters: Jean M., Betty C., Patricia, and Mary Ellen. In 1950, George retired from ranching and moved to Billings, Montana, where he worked in retail sales and real estate. He died in 1980 at his home in Billings.
Content Description
The Victor George reminiscence, composed and transcribed in 1961, recalls his parent's move to Montana Territory from Missouri in 1883. The narrative describes the family homestead in the Paradise Valley in Park County south of Livingston, Montana, and their eventual move to Carbon County, Montana, in 1893, just prior to Victor's birth. Sprinkled with humorous observations, Victor describes many incidents while growing up on the homestead near Roscoe, Montana, including farm chores, school work, neighbors, and encounters with bears, rattlesnakes and wolves. The Montana communities of Red Lodge, Absarokee, and Columbus, in Stillwater County, are mentioned, and Victor also briefly describes his teaching career. His later work as a rancher completes the reminiscence.
Use of the Collection
Preferred Citation
[Creator Name], [Date of Creation], [Brief Description of Object], Folder [#], Box [#], [Collection Name], [Collection #], Montana State University (MSU) Library, Bozeman, MT
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
An original reminiscence created by Victor E. George of Billings, Montana, was loaned to Special Collections for transcription by Ora Magee of McAllister, Montana, on December 5, 1968.
Processing Note
This collection was processed 2009 October 15
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Bears
- Bears--Montana--Carbon County (Mont.)
- Boys --Montana--Carbon County (Mont.)--Biography
- Community life--Montana--Carbon County (Mont.)
- Ranch life--Montana--Carbon County
- Ranchers--Montana--Carbon County--Biography
- Rattlesnakes--Montana--Carbon County
- Schools--Montana--Carbon County
- Teachers--Montana--Biographies
- Wolves--Montana--Carbon County
Personal Names
- George, Victor E (Victor Ernest), 1893-1980
Family Names
- George family
Geographical Names
- Absarokee (Mont.)
- Carbon County (Mont.)--History
- Columbus (Mont.)
- Montana
- Park County (Mont.)--History
- Red Lodge (Mont.)
- Roscoe (Mont.)
- Stillwater County (Mont.)--History
Form or Genre Terms
- Reminiscences--Montana
