PERSON
Arthur Bjerke Item Info
Born
1886
Interviewers
Sam Schrager
Locations Mentioned
Origin
Came from Norway with family, who homesteaded in 1891
Residence
Brush Creek; Deary
Interviews
Arthur Bjerke Interview #1, 8/15/1973
August 15, 1973
0:31:05
Sam Schrager
Herding cattle in meadow rangelands. Experiences with Nez Perces. Family homesteading. Neighbors. Construction of WISM. Father's accident and death. 8-15-73 1.5 hr 19p
Native Americans
accidents
childhood
death
+12
Arthur Bjerke Interview #2, 8/20/1973
August 20, 1973
2:04:34
Sam Schrager
Winter surveying with Bill Helmer. Taming an outlaw horse. Impressions of cultural groups. Family farming and grazing methods. Homesteaders' poverty. Oxen logging, wild cattle, and...
farming
food
gambling
homesteads
+11
Arthur Bjerke Interview #3, 10/10/1973
October 10, 1973
1:33:29
Sam Schrager
Hunting experiences of a sharpshooter. Game animals' habits and history. Early Elk River. Surveying methods. 10-10-73 1.3 hr 15p
families
fires
holidays
homesteads
+9
Arthur Bjerke Interview #4, 5/30/1975
May 30, 1975
2:14:06
Sam Schrager
Joe Wells family. Two killings. Impact of Potlatch Lumber Company. Signs of weather, planting, and reproduction. Fruitless mining operations Spring floods. 5-30-75 2.2 hr 27p...
IWW
Native Americans
banks
churches
+24
Locations Map
Interview Topics
- Title:
- Arthur Bjerke
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Source
- Preferred Citation:
- "Arthur Bjerke", Latah County Oral History Collection, University of Idaho Library Digital Collections, https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/lcoh/people/bjerke_arthur.html
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