Abe MacGregor GOFF (b. 1899)
Residence: Moscow; Washington; D.C.
Occupation(s): Lawyer; state legislator; U.S. Congressman; chairman of Interstate Commerce Commission
Family Origin: Moved to Moscow to attend university; father homesteaded near Rosalia,Wash
Interviews
Abe MacGregor Goff Interview #1, 11/13/1974
- Topics:
- Prohibition in the county: moonshining, drinking and evangelism. Arson and robbery cases. Teddy Roosevelt's Moscow speech (1911). World War I at university; working through school. Family move west; father's fight against rustlers. Naming of Moscow. 11-13-74 1.8 hr 28p
- Duration:
- 1:20:57
- Interviewer:
- Sam Schrager
- Keywords:
- Prohibition University of Idaho WCTU alcohol arson bootlegging businesses churches elections families football harvesting homesteads illness lawyers legislators local histories moonshine orchards pioneers politics presidents sports stores stores trials world wars
- Locations:
- Moscow Colfax Washington Washington, D.C.
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Abe MacGregor Goff Interview #2, 11/26/1974
- Topics:
- Moscow court cases. Successful enforcement of prohibition. Depression in the county. Serving as legislator and congressman. 11-26-74 1.6 hr 36p
- Duration:
- 1:28:12
- Interviewer:
- Sam Schrager
- Keywords:
- Great Depression Native Americans Prohibition armed forces banks lawyers legislators moonshine politics railroads trials wine world wars
- Locations:
- Moscow Boise Potlatch Onaway Washington, D.C.
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Source
- Preferred Citation:
- "Abe MacGregor GOFF (b. 1899)", Latah County Oral History Collection, University of Idaho Library Digital Collections, https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/lcoh/people/goff_abe.html
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