Interviewer
Kim Maynard
Files
Description
Howard Beatty of Twisp, Washington, discusses his career as a smokejumper from 1948 until 1954, in Winthrop, Washington, Montana, and Cave Junction, Oregon. Beatty talks about participating in non-firefighting activities, such as trail maintenance, building lookouts, and other maintenance around bases. He points out the many changes in the smokejumper program since his time the 1940s, focusing mostly on equipment and procedure. Beatty also discusses Francis Lufkin, the manager of the North Cascades Smokejumper Base, and his attempts to keep the base running.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Smokejumpers Washington (State) Biography; Smokejumping Washington (State) History; Smokejumpers Oregon Biography; Smokejumping Oregon History; North Cascades Smokejumper Base; U.S. Forest Service; Winthrop, Washington; Cave Junction, Oregon; Francis Lufkin
Original Date
6-7-1984
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
Smokejumpers 1984 Reunion Oral History Collection, OH 133, Archives and Special Collections, Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula
Digital Publisher
University of Montana--Missoula. Mansfield Library
Rights
Copyright to this collection is held by the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula. Permission may be required for use of this item. For further information please contact Archives and Special Collections: (406) 243-2053 / library.archives@umontana.edu
Oral History Number
OH_133_003
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (69 min.) : analog + 1 transcript (19 p. : 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
69 minutes
Local Filename
OH_133_003.mp3; OH_133_003.pdf
Citation
OH_133_003Beatty, Howard, "Howard Beatty Interview, June 7, 1984" (1984). Smokejumpers 1984 Reunion Oral History Project. OH_133_003.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/smokejumpers/12