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Title

Sherrill King Interview, October 1985

Interviewee

Sherrill King

Interviewer

Susan Ellen Green

Files

Description

Sherrill King talks about her smokejumper training experiences at the Redmond, Oregon smokejumper base and her experiences as a rookie jumper which included initiations. She also discusses the politics of being a female smokejumper, her interactions with male smokejumpers, and the different expectations for women.

Document Type

Oral History

Subjects

Smokejumpers Oregon Biography; Smokejumping Oregon History; Smokejumpers Training of; Smokejumping Oregon Social aspects; Women employment

Original Date

10-1985

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_055

Media Type

Sound; Text

Original Format

1 sound cassette (86 min.) : analog + 1 transcript (29 p. : 28 cm.)

Digital Format

audio/mp3; application/pdf

Run Time

86 minutes

Local Filename

OH_133_055.mp3; OH_133_055.pdf

Citation

King, Sherrill, "Sherrill King Interview, October 1985" (1985). Smokejumpers 1984 Reunion Oral History Project. OH_133_055.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/smokejumpers/8