Interviewer
Bill LaCroix
Files
Description
Stewart Brandborg discusses the proceedings of the Wilderness Society’s 1964 annual meeting, the first following the death of Howard Zahniser and the passage of the Wilderness Act. He also explains the roles of Presidents Kennedy and Johnson in the passage of the act, Senator Wayne Aspinall’s opposition to it, and the compromises that led to the act’s ultimate passage. Regarding the grassroots efforts to pass, and later expand, the Wilderness Act, Brandborg details the Wilderness Society’s direct mail campaigns and his meetings with communities from Montana to Arizona. He also discusses the early 1950s fight against Echo Park Dam at Dinosaur National Monument, which proved to be a formative experience for the conservation movement. Other individuals discussed include Benton Stong, John Saylor, Hubert Humphrey, Benton MacKaye, and Anna Vee Brandborg.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Stewart Brandborg; Wilderness conservation; Wilderness Society; Howard Zahniser; 1964 Wilderness Act; Wayne Aspinall; Echo Park Dam; Ben Ston; Humbert Humphrey; John Saylor; Benton MacKay; Anna Vee Brandborg
Original Date
11-22-2013
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana; United States
Language
eng
Original Collection
Bill LaCroix Interviews with Stewart Brandborg Oral History Project, OH 459, 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 interview participants and by the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula. Permission may be required for use. For further information please contact Archives and Special Collections: (406) 243-2053 / library.archives@umontana.edu
Oral History Number
OH 459-002
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound file (01:28:02 min.) digital + 1 transcript (12 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
01:28:02 minutes
Local Filename
OH_459_002.mp3; OH_459_002.pdf
Citation
Brandborg, Stewart, "Stewart Brandborg Interview, November 22, 2013" (2013). Bill LaCroix Interviews with Stewart Brandborg Oral History Project. 2.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/billlacroix_interviews/2