Interviewer
May Vallance
Files
Description
Nick Kramis recalls his experiences working for the Rocky Mountain Laboratories starting in the 1930s. He describes the work he did, infesting ticks with parasites in order to reduce the human population’s exposure to diseases such as spotted fever. Kramis explains in detail the process all the way from finding healthy ticks to releasing them back into the environment. He also talks about the films and displays he made for RML, and how these films are used by various institutions all over the United States.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Bitterroot Valley, Montana; Rocky Mountain Laboratories [RML]; Missoula, Montana; Vaccination development; Rocky Mountain spotted fever; Tick-borne diseases; Tick population control
Original Date
1978
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
Bitterroot Historical Society Oral History Project, OH 120, 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 120-010a
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (60 min.) analog + 1 transcript (6 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
00:23:10 minutes
Local Filename
OH_120_010_a.mp3; OH_120_010_a.pdf
Citation
Kramis, Nick, "Nick Kramis Interview, circa 1978" (1978). Bitterroot Historical Society Oral History Project. 26.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/bitterrootvalley_oralhistory/26