Interviewer
May Vallance
Files
Description
Dr. Glen Kohls discusses his career in entomology and disease research at the Rocky Mountain Laboratories from 1927-1969. He talks about the failed project of trying to infest ticks with parasites to control their population and hopefully stop the spread of spotted fever in the Bitterroot Valley. Kohls describes the lifecycle of spotted fever, and he talks about visiting researchers and the influence they had on the Rocky Mountain Laboratories and the world. He remembers the research into vaccines for various tick-borne diseases, and describes how different scientists who had worked at the Rocky Mountain Laboratories had created many of the first and effective vaccines for these diseases. Kohls also recalls his retirement, the people who succeeded him, and the transfer of research material to Washington, D.C.
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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 120-010b
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (60 min.) analog + 1 transcript (9 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
00:32:26 minutes
Local Filename
OH_120_010_b.mp3; OH_120_010_b.pdf
Citation
Kohls, Glen, "Glen Kohls Interview, circa 1978" (1978). Bitterroot Historical Society Oral History Project. 27.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/bitterrootvalley_oralhistory/27