Interviewer
Gyongyver "Kitty" Beuchert
Files
Description
William Sheldon describes growing up in Washington and Canada and learning about hunting and conservation from his father. He talks about joining the Boone and Crockett Club in 1935. He discusses writing The Wilderness: Home of the Giant Panda and mentions the effect that World War Two had on the Club. Sheldon recalls the Mount McKinley National Park resolution and the Club’s decision not to submit the resolution that would support wolf population control within the park. He describes his father’s relationship with Theodore Roosevelt. Sheldon talks about the Club’s conservation committee and the Alaska land controversy concerning the establishment of national monuments. He also mentions the controversy surrounding trophy hunting as a conservation measure.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Newton Drury; Horace Albright; Fred Pullman; Jim Trefethen; Prentiss Gray; Boone and Crockett Club; Wildlife conservation; Conservation efforts; Roosevelt family; Trophy hunting; Fair chase regulations; Mount McKinley National Park; Denali National Park and Preserve; Wolf hunting; Wolf population
Original Date
2-26-1979
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
Boone and Crockett Club Oral History Project, OH 297, 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 297-022, 023, 024
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (01:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (46 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
02:07:03 minutes
Local Filename
OH_297_022_023_024.mp3; OH_297_022_023_024.pdf
Citation
Sheldon, William G., "William G. Sheldon Interview, February 26, 1979" (1979). Boone and Crockett Club Oral History Project. 10.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/booneandcrockett_oralhistory/10