Interviewer
Gyongyver "Kitty" Beuchert
Files
Description
Richard Borden, born in 1910, recalls his childhood in Fall River, Massachusetts. He discusses his affiliation with the U.S. National Museum in the 1930s and his time serving in the Navy during World War Two. Broden explains how he worked first in textiles, then for the National Wildlife Federation, and finally started a film company, Broden Production. He talks about becoming a member of the Boone and Crockett Club in 1938 and working on a controversial project entailing wolf and sheep populations in Mount McKinley National Park [Denali National Park and Preserve]. He describes the Club’s involvement in conservation and biological research efforts, and he talks about Club’s finances and limited resources that at times kept it from carrying out effective conservation measures. Broden discusses the importance of having Boone and Crockett members affiliated with outside conservation organizations as well as the Club’s problems with dwindling membership. He shares his thoughts on where the Club should put its efforts in the future.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Boone and Crockett Club; William Sheldon; Francis T. Colby; Clarence Cottam; Fairfield Osborne; Richard Mellon; Clinton R. Gutermuth; Vic Cahalian; DeForest Grant; Mount McKinley National Park; Denali National Park and Preserve; Key deer population; Key deer conservation; Conservation efforts; Craighead, Grizzly study; Boston Museum of Science
Original Date
3-6-1977
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 297-005, 006
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (01:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (19 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
01:08:33 minutes
Local Filename
OH_297_005_006.mp3; OH_297_005_006.pdf
Citation
Borden, Richard, "Richard Borden Interview, March 6, 1977" (1977). Boone and Crockett Club Oral History Project. 2.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/booneandcrockett_oralhistory/2