Interviewer
Gyongyver "Kitty" Beuchert and John Rhea
Files
Description
Archibald B. Roosevelt discusses his childhood experiences living in the White House, and he recalls attending early Boone and Crockett meetings with his father, Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt. Archibald Roosevelt describes serving in the military during World War One before being transferred to the Oregon National Guard. He talks about numerous hunting trips with his father, which included traveling to Arizona for mountain lions and Alaska for caribou. He discusses how his father influenced his later interest in conservation efforts and hunting. Roosevelt recalls how the Club fell apart during World War Two and explained his involvement in its resurgence in 1945. He discusses the Club’s efforts to protect the Key deer and methods they used to track bear migrations. Roosevelt also offers his opinion that American hunters are no longer concerned about conservation, which he believes has negatively impacted the Club.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Theodore Roosevelt; John Parker; Dick Benton; Dick Dooby; Charles Trick; Dick Mellon; George Byrd Grinnell; Charles Shelda; Gifford Pinchot; Wildlife conservation; Boone and Crockett Club; Roosevelt family; Military service; World War, 1914-1918; World War, 1939-1945; Key deer population; Hunting; Wildlife migration
Original Date
2-15-1977
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 297-001, 002
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
2 sound cassettes (02:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (41 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
01:29:12 minutes
Local Filename
OH_297_001_002.mp3; OH_297_001_002.pdf
Citation
Roosevelt, Archibald B., "Archibald B. Roosevelt Interview, February 15, 1977" (1977). Boone and Crockett Club Oral History Project. 30.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/booneandcrockett_oralhistory/30