Interviewer
Gyongyver "Kitty" Beuchert
Files
Description
Alfred Ely discusses growing up in Lawrence, Long Island, with Clay Frick, another Boone and Crockett Club member. He describes his family’s relationship with the Roosevelts and serving with Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. and Quentin Roosevelt during World War Two. Ely recalls his nomination to the Club in 1960 and serving as the Club’s secretary for 11 years. He discusses the Club’s relationships with other conservation organizations. Ely mentions the Club’s policy against accepting professional writers and professionals in general as members and suggests how the Club could attract the right kinds of new members. He talks about the Club’s original purpose of being a “crusader for wildlife” and his belief that its merger with the National Rifle Association [NRA] was beneficial despite the conflict it caused. Ely discusses the Club’s involvement in the 1964 Rampart Dam study and its involvement in scoring game and awarding prizes. He mentions Francis Colby and how the Francis Colby Room at the Boston Museum of Science was established.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Boone and Crockett Club; Clay Frick; Theodore Roosevelt, Jr.; Robert Ferguson; Redmond Cross; John Rhea; Douglas Burden; Francis T. Colby; Robert C. Reeve; National Rifle Association [NRA]; Outdoor Life; Wildlife conservation; Conservation efforts; Rampart Dam; Boston Museum of Science
Original Date
7-8-1977
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 297-008, 009
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (01:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (45 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
01:15:20 minutes
Local Filename
OH_297_008_009.mp3; OH_297_008_009.pdf
Citation
Ely, Alfred Jr., "Alfred "Bob" Ely, Jr. Interview, July 8-9, 1977" (1977). Boone and Crockett Club Oral History Project. 4.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/booneandcrockett_oralhistory/4