Interviewer
Gyongyver "Kitty" Beuchert
Files
Description
Frank Cook discusses his education at Seaton Hall College and his military service during World War Two. He discusses his love of hunting and becoming a Boone and Crockett Club member in 1964. Cook talks about his involvement with the Records Committee and the Executive Committee as well as other conservation organizations such as the Isaac Walton League, the Alaska Big Game Trophy Club, and the Fish and Game Department. Cook talks about the role of hunters in the state of Alaska in wildlife and wildlife habitat conservation efforts. He mentions his involvement in the passing of fair chase laws. Cook also discusses the Club’s affiliation with the National Rifle Association [NRA].
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Fair chase regulations; Boone and Crockett Club; Wildlife conservation; Conservation efforts; World War, 1939-1945; Alaska, conservation efforts; Trophy hunting; National Rifle Association [NRA]; Isaac Walton League; Alaska Big Game Trophy Club; Fish and Game Department, Alaska
Original Date
7-13-1977
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 297-012, 013
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (01:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (18 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
01:00:12 minutes
Local Filename
OH_297_012_013.mp3; OH_297_012_013.pdf
Citation
Cook, Frank, "Frank Cook Interview, July 13, 1977" (1977). Boone and Crockett Club Oral History Project. 6.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/booneandcrockett_oralhistory/6