Interviewer
Clark Grant
Description
Sue Vap discusses her time in the University of Montana’s School of Forestry from 1968 to 1972. She talks about what it was like to be one of the few women in the school. She comments on the lack of gender equality at the time and how that affected her first few jobs with the U.S. Forest Service. Vap briefly describes her career in the Forest Service and her time as the Fire Director for the National Park Service at the Boise Inter-Agency Fire Center, from which she retired at the age of 55. She talks about the value of civil service, as well as her love for the outdoors. Vap also discusses the importance of fire to an ecosystem.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Fire Management; Gender; College of Forestry and Conservation; University of Montana; Climate change
Original Date
1-11-2014
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
College of Forestry and Conservation Centennial Oral History Project, OH 443, 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 443-017
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound file (00:15:18 min.) digital + 1 transcript (5 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
00:15:18 minutes
Local Filename
OH_443_017.mp3; OH_443_017.pdf
Citation
Vap, Sue, "Sue Vap Interview, January 11, 2014" (2014). University of Montana College of Forestry and Conservation Centennial Oral History Project. 17.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/collegeofforestry_oralhistory/17