Interviewer
Clark Grant
Files
Description
Howie Hunter discusses his time as a student at the University of Montana. He describes working briefly for the U.S. Forest Service before taking a position at a local forest products company, where he worked until retiring in 1988. Hunter also talks about his time in the military during World War Two. He tells a story about being in a prisoner of war camp and how his association with the University of Montana helped him befriend a German guard. Hunter discusses witnessing the Holocaust, as well as traveling to Germany decades after the war.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
College of Forestry and Conservation; University of Montana; World War Two; Prisoner of war; Holocaust; U.S. Forest Service; Missoula, Montana
Original Date
12-9-2013
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 443-009
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound file (00:15:13 min.) digital + 1 transcript (4 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
00:15:13 minutes
Local Filename
OH_443_009.mp3; OH_443_009.pdf
Citation
Hunter, Howie, "Howie Hunter Interview, December 9, 2013" (2013). University of Montana College of Forestry and Conservation Centennial Oral History Project. 9.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/collegeofforestry_oralhistory/9