Interviewer
Daniel Hall
Files
Description
Alice Page talks about her 30-year career with the U.S. Forest Service, and explains her duties within the Division of Fire Control as secretary for the division chief. Page reflects on the development of the smokejumpers program and the Forest Service’s safety record which boasted very few casualties until the 1964 Mann Gulch fires. She discusses the injury reporting process within the Division of Fire Control, and recalls the specific kinds of injuries she saw amongst the smokejumpers. Page also discusses World War Two, and how rationing affected the supply needs of the smokejumper program.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Mann Gulch, 1964; Moose Creek, 1959; Frank Derry; “Derry Slot”; Parachutes; Civilian Conservation Corps; Civilian Public Service Program; World War, 1939-1945; Johnson’s Flying Service, Missoula, Montana; Earl Cooley; Missoula, Montana; Division of Fire Control
Original Date
11-5-1987
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
Daniel Hall Smokejumpers Oral History Project, OH 180, 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 180-002
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (01:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (13 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
00:42:12 minutes
Local Filename
OH_180_002.mp3; OH_180_002.pdf
Citation
Page, Alice, "Alice Page Interview, November 5, 1987" (1987). Daniel Hall Smokejumpers Oral History Project. 1.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/danielhallsmokejumpers_oralhistory/1