Interviewer
Dick Shannon
Files
Description
Thurman Trosper discusses working for the U.S. Forest Service, including both his time as the supervisor of the Bitterroot National Forest in Montana and on the Forest Service’s Division of Legislation and Program Planning in Washington, D. C. He describes the development of the Multiple Use Sustained Yield Act of 1960 and the political struggle between the Forest Service, the National Park Service, and the Wilderness Society over management of national forest lands. Trosper also details the roles that a number of congressmen played in the passage of bills concerning national forests, including Wayne Aspinall, Clinton Anderson, and Tom Foley.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
National forest lands; Wayne Aspinall; Clinton Anderson; Tom Foley; Multiple Use Sustained Yield Act of 1960; U.S. Forest Service; Wilderness Society; National Park Service; Bitterroot National Forest; U.S. Forest Service, Division of Legislation and Program Planning
Original Date
5-15-1991
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
Forestry, Land Use, and Conservation Oral History Collection, 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 271-001
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (90 min.): analog + 1 transcript (15 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
00:46:15 minutes
Local Filename
OH_271_001.mp3; OH_271_001.pdf
Citation
Trosper, Thurman, "Thurman Trosper Interview, May 15, 1991" (1991). Forestry, Land Use, and Conservation Interviews Oral History Collection. 9.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/forestrylanduseconservation_interviews/9