Interviewer
Leif Fredrickson
Files
Description
Larry Weeks discusses the Hoerner-Waldorf pulp mill in Frenchtown, Montana where he worked a technician during the 1960s and 1970s. He explains how the mill functioned and describes the labor and environmental issues associated with it. He details the Gals Against Smog and Pollution (GASP) protests at the mill. Weeks recalls the mill closure and its impact on the environment and wildlife population in the area.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Subjects: Environmentalism -- West (U.S.); Environmentalism – Montana; Environmental protection -- West (U.S.) -- Citizen participation; Environmental policy; Environmental policy -- Montana -- Missoula County; Nature -- Effect of human beings on – History; Land use – Montana; Wildlife – Montana; Labor unions – Montana; Wood-pulp industry -- Montana -- Missoula County; Kraft paper industry -- Montana -- Missoula County; Air – Pollution; Air quality -- Montana – Missoula; Water – Pollution; Water quality -- Montana – Missoula; Environmental quality; Environmentalists -- Montana -- Missoula County -- Societies, etc; Missoula (Mont.) -- Environmental conditions; Missoula County (Mont.) -- Environmental conditionsPersonal Names: Larry E. WeeksCorporate Names: Hoerner-Waldorf Corporation (Mont.); Gals Against Smog and Pollution (Missoula, Mont.)Geographical Names: Frenchtown (Mont.); Missoula (Mont.)Occupations: Mill technicians
Original Date
9-9-2020
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
GASP and the History of Missoula’s Environmental Movement Oral History Project, OH 476
Holding Institution
University of Montana. Mansfield Library. Archives and Special Collections
Digital Publisher
University of Montana--Missoula. Mansfield Library
Rights Statement
Rights Holder
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 at the University of Montana, Mansfield Library.
Oral History Number
OH 476-002
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 MP3 file (00:59:11): digital + 1 transcript (17 pp.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
00:59:11 minutes
Local Filename
OH_476_002.mp3; OH_476_002.pdf
Citation
Weeks, Larry E., "Larry Weeks Interview, September 9, 2020" (2020). GASP and the History of Missoula’s Environmental Movement Oral History Project. 2.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/gasp_oralhistory/2