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Description
Glen A. Smith reflects on the importance of fair and amiable working relationships between the U.S. Forest Service and the ranchers who ran their herds on National Forest land. He describes how increased communication between ranchers and foresters had a positive effect on compliance with National Forest protocols attempting to reduce impact on the range. Smith reflects on his work for Chicago businessman W.P. Murphy, after he retired in 1942 from a 35-year career with the Forest Service, appraising ranch land across Montana, Utah, Nevada and New Mexico. Smith tells how he continued to assess rangeland after Murphy’s death, noting his work on the Navajo and Ute Indian Reservations where stock served as one of the primary means of income for the native community and lead to overgrazing of the range.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
U.S. Forest Service Range 1; U.S. Forest Service Region 2; Range assessment and reporting; Stock growers; Grazing capacity; Smith, Glen A. – Interviews; United States. Forest Service -- Officials and employees – Interviews; Public lands -- West (U.S.) -- Management – History; Wildlife management -- Government policy -- West (U.S.) -- History; Range policy -- West (U.S.) – History; Range management -- West (U.S.) – History; United States. Forest Service – History; Real estate appraisers – Interviews; Rangelands -- Colorado -- Ute Indian Reservation – History; Rangelands -- Navajo Indian Reservation – History; Murphy, W.P.
Original Date
1950
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
Glen A. Smith Reminiscences Oral History Project, OH 006, 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 006-009
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 reel-to-reel (03:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (33 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
02:06:28 minutes
Local Filename
OH_006_009.mp3; OH_006_009.pdf
Citation
Smith, Glen A., "Glen A. Smith Reminiscence 9, circa 1950s" (1950). Glen A. Smith Reminiscences Oral History Project. 9.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/glensmith_reminiscences/9