Title
Irwin Allen Interview, September 11, 1997
Interviewer
Dave Wanderaas, Judith Pressmar and Sarah Jaffe
Files
Download Transcript of Irwin Allen Interview (330 KB)
Description
Irwin Allen describes working with the U.S. Forest Service for his grazing allotments. He discusses his sheepherding days, and briefly, mining. Allen moves on to his schoolboy days, and his intermittent summer employment and firefighting with the Forest Service. He relates his experiences with individual rangers, such as John Inman and David Lake.
Archives and Special Collections only holds the transcript for this interview, not the audio.
Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
U.S. Forest Service, grazing; Lewis and Clark National Forest; Sheepherders, Montana; Mining, Montana; Forest fires, Montana; Firefighters; Forest rangers; John Inman; David Lake
Original Date
9-11-1997
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
Lewis and Clark National Forest Passport in Time Interviews, OH 365, 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 365-016
Media Type
Text
Original Format
1 transcript (31 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
application/pdf
Local Filename
OH_365_016.pdf
Citation
Allen, Irwin, "Irwin Allen Interview, September 11, 1997" (1997). Lewis and Clark National Forest Passport in Time Oral History Project. 13.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/lewisandclarknationalforest/13