Interviewer
Mavis McKelvey
Files
Description
Guy Brandborg traces the evolution of environmental ethics in America, citing figures such as Gifford Pinchot and President Franklin D. Roosevelt. He describes working for the U.S. Forest Service as a laborer and ranger, his experiences in the field, and the politics and philosophies of the Forest Service. He also discusses the shelterbelt program, logging, fire suppression, grazing, sustained yield, the Lubrecht Forest, and the American myth of superabundance. Brandborg also describes his loyalty review hearing during the McCarthy Era.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Gifford Pinchot; President Franklin D. Roosevelt; Logging; Lubrecht Forest; U.S. Forest Service; Environmental Ethics; Conservation Techniques; McCarthyism; Loyalty review hearings, McCarthy era; Bitterroot Valley, Montana
Original Date
5-21-1975
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
Mavis McKelvey Oral History Project, OH 413, 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 413-001a, b
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
2 sound cassettes (02:30:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (38 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
02:30:56 minutes
Local Filename
OH_413_001_a_b.mp3; OH_413_001_a_b.pdf
Citation
Brandborg, Guy, "Guy "Brandy" Brandborg Interview, May 21, 1975" (1975). Mavis McKelvey Oral History Project. 1.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/mavismckelvey_interviews/1