Interviewer
Jane Reed Benson
Files
Description
W. C. “Cap” Evans discusses the founding and history of the Nine Mile Remount Depot north of Missoula, Montana, spanning from its inception in 1930 to its closure in the 1960s. He describes how the Depot became the showplace of the Northwest for the U.S. Forest Service, as well as how the Depot housed the only horse breeding program in the history of the Forest Service. Evans describes working with the Civilian Conservation Corps, the saddle repair shop, and the Forest Service’s use of Kenworth trucks. He also discusses Evan W. “Major” Kelley and raising a family at the Depot.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
U.S. Forest Service; Kenworth trucks; Evan W. “Major” Kelley; Ninemile Remount Depot (Mont.)
Original Date
6-27-1977
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
Ninemile Remount Depot Oral History Project, OH 086, 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 086-011, 012
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
2 sound cassettes (02:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (54 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
02:07:00 minutes
Local Filename
OH_086_011_012.mp3; OH_086_011_012.pdf
Citation
Evans, W. C. and Evans, Frieda, "W. C. "Cap" Evans and Frieda Evans Interview, June 27, 1977" (1977). Ninemile Remount Depot Oral History Project. 9.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/ninemileremountdepot/9