Interviewer
Beth Hodder
Description
Julia Osborn talks about her father, Joe Osborn who was a former smokejumper, forest fire lookout, and university professor. Osborn discusses her father’s childhood in Muncie, Indiana, and his time attending Purdue University. Osborn describes how her father, a Quaker and a conscientious objector, joined the Civilian Public Service during World War Two and volunteered as a smoke jumper in Missoula, Montana. She discusses how her parents met and their honeymoon in 1948, which was spent working at a fire tower. Osborn describes her father’s activities such as accessing the lookout, collecting snow for water, and getting re-outfitted by packers.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Spotted Bear District; Flathead National Forest; Smokejumpers, Montana; Missoula, Montana; Montana State University; University of Montana-Missoula; Conscientious objectors, Montana; World War, 1939-1945
Original Date
11-5-2016
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
Northwest Montana Lookout Association Oral History Project, OH 453, 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 Northwest Montana Lookout Association. 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 453-001
Media Type
Sound; Text
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
00:37:39 minutes
Local Filename
OH_453_001.mp3; OH_453_001.pdf
Citation
Osborn, Julia, "Julia Osborn Interview, November 5, 2016" (2016). Northwest Montana Lookout Association Oral History Project. 1.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/nwmt-ffla/1