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 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 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