Interviewer
Bill Cunningham
Files
Description
Pat Williams talks about the public’s changing relationship with wilderness, and the correlation between that and various wilderness bills that were passed or failed to pass. He describes the evolution of the wise-use movement and its relationship to both conservation and extractive pressure groups to that movement. Williams dissects the split in the conservation movement, mentioning the Alliance for the Wild Rockies and the Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act (NREPA).
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Williams, Pat, 1937- -- Interviews; Legislators -- Montana -- Interviews; Legislators -- United States -- Interviews; Wilderness areas -- Law and legislation -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Wilderness areas -- Law and legislation -- Montana -- History -- 20th century; Wilderness areas -- United States -- Public opinion; Wise Use movement.; Alliance for the Wild Rockies; Nature conservation -- Montana; Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act
Original Date
5-15-1997
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
Pat Williams Wilderness Interviews Oral History Project, OH 362, 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 362-002
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (01:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (7 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
00:28:51 minutes
Local Filename
OH_362_002.mp3; OH_362_002
Citation
Williams, Pat, "Pat Williams Interview, May 15, 1997" (1997). Pat Williams Wilderness Interviews Oral History Project. 3.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/patwilliams_interviews/3