Interviewer
Dan Hall
Files
Description
Robert Wolf discusses disaster aid policy through overviews of four events: the Montana earthquake of 1959 and the impact on the Madison River, the Alaskan earthquake of 1964 and the impact on the railroad, Mount St. Helens, and the East coast hurricane of 1960. Some significant personalities mentioned are Senator Lee Metcalf, Montana Governor Huge Aronson, Senator Clinton Presba Anderson, and Lyndon Johnson. Wolf closes with a brief overview of the Disaster Relief Act of 1965.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Anderson, Clinton Presba, 1895-1975; Aronson, J. Hugo (John Hugo), 1891-1978; Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973; Metcalf, Lee, 1911-1978; Wolf, Robert, 1920-2005 – Interviews; Dan Hall; United States. Congress. Senate; United States. Pacific Northwest Disaster Relief Act of 1965; Alaska Earthquake, Alaska, 1964; Disaster relief -- Government policy -- United States; Earthquake relief -- United States; Earthquakes – Alaska; Earthquakes – Montana; Hurricane Donna, 1960; Governors – Montana; Railroads -- Earthquake effects – Alaska; Madison River (Wyo. and Mont.); Saint Helens, Mount (Wash.) -- Eruption, 1980; Interviews – Montana; Oral histories -- Montana
Original Date
11-15-1989
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
United States
Language
eng
Original Collection
Robert Wolf Interviews Oral History Project, OH 227, 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 227-031
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (01:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (16 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
00:45:21 minutes
Local Filename
OH_227_031.mp3; OH_227_031.pdf
Citation
Wolf, Robert E., "Robert Wolf Interview, November 15, 1989" (1989). Robert Wolf Interviews Oral History Project. 21.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/robertwolf_interviews/21