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Title

William L. Ward Interview, July 22, 1984

Interviewee

William L. Ward

Interviewer

Sandra Carroll

Files

Description

William Ward talks about his experiences smokejumping in Montana, Alaska, and New Mexico from 1963 to 1972. He describes the differences and similarities between jumping and firefighting in Montana and Alaska. Ward also talks about the feeling of camaraderie he experienced as a jumper and changes in the smokejumper program, including the admittance of women and the advent of the career jumper.

Document Type

Oral History

Subjects

Smokejumpers West (United States) Biography; Smokejumping West (United States) History; Women Employment

Original Date

7-22-1984

Time Period

Twentieth century

Geographic Coverage

Montana

Language

eng

Original Collection

Smokejumpers 1984 Reunion Oral History Collection, OH 133, 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 Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula. Permission may be required for use of this item. For further information please contact Archives and Special Collections: (406) 243-2053 / library.archives@umontana.edu

Oral History Number

OH 133-109

Media Type

Sound; Text

Original Format

1 sound cassette (80 min.) : analog + 1 transcript (23 p. : 28 cm.)

Digital Format

audio/mp3; application/pdf

Run Time

01:01:55 minutes

Local Filename

OH_133_109.mp3; OH_133_109.pdf

Citation

Ward, William L., "William L. Ward Interview, July 22, 1984" (1984). Smokejumpers 1984 Reunion Oral History Project. OH 133-109.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/smokejumpers/101