Interviewer
Renée Gouaux
Files
Description
Robert Whaley relates anecdotes from the three years he worked as a smokejumper in Missoula, Montana, from 1956 to 1958. In particular, he describes the physical nature of the training, smokejumper equipment, and firefighting procedures and signals.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Smokejumpers Montana Biography; Smokejumping Montana History; Smokejumpers Training of; Smokejumping Equipment and supplies
Original Date
6-27-1984
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 133-114
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (71 min.) : analog + 1 transcript (25 p. : 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
01:17:05 minutes
Local Filename
OH_133_114.mp3; OH_133_114.pdf
Citation
OH 133-114Whaley, Robert, "Robert Whaley Interview, June 27, 1984" (1984). Smokejumpers 1984 Reunion Oral History Project. OH 133-114.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/smokejumpers/104