Richard T. Clearman interview, June 27, 1984

Interviewee

Richard T. Clearman

Interviewer

Renée Gouaux

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Description

Richard Clearman describes his experiences as a smokejumper in Missoula, Montana, during the summers of 1952 to 1954, with particular emphasis on the procedures for fighting fires, collecting equipment after fires, and packing out. He also recalls project work building an airstrip in the Salmon River Wilderness Area in Idaho, as well as the camaraderie between the smokejumpers, the majority of whom were university students.

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Document Type

Oral History

Subjects

Smokejumpers Montana Biography; Smokejumping Montana History; Forest Fires Idaho; Forest Fires Prevention and Control

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 133-016

Media Type

Sound; Text

Original Format

1 sound cassette (75 min.) : analog + 1 transcript (22 p. : 28 cm.)

Digital Format

audio/mp3; application/pdf

Run Time

01:03:36 minutes

Local Filename

OH_133_016.mp3; OH_133_016.pdf

Richard T. Clearman interview, June 27, 1984
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