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Title

Robert "Bert" Collins Interview, July 22, 1984

Interviewee

Robert Collins

Interviewer

Dan Hall

Files

Description

Robert Collins describes his experiences as a smokejumper from 1946 to 1948 at the Nine Mile Ranger Station in Montana. He discusses the training and the physical aspects of fighting fires. Collins describes jumping procedures and talks about some of the changes that occurred in smokejumping from the 1940s to the 1980s.

Document Type

Oral History

Subjects

Smokejumpers Montana Biography; Smokejumping Montana History

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 133-019

Media Type

Sound; Text

Original Format

1 sound cassette (35 min.) : analog + 1 transcript (14 p. : 28 cm.)

Digital Format

audio/mp3; application/pdf

Run Time

00:32:51 minutes

Local Filename

OH_133_019.mp3; OH_133_019.pdf

Citation

Collins, Robert, "Robert "Bert" Collins Interview, July 22, 1984" (1984). Smokejumpers 1984 Reunion Oral History Project. OH 133-019.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/smokejumpers/42