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Title

Donal Halloran Interview, July 20, 1984

Interviewee

Donal Halloran

Interviewer

Jim Norgaard

Files

Description

Donal Halloran discusses his time working as a smokejumper from 1953 to 1955. He describes the relationships between different groups of smokejumpers including college students and World War Two veterans, as well as smokejumpers from different parts of the United States. Halloran talks about training at the Nine Mile Ranger Station in Montana, and how smokejumping impacted him.

Document Type

Oral History

Subjects

Smokejumpers Montana Biography; Smokejumping Montana History; Smokejumping Montana Social aspects

Original Date

7-20-1984

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 133-044

Media Type

Sound; Text

Original Format

1 sound cassette (90 min.) : analog + 1 transcript (29 p. : 28 cm.)

Digital Format

audio/mp3; application/pdf

Run Time

01:34:02 minutes

Local Filename

OH_133_044.mp3; OH_133_044.pdf

Citation

Halloran, Donal, "Donal Halloran Interview, July 20, 1984" (1984). Smokejumpers 1984 Reunion Oral History Project. OH 133-044.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/smokejumpers/58