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Title

Brooks Henderson Interview, July 21, 1984

Interviewee

Brooks Henderson

Interviewer

Beverly Buckner

Files

Description

Brooks Henderson describes his experiences jumping in Alaska and New Mexico, as well as McCall, Idaho, and Redding, California, in a career that lasted from 1969 to 1974. Henderson contrasts the different attitudes and practices between each region. He discusses training and project work as well as the changing attitudes toward physical training and the policy of allowing women jumpers.

Document Type

Oral History

Subjects

Smokejumpers West (United States) Biography; Smokejumping West (United States) History; Smokejumpers Training of

Original Date

7-21-1984

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 133-045

Media Type

Sound; Text

Original Format

1 sound cassette (80 min.) : analog + 1 transcript (26 p. : 28 cm.)

Digital Format

audio/mp3; application/pdf

Run Time

01:14:02 minutes

Local Filename

OH_133_045.mp3; OH_133_045.pdf

Citation

Henderson, Brooks, "Brooks Henderson Interview, July 21, 1984" (1984). Smokejumpers 1984 Reunion Oral History Project. OH 133-045.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/smokejumpers/59