Interviewer
Beverly Buckner
Files
Description
Robert Morgan discusses his time working as a smokejumper in Montana from 1946 to 1948. He describes the training he received, as well as his experiences fighting fires and working with fellow military veterans. As the supervisor of the Bitterroot National Forest, he offers his thoughts about the 1949 Mann Gulch Fire and changes in Forest Service policies since the late 1940s, including the “let burn” policy.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Smokejumpers Montana Biography; Smokejumping Montana History; Smokejumpers Training of; Forest fires Montana
Original Date
7-9-1984
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 133-075
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (85 min.) : analog + 1 transcript (28 p. : 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
01:23:43 minutes
Local Filename
OH_133_075.mp3; OH_133_075.pdf
Citation
OH 133-075Morgan, Robert, "Robert "Bob" Morgan Interview, July 9, 1984" (1984). Smokejumpers 1984 Reunion Oral History Project. OH 133-075.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/smokejumpers/76