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Title

Stan Sykes Interview, July 21, 1984

Interviewee

Stan Sykes

Interviewer

Sandra Carroll

Files

Description

Stan Sykes discusses working as a smokejumper from 1946 to 1949 in Missoula, Montana. He describes the enthusiasm he felt for smokejumping and working in the mountains. Sykes discusses the aftermath of the 1949 Mann Gulch Fire, as well as the occasional animosity between other Forest Service employees and the smokejumpers.

Document Type

Oral History

Subjects

Smokejumpers Montana Biography; Smokejumping Montana History

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 133-104

Media Type

Sound; Text

Original Format

1 sound cassette (83 min.) : analog + 1 transcript (25 p. : 28 cm.)

Digital Format

audio/mp3;application/pdf

Run Time

01:21:40 minutes

Local Filename

OH_133_104.mp3; OH_133_104.pdf

Citation

Sykes, Stan, "Stan Sykes Interview, July 21, 1984" (1984). Smokejumpers 1984 Reunion Oral History Project. OH 133-104.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/smokejumpers/96