Interviewer
Annie Pontrelli
Files
Description
Reuben Diettert discusses coming to the University of Montana (UM) in 1937, where he taught in the Botany Department until 1972. He describes some of his career accomplishments including organizing the state science fair, the bowling league, and the Missoula Rose Society. He talks about how difficult it was to obtain funds for faculty salaries and equipment and how the department applied for grants to help cover these expenses. Diettert recalls that the quality of students in the department increased after the department started offering a doctorate in botany. He mentions the changes that have occurred at UM from the 1940s to the early 1990s. He also describes some of the courses he taught and his time as the department chair from 1956 to 1966.
Loading...
Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Missoula Rose Society; Department of Botany; University of Montana faculty; University of Montana-Missoula; Science fairs; University of Montana budget
Original Date
7-30-1991
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
University of Montana Centennial Oral History Project, OH 270, 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 interview participants and by the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula. Permission may be required for use. For further information please contact Archives and Special Collections: (406) 243-2053 / library.archives@umontana.edu
Oral History Number
OH 270-018
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (01:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (11 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
00:59:08 minutes
Local Filename
OH_270_018.mp3; OH_270_018.pdf
Citation
Diettert, Reuben A., "Reuben A. Diettert Interview, July 30, 1991" (1991). University of Montana Centennial Oral History Project. 8.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/umcentennial_interviews/8