Interviewer
Jerry Michaels
Files
Description
Dr. Richard Solberg describes the function of the University of Montana’s Biological Research Station at Yellow Bay, Montana. He explains that the laboratory is named after the founder of the biological station in 1897, Morton J. Elrod. Solberg describes Elrod’s contribution to ecological science in Montana, and describes the history of the research station. He also talks about the research being conducted at the station at the time of the interview, especially the study of freshwater ecosystems. He outlines the ways in which such environmental research can guide future decisions about resource extraction and environmental alteration by humans.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
University of Montana, Missoula; Biological Research Station, Yellow Bay, Montana; Limnology; Ecology; Biology; Freshwater ecology; Morton J. Elrod
Original Date
1968
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
University of Montana History Oral History Collection, 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 338-001
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 reel-to-reel: analog + 1 transcript (3 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
00:12:10 minutes
Local Filename
OH_338_001.mp3; OH_338_001.pdf
Citation
Solberg, Richard, "Richard Solberg Interview, circa 1968" (1968). University of Montana History Oral History Collection. 33.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/umhistory_interviews/33