Interviewer
Suzanne M. Vernon
Files
Description
Leonard Moore talks about when his family moved to Swan Valley, Montana in 1936 to establish a headquarters for their outfitting business. He discusses the backcountry trails his father used and the wildlife they frequently encountered, particularly grizzly bears. Moore describes hunting and fishing in the area as well. Both interviewees recall marrying in 1943 and honeymooning in the Bob Marshall Wilderness area. Ethel Moore notes her childhood in Missoula, Montana, and they honeymooned in the Bob Marshall Wilderness. Both describe taking a geologist crew through the Bob Marshall Wilderness, working on the Double Arrow Ranch after Leonard’s parents bought it, and packing every fall. Leonard also discusses changes in wildlife patterns and trappers who used to trap in the area.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Swan Valley, Montana; Wildlife, Montana; Bob Marshall Wilderness; Double Arrow Ranch; Outfitters, Montana; Hunting; Fishing; Trapping
Original Date
8-19-1999
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
Upper Swan Valley Oral History Project, OH 422, 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 422-033, 034
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
2 sound cassettes (02:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (25 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
01:29:36 minutes
Local Filename
OH_422_033_034.mp3; OH_422_033_034.pdf
Citation
Moore, Leonard and Moore, Ethel, "Leonard Moore and Ethel Moore Interview, August 19, 1999" (1999). Upper Swan Valley Oral History Project. 11.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/upperswanvalley_oralhistory/11