Interviewer
Suzanne M. Vernon
Files
Description
Vern Guyer and Joanne Guyer discuss life in Swan Valley, Montana. Vern talks about working for the U.S. Forest Service as soon as he finished high school in Fargo, North Dakota. He recalls enlisting in the U.S. Army in 1946 and attending the University of Montana in Missoula from 1949 to 1952 on the GI bill. Vern describes working for the U.S. Forest Service around Swan Valley during that time and for many years following. He details the development of the area, including the construction of roads and the implementation of telephone infrastructure, noting specifically the effect of development on the fish population. He talks about his friendship with local figure John Stark and their mutual interest in making furniture.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Swan Valley, Montana; U.S. Army; GI bill; U.S. Forest Service; Road construction; Telephone infrastructure; John Stark, Montana; University of Montana-Missoula
Original Date
12-7-2001
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 422-077, 078
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
2 sound cassettes (02:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (20 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
01:20:17 minutes
Local Filename
OH_422_077_078.mp3; OH_422_077_078.pdf
Citation
Guyer, Vern and Guyer, Joanne, "Vern Guyer and Joanne Guyer Interview, December 7, 2001" (2001). Upper Swan Valley Oral History Project. 30.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/upperswanvalley_oralhistory/30