Interviewer
Suzanne M. Vernon
Files
Description
Clarence Stilwell recalls his career as a ranger in the U.S. Forest Service, working in Idaho and Montana in the mid-20th century. He discusses working in the Upper Swan Valley, where he met his wife, Mabel Stilwell. He describes lookouts in Idaho, and his work on ponderosa pine preservation on the Gordon Ranch in the Swan Valley in the 1940s. Stilwell talks about the many tree species of the Upper Swan Valley, and Forest Service logging projects he worked on.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Kaniksu National Forest; Bitterroot National Forest; Pine Ridge Road; Condon, Montana; Seeley Lake, Montana; Cold Creek; Loon Lake; Mission Mountains; Wineglass Mill; U.S. Forest Service
Original Date
2-5-1999
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 422-014, 015
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
2 sound cassettes (02:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (15 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
01:12:51 minutes
Local Filename
OH_422_014_015.mp3; OH_422_014_015.pdf
Citation
Stilwell, Clarence and Stilwell, Mabel, "Clarence Stilwell and Mabel Stilwell Interview, February 5, 1999" (1999). Upper Swan Valley Oral History Project. 52.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/upperswanvalley_oralhistory/52