This collection includes eight interviews detailing the history of the University of Montana Wildlife Biology Program. The interviews were conducted in 1991 and 1992 by Wendy Hall. The interviewees discuss their educational background, how they came to the University of Montana, their interest and experience in the field of wildlife biology, and the program’s evolution. The original interviews are held as Oral History collection OH 276 at Archives and Special Collections, Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula.
This collection includes 8 interviews.
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Bart O'Gara Interview, June 17, 1991
Bart O'Gara
Bart O’Gara describes his upbringing in Laurel, Nebraska, and the time he spent working for the United States Navy. O’Gara also discusses his educational background, including his doctoral work in zoology at Montana State University and the University of Montana, respectively, as well his early ... Read More
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Bart O'Gara Interview, June 25, 1991
Bart O'Gara
Bart O’Gara discusses how various presidential administrations, including the Carter, Reagan, and Bush administrations, have affected the wildlife biology profession. O’Gara describes the extent of his research’s influence on the management polity of parks and wildlife refuges, such as the National Bison Range and Yellowstone ... Read More
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John Craighead Interview, March 20, 1992
John Craighead
John Craighead discusses his childhood interest in wildlife and outdoor activities. He describes his experiences attending Pennsylvania State College and the University of Michigan. Craighead details how he and his wife built a cabin in Jackson Hole, Wyoming after World War II before he became ... Read More
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Mary Pengelly Interview, January 21, 1992
Mary Pengelly
Mary Pengelly discusses her husband, Les Pengelly, and his professional and personal life. She describes his childhood and adolescence, including his interest in wildlife biology. She details his educational background, including his Ph. D. work, and discusses his career as a research biologist for the ... Read More
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Philip L. Wright Interview, January 8, 1992
Philip L. Wright
Philip Wright discusses discovering his passion for wildlife while growing up in Nashua, New Hampshire. He describes his educational background, including his time at the University of New Hampshire and at the University of Wisconsin, then talks about his first and second marriages. Wright also ... Read More
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Philip L. Wright Interview, March 27, 1992
Philip L. Wright
Philip Wright briefly discusses what drew him to the study of zoology when he was a young boy, specifically reading Edward Howe Forbush’s three-volume work Birds of Massachusetts and Other New England States.
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Richard "Dick" Taber Interview, January 3, 1992
Richard Taber
Richard Taber recalls how his admiration of Aldo Leopold inspired him to become a wildlife biologist. Taber discusses growing up in the San Francisco area as a young boy, and he talks about pursuing his undergrad at Berkeley before serving in the military during World ... Read More
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Richard "Dick" Taber Interview, March 25, 1992
Richard Taber
Richard Taber briefly recounts his military service in the Marine Corps during World War Two. Taber also mentions the recovery of the black-tailed deer population in California during the Great Depression.