Interviewer
Wendy Hall
Files
Description
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 outlines the courses he taught as a professor of zoology and biology and his work at the University of Montana Biological Station on Flathead Lake with the Boone and Crockett Club and various environmental agencies. He explains his research interests such as the winter whitening of weasels, game management, and maturation of native Montana birds. Wright also discusses the Wildlife Biology program at the University of Montana and the graduate students with whom he worked within the program.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Zoology; University of Montana-Missoula; Montana Biological Station; Flathead Lake, Montana; mammalogy; Boone and Crockett Club; Wildlife biology
Original Date
1-8-1992
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
University of Montana Wildlife Biology Program Oral History Project, OH 276, 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 276-001, 002
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (01:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (25 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
01:50:39 minutes
Local Filename
OH_276_001_002.mp3; OH_276_001_002.pdf
Citation
Wright, Philip L., "Philip L. Wright Interview, January 8, 1992" (1992). University of Montana Wildlife Biology Program Oral History Collection. 1.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/wildlifebiologyprogram_oralhistory/1