Richard Tracy interview, 1984 Nov.

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Richard Tracy interview, 1984 Nov.

Tracy jumped from 1953-1982 from Missoula, Mont., Silver City, N.M., and Redding, Calif. He discusses the duties of different administrative levels and administrative decisions and problems at Silver City and Redding.

1 sound cassette : analog + 1 transcript.

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Smokejumper and administrator. From the description of Richard Tracy interview, 1984 Nov. (University of Montana, Mansfield Library). WorldCat record id: 70970960 ...