Don Webb interview, 1984 July 21.

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Don Webb interview, 1984 July 21.

Webb tells anecdotes of training, fire jumps, rescue jumps, and injuries from his early years (1956-1960) with the Forest Service as a smokejumper.

1 sound cassette (78 min.) : analog + 1 transcript + 1 tape counter index.

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United States. Forest Service

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The evolution of the USDA Forest Service is rooted in the General Provision Act of l89l in which Congress authorized the President to designate particular areas of the forested public domain to be set aside as "reserves" for future use. The number and size of these reserves increased notably in l897 when the President was authorized to establish reserves in order to protect watersheds, to preserve timber, and to provide lumber for local use. There was no provision for management or...

Webb, Don

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Smokejumper. From the description of Don Webb interview, 1984 July 21. (University of Montana, Mansfield Library). WorldCat record id: 70970969 ...

Cowles, Floyd

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Smokejumpers Oral History Project (K. Ross Toole Archives)

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