| Title |
Robert & Susan Fitts, Salt Lake City, Utah: an interview by Desiree Beaudry, February 8, 2010 |
| Alternative Title |
No. 639 Susan and Robert Fitts |
| Creator |
Fitts, Robert; Fitts, Susan |
| Contributor |
Beaudry, Desiree, 1955- |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2010-02-08 |
| Collection Number and Name |
ACCN 0814 Everett L. Cooley Oral History Project |
| Finding Aid |
https://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:80444/xv48007 |
| Access Rights |
I acknowledge and agree that all information I obtain as a result of accessing any oral history provided by the University of Utah's Marriott Library shall be used only for historical or scholarly or academic research purposes, and not for commercial purposes. I understand that any other use of the materials is not authorized by the University of Utah and may exceed the scope of permission granted to the University of Utah by the interviewer or interviewee. I may request permission for other uses, in writing to Special Collections at the Marriott Library, which the University of Utah may choose grant, in its sole discretion. I agree to defend, indemnify and hold the University of Utah and its Marriott Library harmless for and against any actions or claims that relate to my improper use of materials provided by the University of Utah. |
| Date Digital |
2015-07-08 |
| Spatial Coverage |
New Mexico, Unites States, http://sws.geonames.org/5481136/ ; Utah, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5549030/ |
| Subject |
Fitts, Robert--Interviews; Fitts, Susan--Interviews; Environmentalists--Utah--Biography; Botanists--Utah--Biography; Plant conservation--Utah |
| Keywords |
Native Plant Society; Uinta Basin |
| Description |
Transcript (43 pages) of an interview by Desiree Beaudry with botanist Robert and microbiologist Susan Fitts of Salt Lake City, Utah, on 8 February 2010. Part of the Utah Environmental Oral History Project, Everett Cooley Collection tape no. U-2096 |
| Abstract |
Botanist Robert Fitts was born in Glendale California and grew up in Parowan, Utah. He worked with Vince Tepedino at the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Bee Lab where he served as a plant specialist. He had spent much of his career trying to preserve the native, especially the endangered, species of plants in Utah and throughout the West. Susan Fitts was born in Manhattan, Kansas and grew up in Clovis, New Mexico. She received a degree in microbiology from Kansas State and a Masters in agronomy from New Mexico State University. She worked briefly with the Forest Service as a plant pathologist and then helped form a new chapter of the Native Plant Society in Utah County. Both Robert and Susan have worked to preserve plant species and habitat in Uinta Basin. They discuss the difficulties posed by energy development and recreation in the area as well as how the demographics of the nearby towns and cities positively and negatively affect their efforts.Interviewer: Desiree Beaudry |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Language |
eng |
| Rights |
 |
| Scanning Technician |
Niko Amaya; Halima Noor |
| Conversion Specifications |
Original scanned with Kirtas 2400 and saved as 400 ppi uncompressed TIFF. PDF generated by Adobe Acrobat Pro X for CONTENTdm display. |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s64t8ddd |
| Topic |
Environmentalists; Botanists--Botanists; Plant conservation |
| Setname |
uum_elc |
| ID |
838012 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s64t8ddd |
