| Subject |
Personal narratives; Oral histories; National parks; Memories; Reminiscing; Summer employment; Park rangers; California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt; Bachelor's degree; Korean War, 1950-195; United States. Army; Environmental impact analysis; Union Pacific Railroad Company; Concessioners (Amusements, etc.); TWA (Firm); TW Services; Horses; Water utilities; Congressmen; Hearings; Funding; Mountain climbing; Wilderness area users; Protected wildlands; Telephone companies; American Broadcasting Company; Law enforcement; Crowd control; Traffic accident investigation; Death; United States. Air Force; Pilots; F-111 (Jet fighter plane); Plane crashes; Fire fighting; CBS Broadcasting Inc.; Photography; Cameras; Bighorn sheep; Fish and Wildlife Enhancement (U.S.); Desert Bighorn Council; Publications; Grazing; Migration; Air quality; Botanists; Lichens; Relationships; Rainfall; Flooding; Natural disasters; Machinery; Swimming pools; Public health; Deconstruction; Motion pictures; Eiger sanction (Motion picture); Electric horseman (Motion picture); Housing; Family; Bicentennial Celebration, U.S., 1976; Brass band music; Choirs (Music); Dance troupes; Poet laureates; Reenactment history; Native Americans; Piute Indians; Educational program evaluation; Archeology; Saint George (Utah); Springdale (Utah); Wilson's Creek National Battlefield (Mo.); Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.); Muir Woods National Monument (Calif.); Yosemite National Park (Calif.); Zion National Park (Utah) |
| Description |
Oral history interview by Amber VanAlfen with Robert Heyder. Topics include: Working for National Parks, attending college, Army service, Serving in the Korean War, Being a park ranger, Park service, Becoming Superintendent at Zion, Concessions, Horseback riding, Water supply, Master plan hearings, Wilderness hearings, Mountain climbers, Filming mountain climbing, CBS television crew, Protected wildlands, Land rights, Increasing law enforcement, Fatal traffic accident, Introduction of bighorn sheep, Air Force plane crash, Pilot recovery, Helicopter rescue, Fire fighting, Media coverage, Wildlife, Flora and Fauna, Air quality, Weather, Flash flood destruction, closing the Lodge, removing the swimming pool, Filming motion pictures, speaking with Clint Eastwood, Leading students on field trips, Living in Zion, Having young children in the Park, Concessions, Hiring a brass band, Entertainment, Bicentennial celebrations, Archaeology, and Writing superintendent reports, |
