Oral history interview with Jerry Mitchell by Leslie Courtright [Video]

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Title Oral history interview with Jerry Mitchell by Leslie Courtright [Video]
Creator Mitchell, Jerry; Courtright, Leslie
Contributor Southern Utah University; Zion National Park; Utah Humanities Council; Utah Historical Society
Publisher Utah Historical Society
Date 2009-10-17
Access Rights Utah Historical Society
Date Digital 2024-01
Spatial Coverage Springdale, Washington County, Utah, United States https://www.geonames.org/5547516/springdale.html
Subject Personal narratives; Oral histories; National parks; Memories; Reminiscing; Graduate schools; Master's degree; Biology; Technicians; Texas--; Plains; Claustrophobia; Resource Management & Research; Monitoring; Bureau of Land Management lands; Law enforcement; Fire fighting; Rescue work; Air quality; Bighorn sheep; Sinusitis; Death; Tracking and trailing; Radio collars; United States. President (1981-1989 : Reagan); Fires: Fire lookout stations; Towers; Helicopters; Canada thistle; Tamarisks; System dynamics series; Invasive plants; Resources allocation; Endangered animals & habitats; Friends; Accidents; Funerals; Pay structure; Careers; Dating; Marriage; Children; Changes, Career; Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; Programs; Nurseries (Horticulture); Personal computers; Paperwork (Office practice); Reports and studies; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico); Cedar City (Utah); Dixie National Forest (Utah); Yosemite National Park (Calif.); Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.); Zion National Park (Utah)
Description Oral history interview by Leslie Courtright with Jerry Mitchell. Topics include: Graduate School, Studying biology, National Park Service, Being hired as physical science technician, Living in Zion, Monitoring Bighorn sheep, Radio collars, Growing up in Texas, Feeling claustrophobic at Zion, Monitoring air quality, Resource management, Law enforcement, Fire and Rescue, Fire management, Advocation for natural burns, Public service, Wilderness studies, Clean air acts, Flora and Fauna, Interdependency, National Forests, Bureau of Land Management, Friendship, Death, Memorial services, Women in the workplace, Meeting a future spouse, Marriage, Family, Career sacrifices, Pay scales, Transitioning to personal computers, and Records management.
Collection Number and Name MSS B 1957 The Zion National Park Employee Oral History Collection, 2009
Abstract Transcript has more content then we have video, missing part?
Type Image/MovingImage
Genre oral histories (literary works)
Format video/mp4
Extent 1:35:07
Language eng
Rights
Source MSS B 1957 The Zion National Park Employee Oral History Collection, 2009
Scanning Technician Michelle Gollehon
Metadata Cataloger Amy Green Larsen
ARK ark:/87278/s6vsbsbs
Setname dha_uhsoh
ID 2455508
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6vsbsbs
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