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FOLK COLL 42: Utah State University Logan Canyon Land Use Management Oral History Collection

Date of Items: March 2008-May 2009
Processed by: Anne Christensen
Register Prepared by: Anne Christensen, September 2009; updated by Randy Williams, January 2010
Linear Feet: 1.5 linear feet, 4 boxes

Historical Note

Beginning in 2008, Utah State University’s Special Collections & Archives, the Mountain West Center for Regional Studies and the College of Natural Resources' Department of Environment and Society collaborated to collect the oral histories of key land use managers and users of Logan Canyon [Utah]. Trained interviewers from the Logan Canyon Land Use Management Project gathered oral histories of people who have worked in or enjoyed the Canyon during the last century. In these interviews, available in audio and transcript form, people talk about what Logan Canyon meant to them. The stories of ranchers, recreationists, scientists, activists, scholars, foresters and sheepherders adds cultural depth to the work of scientists, engineers and academics. This growing collection of oral histories and personal papers from those who have worked in Logan Canyon is fast becoming a major resource for others interested in rehabilitation, land management and policy. These oral recollections form a basis for understanding policy in one area. Principles from them can be applied to broader land areas.

Provenance

In January 2008, a workshop was held to train interested students and community members to conduct oral histories with Logan Canyon land manager and user. Between March 2008 through May 2009, over 20 interviews were conducted. The interviews, conducted with cassette or digital recorders, were transcribed and reviewed and approved by the interviewee. Along with funding from USU Special Collections and Archives, the project received generous funding from the Mountain West Center for Regional Studies, the Utah Humanities Council and the Utah Division of State History.

Scope and Content

The materials in this collection include the original cassette tape(s) (if that medium was used for collection), .wav file on compact disc(s) and the typed transcription for each recorded interview. Cassette tapes are attached to the inside front cover of each folder and compact discs are attached to the back of each folder.

FOLK COLL 42 Inventory

Box 1:   Administration

Folder 1:   Utah Humanities Council (UHC) Grant
Item 1:   Copy of Oral History Grant Application Form
Item 2:   Copy of Oral History Grant Agreement
Item 3:   Oral History Grant Cash Request
Item 4:   Oral History Project Director Instructions
Item 5:   Oral History Fiscal Agent Instructions
Item 6:   Copy of Oral History Final Report Form
Item 7:   Land Use Management (LUM) In-kind Work
Item 8:   Bob Parson Land Use Management Work
Item 9:   Copy of Electronic Personnel Action for Barbara Middleton
Item 10:   Interviewer Invoices
Item 11:   Transcription Invoices

Folder 2:   LUM Historical Background
Item 1:   Copy of Utah Historical Quarterly article:"Whiskey or Water: A Brief History of the
Cache National Forest"
Item 2:   Copy of USDA flyer for recruitment of Forest Service Rangers, 1907-1987
Item 3:   Significant Acts, Laws, Programs pertaining to Land Use Management
Item 4:   Photocopy of Herald Journal article: "A well-deserved honor," September 6, 1996
Item 5:   Photocopy of Herald Journal article: "Honoring the man who rescued the Wellsvilles,"
September 12, 1996
Item 6:   Photocopy of article: "River Teeth: A Definition"

Folder 3:   Land Use Management Training Workshop
Item 1:   Detailed Teaching Agenda
Item 2:   Workshop for Interviewers Agenda
Item 3:   Meeting Agenda, January 28, 2008
Item 4:   Copy of Oral History Training Workshop Evaluation Form

Folder 4:   Oral History Training Workshop Evaluations
Item 1:   Participant Evaluations

Folder 5:   Pilot Interviews Information
Item 1:   Contact Information

Folder 6:   Interview Release Forms [removed to collection file]
Item 1:   Dennis Austin
Item 2:   Garth Barker
Item 3:   Dave Baumgartner
Item 4:   Thadis Box
Item 5:   Scott Bushman
Item 6:   Barrie K. Gilbert
Item 7:   Katherine Gilbert
Item 8:   Ron Goede
Item 9:   John K. Hansen
Item 10:   William Hurst
Item 11:   Jim Kennedy
Item 12:   Ted Kindred
Item 13:   Fred Knowlton
Item 14:   Janet Quinney Lawson
Item 15:   John Neuhold
Item 16:   Bill Petersen
Item 17:   Ted Seeholzer
Item 18:   Frederic Wagner

Folder 7:   Interview Questions
Item 1:   Logan Canyon Land Use and Management Oral History Questions

Folder 8:   Land Use Management Oral History Project Media Reports
Item 1:   Article in USU Magazine
Item 2:   Herald Journal, November 20, 2007
Item 3:   Utah Statesman, January 30, 2009
Item 4:   Utah State Today (online edition), February 2, 2009
Item 5:   Utah Statesman, February 4, 2009
Item 6:   Utah State Magazine article titled, "Canyon Voices: Project Seeks Oral Histories," Spring 2009

Folder 9:   Correspondence
Item 1:   Letter from Utah Humanities Council to Randy Williams, December 12, 2007
Item 2:   Copy of letter from Randy Williams to Philip Notarianni, January 7, 2007
Item 3:   Copy of letter from Randy Williams to Cynthia Buckingham, January 7, 2007
Item 4:   Copy of letter from Brad Cole to Dave Baumgartner, May 13, 2008
Item 5:   Copy of letter from Brad Cole to Ted Seeholzer, December 4, 2008
Item 6:   Copy of letter from Randy Williams to Ted Kindred, February 24, 2009
Item 7:   Letter from Randy Williams to W. R. Bill Petersen, February 24, 2009
Item 8:   Email from Randy Williams to Ashley Nielsen regarding USHRAD grant, January 9, 2008
Item 9:   Email from Barbara Middleton to Randy Williams et al., March 5, 2008
Item 10:   Email from Becky Olson to Randy Williams about funding questions, January 22, 2009
Item 11:   Email from Becky Olson to Randy Williams about LUM Grant, February 19, 2009
Item 12:   Email from Glenda Nesbit to Randy Williams regarding LUM transcription, February 20, 2009

Folder 10:   Institutional Review Board (IRB)
Item 1:   IRB Proposal
Item 2:   Application Review of Oral History Projects
Item 3:   Email from True Fox to Randy Williams regarding IRB Proposal, October 30, 2007
Item 4:   Email from True Fox to Randy Williams regarding the letter of information, November 19, 2007
Item 5:   Email from True Fox to Jerilyn Hansen about Randy Williams IRB Protocol, January 7, 2008

Folder 11:   LUM Sponsored Programs
Item 1:   Proposal Approval Form
Item 2:   Notice of Award Action
Item 3:   Memorandum regarding New Award Information

Folder 12:   UHC Community Presentation
Item 1:   Audience Evaluation Forms, February 4, 2009

Folder 13:   Interviewer Information
Item 1:   LUM Oral History Project Fieldworkers

Folder 14:   Pre-proposal for Transcript
Item 1:   Pre-proposal Summary Form

Box 2:   Austin - Goede (1st Interview)
Folder 1:   Dennis Austin (interviewed by Barbara Middleton)
Item 1:   Cassette tape of interview 1 of 2, February 18, 2009
Item 2:   Cassette tape on interview 2 of 2, February 18, 2009
Item 3:   Transcription of interview (30 pages), February 18, 2009
Item 4:   Compact disc of interview, February 18, 2009

Folder 2:   Garth Barker (interviewed by Brad Cole and Clint Pumphrey)
Item 1:   Transcription of interview (12 pages), February 4, 2009
Item 2:   Compact disc of interview, February 4, 2009

Folder 3:   Dave Baumgartner (interviewed by Brad Cole)
Item 1:   Transcription of interview (32 pages), May 5, 2008
Item 2:   Compact disc of interview, May 5, 2008

Folder 4:   Thadis Box - 1st Interview (interviewed by Elaine Thatcher)
Item 1:   Transcription of interview (8 pages), March 21, 2008
Item 2:   Compact disc of interview, March 21, 2008

Folder 5:   Thadis Box - 2nd Interview (interviewed by Bob Parson)
Item 1:   Cassette tape of interview 1 of 2, April 1, 2008
Item 2:   Cassette tape of interview 2 of 2, April 1, 2008
Item 3:   Transcription of interview (32 pages), April 1, 2008
Item 4:   Compact disc of interview 1 of 2, April 1, 2008
Item 5:   Compact disc of interview 2 of 2, April 1, 2008

Folder 6:   Scott Bushman (interviewed by Darren Edwards and Brad Cole)
Item 1:   Transcription of interview (24 pages), April 23, 2008
Item 2:   Compact disc of interview 1 of 2, April 23, 2008
Item 3:   Compact disc of interview 2 of 2, April 23, 2008

Folder 7:   Barrie Gilbert (interviewed by Brad Cole)
Item 1:   Transcription of interview (17 pages), May 21, 2008
Item 2:   Compact disc of interview, May 21, 2008

Folder 8:   Katherine Gilbert - 1st Interview (interviewed by Barbara Middleton)
Item 1:   Cassette tape of interview, April 8, 2008
Item 2:   Transcription of interview (15 pages), April 8, 2008
Item 3:   Compact disc of interview, April 8, 2008

Folder 9:   Katherine Gilbert - 2nd Interview (interviewd by Barbara Middleton)
Item 1:   Cassette tape of interview, April 29, 2008
Item 2:   Transcription of interview (7 pages), April 29, 2008

Folder 10:   Ron Goede - 1st Interview (interviewed by Elaine Thatcher and Brad Cole)
Item 1:   Transcription of interview (28 pages), October 16, 2008
Item 2:   Compact disc of interview 1 of 2, October 16, 2008
Item 3:   Compact disc of interview 2 of 2, October 16, 2008

Box 3:   Goede (2nd Interview) - Kindred
Folder 1:   Ron Goede - 2nd Interview (interviewed by Elaine Thatcher and Brad Cole)
Item 2:   Compact disc of interview 1 of 2, October 28, 2008
Item 3:   Compact disc of interview 2 of 2, October 28, 2008

Folder 2:   Ron Goede and John Neuhold (interviewed by Barbara Middleton)
Item 1:   Cassette tape of interview 1 of 2, February 22, 2009
Item 2:   Cassette tape of interview 2 of 2, February 22, 2009
Item 3:   Transcription of interview (43 pages), February 22, 2009
Item 4:   Compact disc of interview, February 22, 2009

Folder 3:   John K. Hansen (interviewed by Barbara Middleton)
Item 1:   Cassette tape of interview 1 of 3, March 12, 2009
Item 2:   Cassette tape of interview 2 of 3, March 12, 2009
Item 3:   Cassette tape of interview 3 of 2, March 12, 2009
Item 4:   Transcription of interview (55 pages), March 12, 2009
Item 5:   Compace disc of interview 1 of 2, March 12, 2009
Item 6:   Compact disc of interview 2 of 2, March 12, 2009

Folder 4:   William Daly Hurst - 1st Interview (interviewed by Barbara Middleton)
Item 1:   Cassette tape of interview 1 of 2, April 16, 2008
Item 2:   Cassette tape of interview 2 of 2, April 16, 2008
Item 3:   Transcription of interview (19 pages), April 16, 2008
Item 4:   Compact disc of interview, April 16, 2008

Folder 5:   William Daly Hurst - 2nd Interview (interviewed by Barbara Middleton)
Item 1:   Cassette tape of interview 1 of 2, February 11, 2009
Item 2:   Cassette tape of interview 2 of 2, February 11, 2009
Item 3:   Transcription of interview (20 pages), February 11, 2009
Item 4:   Compact disc of interview, February 11, 2009

Folder 6:   Jim Kennedy (interviewed by )
Item 1: Cassette tape of interview 1 of 3, May 4, 2009
Item 2: Cassette tape of interview 2 of 3, May 4, 2009
Item 3: Cassette tape of inverview 3 of 3, May 4, 2009
Item 4: [Still in review]
Item 5: Compact disc of interview 1 of 3, May 4, 2009
Item 6: Compact disc of interview 2 of 3, May 4, 2009
Item 7: Compact disc of interview 3 of 3, May 4, 2009

Folder 7:   Ted Kindred (interviewed by Darren Edwards)
Item 1: Transcription of interview (22 pages), August 13, 2008
Item 2: Compact disc of interview 1 of 2, August 13, 2008
Item 3: Compact disc of interview 2 of 2, August 13, 2008

Box 4:   Knowlton - Wagner
Folder 1:   Fred Knowlton (interviewed by Rebecca Smith)
Item 1:   Transcription of interview (17 pages), April 28, 2008
Item 2:   Compact disc of interview, April 28, 2008

Folder 2:   Janet Quinney Lawson (interviewed by Brad Cole and Barbara Middleton)
Item 1:   Cassette tape of interview 1 of 2, April 28, 2008
Item 2:   Cassette tape of interview 2 of 2, April 28, 2008
Item 3:   Transcription of interview (34 pages), April 28, 2008
Item 4:   Compact disc of interview, April 28, 2008

Folder 3:   John Neuhold (interviewed by Lyra Hilliard)
Item 1:   Transcription of interview (23 pages), April 11, 2008
Item 2:   Compact disc of interview 1 of 2, April 11, 2008
Item 3:   Compact disc of interview 2 of 2, April 11, 2008

Folder 4:   Bill Petersen (interviewed by Rebecca Smith)
Item 1:   Transcription of interview (14 pages), April 14, 2008
Item 2:   Compact disc of interview, April 14, 2008
Item 3:   Personal Notes

Folder 5:   Ted Seeholzer (interviewed by Brad Cole and Clint Pumphrey)
Item 1:   Transcription of interview (31 pages), November 19, 2008
Item 2:   Compact disc of interview 1 of 2, November 19, 2008
Item 3:   Compact disc of interview 2 of 2, November 19, 2008

Folder 6:   Frederic H. Wagner (interviewed by Barbara Middleton)
Item 1:   Cassette tape of interview, April 15, 2008
Item 2:   Transcription of interview (11 pages), April 15, 2008
Item 3:   Compact disc of interview, April 15, 2008

Box 5:   Thad Box - Livestock Bells
Folder 1:   Thad Box, Session One (interviewed by Barbara Middleton)
Item 1:   Cassette tape of interview 1 of 2, March 26, 2008
Item 2:   Cassette tape of interview 2 of 2, March 26, 2008
Item 3:   Transcription of interview (22 pages), March 26, 2008
Item 4:   Compact disc of interview, April 11, 2008

Folder 2:   Thad Box, Session Two (interviewed by Barbara Middleton)
Item 1:   Cassette tape of interview 1 of 3, April 11, 2008
Item 2:   Cassette tape of interview 2 of 3, April 11, 2008
Item 3:   Cassette tape of interview 3 of 3, April 11, 2008
Item 4:   Transcription of interview (24 pages), April 11, 2008
Item 5:   Compact disc of interview, April 11, 2008

Folder 3:   Thad Box, Session Three (interviewed by Barbara Middleton)
Item 1:   Cassette tape of interview 1 of 2, April 6, 2009
Item 2:   Cassette tape of interview 2 of 2, April 6, 2009
Item 3:   Transcription of interview (22 pages), April 6, 2009
Item 4:   Compact disc of interview, April 6, 2009

Folder 4:   Thad Box, Session Four (interviewed by Barbara Middleton)
Item 1:   Cassette tape of interview 1 of 2, April 27, 2009
Item 2:   Cassette tape of interview 2 of 2, April 27, 2009
Item 3:   Transcription of interview (21 pages), April 27, 2009
Item 4:   Compact disc of interview, April 27, 2009