| Collection Name: |
Jackson Hole Preserve Project |
| Repository Name: |
Columbia University. Oral History Research Office [Repository Details] |
| Repository Location: |
New York, New York, United States |
| URL: |
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/oral/guides/jkshole.html |
| Dates Spanned: |
1966-1966 |
| Description: |
This project relates the history of Jackson Hole Preserve, describing the Rockefeller family's interest in preserving and protecting the area and problems encountered in acquiring the land which was eventually added to the National Park System. Included are memoirs of people who knew Jackson Hole as their home and who have experienced the transformation of the area since it became part of the National Park System in the 1940s. |
| Estimated Total of Interviews: |
25 |
| Interviews: |
[13 interview(s) listed in this collection] |
| Broad Subjects: |
Parks and Reserves; Environment |
| ASP Subjects: |
Conservation of natural resources; History; Jackson Hole, WY; National parks and reserves; Nature conservation; Oral history; Rockefeller family; United States; Wyoming |
| Other Subjects: |
Personal memories |
| Collection Code: |
OHC0000854 |
