Trapping Oral History Initiative Records --
Scope and Contents
The Trapping Oral History Initiative Records were compiled by Nancy Freeman in collaboration with Diana Dwyer and Dr. John Shivik. Collection dates range from 1999-2011, the bulk falling between 2004-2008. Dates prior to 2004 reflect previous research by Freeman, and dates later than 2008 reflect correspondence with the interviewees after the initiative was completed. The collection consists of five record boxes and one CD box. Materials include research and project files, biographies of interviewees, transcripts of interviews, correspondence, publications, photographs, CDs containing interviews, and digital files.
Dates
- 1999-2011 (Bulk 2004-2008)
Creator
- Freeman, Nancy A. (Interviewer, Person)
Extent
2.1 linear feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
In 2005, the USDA/APHIS Wildlife Services program (Wildlife Services) began work on the Trapping Oral History Initiative. Dr. John Shivik approached Nancy Freeman, NWRC Archivist/Records Manager, in July 2004 with an idea for capturing the experiences and knowledge of Wildlife Services trappers. The goal of the Initiative was to capture the personal stories of retired and semi-retired federal government trappers. Together Shivik and Freeman planned the Trapper Oral History Initiative, selected individuals to interview, secured funding, and oversaw the project. Freeman did extensive research into best practices for oral history interviews, pre-interview biographical questionnaires, transcriptions, cataloging and preserving oral histories, equipment, and presenting oral histories online. During 2005-2006 Freeman and Diana Dwyer, NWRC Supervisory Technical Information Specialist, conducted 24 oral history interviews in 12 states. The interviews highlight the trappers' family-lives, education, and careers in wildlife damage management. The interviews cover more than a 50-year time period, starting in the 1950s, and highlight the evolution of trapping towards more humane and selective tools and techniques.
Arrangement
The Trapping Oral History Initiative Records collection is arranged into two series: Trapper Records, 2004-2011 and Project Records, 1999-2009(Bulk 2004-2008). They are arranged alphabetically by topic.
Legal Status
Copyright restrictions may apply. User is responsible for all copyright compliance.
General
Some restrictions to oral history audio files and transcripts in place. See individual subseries records for specific restrictions.
Creator
- Freeman, Nancy A. (Interviewer, Person)
- Dwyer, Diana L. (Interviewer, Person)
- Shivik, John A. (Collaborator, Person)
Source
- Boothe, Dale A. (Interviewee, Person)
- Carpenter, Joseph B. (Interviewee, Person)
- Connolly, Guy E. (1938-) (Interviewee, Person)
- Corr, Odon (1933-2021) (Interviewee, Person)
- Dodson, Monte M. (1925-2020) (Interviewee, Person)
- Fall, Michael W. (1942) (Interviewee, Person)
- Follis, Buck (Walter W.) (1939-2017) (Interviewee, Person)
- Halvorson, Gale J. (Interviewee, Person)
- Hansen, Jack D. (1924-2022) (Interviewee, Person)
- Hawthorne, Donald W. (Interviewee, Person)
- Jaureguiberry, Patrice (1947-2013) (Interviewee, Person)
- Linhart, Samuel B. (1932-2019) (Interviewee, Person)
- Looney, Gary (Interviewee, Person)
- Millsap, Blue (Interviewee, Person)
- Moore, Warren G. (Interviewee, Person)
- Oppenheimer, Bob (Robert Thomas) (1923-2010) (Interviewee, Person)
- Phillips, Richard H. (Interviewee, Person)
- Pitts, James J. (Interviewee, Person)
- Plaggemeyer, John R. (Interviewee, Person)
- Riley, Glynn A. (Interviewee, Person)
- Sanders, Larry (Interviewee, Person)
- Shoemaker, Shorty (Jerald Roy) (1939-2019) (Interviewee, Person)
- Taylor, Philip A. (Interviewee, Person)
- Thomas, Stan L. (Interviewee, Person)
- Digital Files
Repository Details
Part of the National Wildlife Research Center Archives Repository