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Elizabeth "Liz" Colvard oral history interview

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DescriptionLiz Colvard was a researcher with the National Park Servie and U.S. Geological Survey in 1988. The 1988 fire 25th anniversary oral history project was a component of a larger, multi-year documentation project of the 1988 fire initiated in 2005 by Yellowstone Museum Curator Colleen Curry. In 2014, Curry and Yellowstone Archivist Anne Foster contracted with the Montana State University Department of History and Philosophy to plan and conduct a series of oral history interviews with "significant people who played varied roles during the fires." MSU's Affiliate Faculty member Diane Smith led the planning of the oral history project, which was carried out by MSU undergraduate students Todd Jensen and Garrett Smith, and master's student Andrea Yeager from July to August, 2014. All three had attended Dr. Smith's "History of Yellowstone" class the previous school year. Dr. Smith, the first recipient of a Doctorate in Philosophy and History from MSU, has a long-term research interest in Yellowstone. Her first book, 1999's "Letters from Yellowstone," is a novelization of interpretive work in the park, and her 2012 dissertation explored specimen exchange and display between Yellowstone, the National Museum, and National Zoo in the early 20th century. About this oral history project, Smith stated "these interviews with individuals who experienced the fires on the ground add yet one more piece to that picture, capturing the human experience and adding what might be considered the heart and soul of the story." Smith is now employed as a research historian with the National Park Service based in Missoula, Montana.TypeSoundCreatorColvard, Elizabeth M.Genresound recordingsLanguageengDate2014-7-8SubjectOral historyYellowstone National Park--History--AnecdotesForest fires--Yellowstone National ParkYellowstone National Park--Fire, 1988--Personal narrativesContributing InstitutionYellowstone National Park Heritage and Research CenterGeographic CoverageYellowstone National Park; Greater Yellowstone EcosystemDigital CollectionYellowstone National Park Oral HistoriesDigital Formataudio/mp3Digitization SpecificationsTransferred from audio cassette using TEAC recorder/player. Edited for clarity using Audacity software.Physical Collection1988 Fire 25th Anniversary Oral History Project

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