Women in Natural Resources Interviews, 1985 – 1999

Descriptive Summary

Abstract: The collection consists of cassette tape recordings of interviews with twenty-four women in various natural resources fields. Interviews conducted for Women in Natural Resources magazine between 1985 and 1999.

Title: Women in Natural Resources Interviews, 1985 – 1999

Repository: Forest History Society Library and Archives

Call Number: 7287

Language of Material: Material in English

Extent: 0.5 linear feet (1 box, 39 cassette tapes)

Collection Overview

The Women in Natural Resources Interview Collection documents the experiences of women working in various natural resources fields. The collection consists of cassette tape recordings of interviews with twenty-four women, including those employed by the U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Mangement, Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, and more. Interviews were conducted for Women in Natural Resources magazine between 1985 and 1999.

Collection Arrangement

  1. Cassette tape interviews, 1985-1999

Subject Headings

  • Conservation of natural resources
  • Natural resources
  • Oral histories
  • Resource management
  • Women and the environment
  • Women in conservation of natural resources
  • Women workers

Detailed Description of the Collection

1. Cassette tape interviews, 1985-1999.

Cassette tape descriptions:

  • Barbara Allen Tape 1
    Women in Natural Resources (WINR), 1/29/90
  • Barbara Allen Tape 2
    Women in Natural Resources (WINR), 1/29/90
  • Daina Apple
    USDA, Oral history, 10/88
  • Adela Backiel
    Deputy Assistant Secretary USDA, 8/18/94
  • Ann Bartuska
    USDA, 7/27/01
  • Mollie Beattie
    Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 4/18/94
  • Joan Comanor
    Deputy Chief, State and Private Forestry, 10/25/95
  • Elizabeth Estill Tape 1
    USDA, 6/18/97
  • Sally Fairfax
    Created US Forest policy guides, 12/19/85
  • Sally Fairfax
    Created US Forest policy guides, 6/85
  • Patti Garamendi
    Associate Director Peace Corps, 11/8/96
  • Bertha Gillam A
    USDA, 1/5/97
  • Bertha Gillam 3
    USDA, 1/5/97
  • Bev Holmes Tape 1
    Women in Natural Resources (WINR), 1/4/92
  • Bev Holmes Tape 2
    Women in Natural Resources (WINR), 1/13/93
  • Kathy Johnson Tape 1
    Environmental health and safety, n.d.
  • Kathy Johnson Tape 2
    Environmental health and safety, n.d.
  • Kathy Johnson Tape 1
    Environmental health and safety, 5/13/91
  • (Kathy) Johnson Tape 3
    Environmental health and safety, 5/13/91
  • Susan “Sue” Lamson Tape 1
    BLM, 7/10/90
  • Susan Lamson Tape 2
    BLM, n.d.
  • Jacqueline Lowey
    Department Director National Parks Service (NPS), n.d.
  • Pam Matson Tape 1
    Stanford, 4/17/98
  • Pam Matson Tape 2
    Stanford, 4/17/98
  • Denise Meridith Tape 1
    BLM, 9/22/89
  • Denise Meridith Tape 2
    BLM, 9/22/89
  • Lorraine Mintzmyer Tape 1
    National Park Service (NPS), 5/17/91
  • Lorraine Mintzmyer
    National Park Service (NPS), 5/17/91
  • Ruth Patrick
    Environmental researcher, 2/20/01
  • Joan Perry
    Soil Conservation Service (SCS), 7/21/94
  • Susan Regan Tape 1
    Hardwood Manufacturers Association, 11/18/97
  • Susan Regan Tape 2
    Hardwood Manufacturers Association, 11/18/97
  • Marie Rust Tape 1
    National Park Service, 11/15/93
  • Marie Rust Tape 2
    National Park Service, 11/15/93
  • Hilda Diaz-Soltero
    USDA, 12/20/99
  • Ellie Towns
    U.S. Forest Service Regional Forester, R-3, 1/10/99
  • Jane Westenberger Tape 1
    U.S. Forest Service, 11/25/85
  • Jane Westenberger Tape 2
    U.S. Forest Service, 11/25/85
  • No name
    5/8/90

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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Women in Natural Resources Interviews, Library and Archives, Forest History Society, Durham, NC, USA.

Processing Information

Processed by Katelyn Cuomo, 2023

Support for digitization and outreach provided by the Alvin J. Huss Endowment.