Oral history interview with Rebecca Oreskes

Oral History

Museum of the White Mountains

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

MWM2016.0005.0009

Scope and Content

Interview conducted in preparation for the 2016 Museum of the White Mountains' exhibition: “Taking the Lead: Women and the White Mountains” by students in the 2014 PSU American Women’s History course. Rebecca Oreskes retired from the US Forest Service in 2013 after 25 years in various positions. Her last position was overseeing a wide range of programs, including recreation, wilderness, public affairs, conservation education and heritage as part of the White Mountain National Forest leadership team. Other assignments included working with International Programs in their Disaster Assistance Support Program and serving as Chair of the Chief’s Wilderness Advisory Group.

Collection

Oral History Collection

Acquisition

Accession

MWM2016.0005

Source or Donor

Blaine, Marcia Schmidt

Acquisition Method

Gift

Notes

Date Release Form Signed: 2014-03-19

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Memoir

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Literary Works

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Women, Hiking, Huts, Education

Search Terms

White Mountains (New Hampshire : mountains), United States. Forest Service, Pinkham Notch (Coos county, New Hampshire : valley), Appalachian Mountain Club, Childhood

General Notes

Note

Status Date: 2017-03-07 Scan ID#: WM201700462, WM201700463