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