Recreational Development of Idaho's Backcountry Oral History Project

This project examines the historic development of Idaho’s recreation industry. Narrators include outfitters and guides, Idaho Outfitters and Guides Association board members, representatives from other aspects of the tourism industry and governmental agencies. The primary interviewer was Linda Morton-Keithly, who conducted the interviews during the early 1990s for the Idaho Oral History Center. 

The following interviews were included in the project:

OH 1130           Cole, Bob

OH 1192           Tobias, Nelle

OH 1203           Renshaw, Jim

OH 1212           Drury, Dr. Omer and Elaine       

OH 1214           Filer, Paul

OH 1215           Shawley, Bob and Sally

OH 1217           York, Wally and Mary

OH 1219           Gillihan, Bob and Cathy

OH 1220           Guth, Bill and Doris

OH 1224           Capps, Martin and Almira

OH 1225           Slade, Norma Shaw

OH 1226           Dorris, William H. “Bill”

OH 1227           Epley, Ted and Karen

OH 1242           Beitelspacher, Ron

OH 1262           Shadduck, Louise

OH 1263           Baughman, James F.

VH 0005            Tice, Al

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