Women in Wilderness Interviews

Women in Wilderness Interviews, 1992

Overview of the Collection

Title: Women in Wilderness Interviews
Dates: 1992
19921992
Quantity: 0.5 linear feet, (1 box)
Collection Number: MSS 148
Summary: Videotaped interviews made in 1992 with Emma Cox, Harriet "Babe" Hanson, Gertrude Maxwell, and Beulah Reeves, all women who spent portions of their lives in the Idaho backcountry; together with interview logs. The interviews were recorded during the making of the video, Women in Wilderness, by University Television Productions, and portions of them were interwoven into the program, which tells the women's life stories. A DVD of the finished program has been added to the collection.
Repository: Boise State University Library, Special Collections and Archives
Special Collections and Archives
1910 University Drive
Boise ID
83725
Telephone: 2084263990
archives@boisestate.edu
Access Restrictions: Collection is available for research.
Languages: English

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Videotaped interviews made in 1992 with Emma Cox, Harriet "Babe" Hanson, Gertrude Maxwell, and Beulah Reeves, all women who spent portions of their lives in the Idaho backcountry; together with interview logs. The interviews were recorded during the making of the video, Women in Wilderness, by University Television Productions, and portions of them were interwoven into the program, which tells the women's life stories. A DVD of the finished program has been added to the collection.

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Restrictions on Use

Preferred Citation

[item description], Women in Wilderness Interviews, Box [number] Folder [number], Boise State University Special Collections and Archives.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Acquisition Information

Interview tapes were transferred to the Library from Boise State University, University Television Productions, in 1995. Additional tapes were transferred from Archives Media (UTP Box 63) in 2019. Additional Susan Randall productions for Boise State University are available in UTP Boxes 63-65. Contact Special Collections staff for more information.

Related Materials

An additional DVD copy of the completed program is also located in University Archives (UTP 19921224), the VHS to DVD transfer was performed in 2011.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description
Box	Folder
1	1	Emma Cox, VHS recording of interview, raw footage, and tape log Emma Cox (1920-2011) and her husband Lafe operated a dude ranch near Yellow Pine, Idaho. Her autobiography, Idaho Mountains, Our Home: Life in Idaho's Backcountry, was published in 1997. She was interviewed by Gayle Valentine.
1	2	Harriet Hanson, VHS recording of interview and tape log Harriet Hanson (1899-1992) and her husband Henry operated the Sawtooth Lodge at Grandjean, Idaho. She was interviewed by Gayle Valentine and Ann Finley. (A raw footage tape does not exist for Harriet Hanson.)
1	3	Gertrude Maxwell, VHS recording of interview, raw footage, and tape log Gertrude Maxwell (1908-1998) led hunting and fishing parties into the backcountry from her home in Elk City, Idaho. Her autobiography, My Yesterdays in Elk City, was published in 1986. She was interviewed by Gayle Valentine.
1	4	Beulah Reeves, VHS recording of interview, raw footage, and tape log Beulah Reeves (1906-1994) managed the guest ranch at Robinson Bar for the Clark family. She was interviewed by Gayle Valentine, assisted by Bethine Church.
1	5	Women in Wilderness, DVD recording of completed documentary

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Frontier and pioneer life
Hunting guides
Women ranchers
Women--Idaho

Personal Names

Cox, Emma, 1920-
Hanson, Harriet, 1899-1992
Maxwell, Gertrude, 1908-1998
Reeves, Beulah, 1906-1994

Form or Genre Terms

Oral histories

Occupations

Ranching

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