(SNP108) E. Ray Schaffner interviewed by Darwin Lambert, transcribed by Tiffany Cole

Authors

E. Ray Schaffner

Files

Interviewee

Schaffner, E. Ray

Identifier

SNP108

Format

1 audio file (running time: 02:07:57)

Interview Number

SNP-108

Date of Interview

6-24-1977

Description

Records an interview with E. Ray Schaffner, who came to Shenandoah National Park as Assistant Chief Naturalist in 1956. Discusses the history of the park since the 1950s, the challenges of running a national park and changes in the public's environmental consciousness.

Rights

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Personal Names

Schaffner, E. Ray, Interviews

Subjects

Shenandoah National Park (Va.) -- Description and travel; Land use -- Government policy -- United States; Shenandoah National Park (Va.) -- Environmental conditions.

Place Names

Shenandoah River Valley (Va. and W. Va.) -- Manners and customs; Shenandoah National Park (Va.) -- History.

Interviewer

Lambert, Darwin

Transcriber

Tiffany Cole

Collection Title

Shenandoah National Park oral history collection

Collection Number

SdArch SNP

Recommended Citation

E. Ray Schaffner interviewed by Darwin Lambert, June 24, 1977, SdArch SNP-108, Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection, 1964-1999, Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University

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