Oral history interview with Reub Long
Scope and Contents
This oral history interview with Reub Long was conducted by Ron E. Shay on October 6, 1971. The sound recording consists of two audiocassettes. The interview was recorded on the first tape, and the second tape contains edited highlights of the interview. In this interview, Long discusses range and wildlife management issues in Oregon's high desert region, including the management of wild horses. He talks about issues regarding vandalism and littering in the desert. He discusses the plant life and agriculture, describes how the changes in the desert have affected the deer population, and how the desert landscape is affected by fires. He talks about the use of controlled burns, grazing lands for deer, and how land-use laws have affected how desert land is managed.
Dates
- 1971 October 6
Creator
- Long, R. A. (Reub A.) (Interviewee, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Joint copyright for this interview is held by the Oregon Historical Society and the estate of Reub Long. Use is allowed according to the following statement: In Copyright – Non-Commercial Use Permitted, http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-NC/1.0/
Biographical note
Reuben "Reub" Aaron Long was born in Lakeview, Oregon, in 1898. His family moved to a ranch in the Fort Rock Valley in Oregon's high desert region when he was two years old. In 1957, he and Norma Eleanor Workman were married. He ranched in the Fort Rock area his entire life. In 1964, a collection of his stories was published in the book “The Oregon Desert.” He died in 1974.
Extent
.1 Cubic Feet (2 audiocassettes (1 hr., 3 min., 1 sec.))
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Oral history interview with Reub Long conducted by Ron E. Shay on October 6, 1971. Long was an author, rancher and longtime eastern Oregon resident.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Ron E. Shay, 1986.
Existence and Location of Copies
Publication note
General
Handwritten index (2 pages) is available for in-person use at the Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
Creator
- Long, R. A. (Reub A.) (Interviewee, Person)
- Shay, Ron E. (Interviewer, Person)
- Title
- Guide to oral history interview with Reub Long
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Sarah Stroman
- Date
- 2021
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is written in English.
- Sponsor
- Digitization funded by the James F. Miller Endowment.
Repository Details
Part of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library Repository
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