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Susan "Sue" Will is interviewed by Marie Mitchell on November 20, 2006 in Fairbanks, Alaska.
Title:
Susan "Sue" Will is interviewed by Marie Mitchell on November 20, 2006 in Fairbanks, Alaska.
Personal Author:
Will, Susan, Interviewee.
Physical Description:
2 mini-digital videorecordings (46 min. each) : digital
Series:
Haul Road Jukebox
General Note:
This interview is copyrighted by the Oral History Program. For information about use, please consult the "Copyright Information" statement at the bottom of the interview page. To get to the interview page, click on the link at the bottom of this record.
Event Note:
Recorded on November 20, 2006 at Sue's office at the Bureau of Land Management in Fairbanks, Alaska.
Abstract:
ORAL HISTORY 2006-28-06 PT. 1: In the first part of a two part interview, Sue talks about her archeological field work on the Haul Road and the Trans-Alaska Pipeline (TAPS) project, her interest in mining history (particularly with Wiseman, Coldfoot and Hammond River area), her feelings about being the first woman recruited to work with TAPS, and the role of archeology in relation to TAPS and the Arctic. She also talks about the changes in the landscape along the Haul Road and TAPS after the discovery of oil in Prudhoe Bay, her opinion about the intent of the Haul Road as a trucking route to haul materials north, and a brief history of Wiseman, Alaska. Sue's educational and professional background has ranged from archeology to mining compliance to resource management, giving her a unique perspective in how to manage the land and resources for the future.

ORAL HISTORY 2006-28-06 PT. 2: Sue talks about the maintenance of the Haul Road, the expensive of paving it, the use of the road by the public and truckers, and the effects of climate change in the region and on the road. She also talks more about being one of the first female archeologists on the Haul Road and Trans-Alaska Pipeline (TAPS) project.
Personal Subject:
Will, Susan-Interviews.

Will, Susan-Childhood and youth.

Will, Susan-Knowledge and learning.

Will, Susan-Career in archaeology.
Corporate Subject:
United States. Bureau of Land Management -- Officials and employees -- Interviews.
Subject Term:
Women archaeologists -- Alaska -- Interviews.

Women archaeologists -- Alaska -- Dalton Highway.

Archaeology -- Alaska -- Dalton Highway.

Archaeology -- Alaska -- Trans-Alaska Pipeline.

Archaeology -- Alaska -- Atigun Pass.

Archaeology -- Fieldwork -- Alaska.

Salvage archaeology -- Alaska.

Roads -- Alaska -- Design and construction.

Roads -- Environmental aspects -- Alaska.

Tourism -- Alaska -- Dalton Highway.

Global environmental change.

Alaska Natives -- History.
Geographic Term:
Dalton Highway (Alaska) -- History.

Dalton Highway (Alaska) -- Design and construction.

Dalton Highway (Alaska) -- Climatic factors.

Trans-Alaska Pipeline (Alaska) -- History.

Trans-Alaska Pipeline (Alaska) -- Buildings, structures, etc.

Wiseman (Alaska) -- History.

Wiseman (Alaska) -- Buildings, structures, etc.

Coldfoot (Alaska)

Fairbanks (Alaska)

Chandalar Lake (Alaska)

Hammond River (Alaska)
Added Author:
Mitchell, Marie,
Additional Physical Form Available:
Audio is also available online at Dalton Highway Project Jukebox.
Variant Title:
Sue Will is interviewed by Marie Mitchell on November 20, 2006 in Fairbanks, Alaska
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