Washington, D.C., March 24-25, 1966
Content Description
The Public Land Law Review Commission papers of A.B. Curtis are contained in seven large file boxes; the reports prepared for the commission occupy several shelves in the library archives. Among the types of material found in this collection are press releases and memoranda issued by the commission, A.B. Curtis's commission related correspondence, speeches of commission members, especially Wayne Aspinall and Milton Pearl, material relating to the public meetings of the commission (of particular interest are Curtis's own memoranda of these meetings which he circulated to his close friends) and the reports prepared for the commission to assist it in making its own recommendations to the President and Congress.
In addition to the material in the archives, the Special Collections library photograph collection contains many of the photographs Curtis took while on PLLRC tours.
Dates
- Creation: March 24-25, 1966
Creator
- From the Collection: Curtis, Albert Bruce, 1903-1985 (Person)
- From the Collection: United States. Public Land Law Review Commission (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 18 linear feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Materials Specific Details
This was the first organizational meeting of the Commission members with the members of the Advisory Council and the Governor's Representatives. Included are lists of all staff members, official summaries of the meetings, a bound volume containing twenty-seven individual presentations to the Commission which suggest areas for study or define specific problems which should be studied. (A complete list of these statements will be found on the file cards in the archives department.)
Repository Details
Part of the University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives Repository