Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1967
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: 1967
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
The agenda, commission attendance list, list of witnesses, minutes of the meeting of Governors' Representatives, official summary of the meeting and Curtis's diary are among the material relating to the meeting held in Milwaukee. Following the meeting there was an air tour of the Ottawa National Forest near Ironwood, Michigan. There are several informational brochures on the forest as well as three booklets on the Apostle Islands region of Wisconsin.
Repository Details
Part of the University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives Repository