David Schrader papers

Collection

Identifier: MG 5835

Staff Only

Content Description

The materials in this collection are slides taken of the Selway Crags in the Selway Bitterroot Wilderness of north central Idaho and a package sent from David Schrader to Dennis Baird. The photographs are taken in the wilderness, of mountain ranges, lakes, and other recreation sites. These images were taken during a trip Scrader took led by Glen Hower. The first trip started on July 31, 1967, and included lakes on the west side of the Crag’s line. Included is a letter from Glen Hower which includes the names they used which differ from those used by others and the correlating names on a map. The second trip Schrader took included Al Mousseau and was from the east side of the line of the Crag’s.

Dates

Creation: 1969-2010

Creator

Schrader, David H., 1952-2017 (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Biographical / Historical

Dennis Baird is a conservationist and an author who fronted the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness History Project. David Schrader sent Dennis Baird the photographs contained within this collection. Baird is a Professor Emeritus at the University of Idaho and Director of the Selway-Bitterroot History Project. He was head of the University of Idaho Library’s Reference Department.

David Schrader was born on 9 December 1925 in Syracuse, New York. He served in the Navy during World War II. He received a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering from the University of Kansas in 1951. He married Evelyn Weiss in Baldwin, New York in 1954. Schrader then received a master's and then doctorate in 1963 from the University of Washington. He joined the faculty of Washington State University in April 1963 and served there until his retirement in 1995 as a professor emeritus. In 1968, he married Helen Ruth Schrader. Schrader died 7 November 2017 in Star, Idaho.

Extent

1 folder

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The materials within this collection are slides taken of the Selway Crags, which are located in the Selway Bitterroot Wilderness of north central Idaho and a package sent from David Schrader to Dennis Baird.