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River of No Return Wilderness Council Records

 Collection
Identifier: MG 452

Scope and Contents

The records of the River of No Return Wilderness Council span the years 1973-1979. Included in the records are the files of RNRWC President Ted Trueblood, Boise Director Tom Davis and McCall Director Nelle Tobias. The RNRWC records also include records of the Friends of the River of No Return Wilderness, an informal coalition of supporting groups created in March 1979. The records of the RNRWC consist of correspondence, mailing lists, news clippings, publications, handouts, minutes of meetings, maps, transcript of the narration of a slide show, and media releases. There is also a videotape of the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness Symposium, "Visions of the Future," from March 1993, including Governor Andrus's historic background presentation from the symposium banquet. Among Ted Trueblood’s files there is a copy of the Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the 95th Congress, second session, February 1978, dedicated to Ted Trueblood from Senator Frank Church.

Dates

  • Creation: 1973 - 1980

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Researchers are responsible for using in accordance with Copyright Laws (17 U.S.C.) and any other applicable statutes.

Historical Note

The River of No Return Wilderness Council (RNRWC) was incorporated in 1973 to seek permanent wilderness status to 2.3 million-acres in central Idaho. Its primary goals were to protect the drainage of the Middle Fork of the Salmon River and important game range from roads and logging. The River of No Return Wilderness combined the Idaho and Salmon River Breaks Primitive Areas, created in 1931 and 1936, respectively. The Incorporators of the RNRWC were Ernest E. Day (Boise); Ted Trueblood (Nampa); Mary Lou Reed (Coeur d’Alene); Gerald A. “Jerry” Jayne (Idaho Falls); and H. Tom Davis (Boise).

Extent

3 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

The records of the RNRWC were in folders, but in no apparent order. The original titles of the folders were retained with the names of the creators of the files added inside brackets. The materials are arranged in three boxes.

Custodial History

The records of the River of No Return Wilderness Council were in the possession of the Council members until transferred to the possession of Dennis Baird until time of donation.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The records of the River of No Return Wilderness Council were donated to the University of Idaho Library by Dennis Baird in June 2009 (MA 2009-25) another donation was made in September 2010 (MA 2010-21).

Related Materials

Related materials can be found in Manuscript Group 435 H. Tom Davis papers, Manuscript Group 443 Gerald A. Jayne papers, and Manuscript Group 439 Nelle Tobias Papers.

Separated Materials

Publications were removed and placed into a separate manuscript group Conservation Reports and Publications (MG 449).

Processing Information

This collection was processed using the Basic processing method. Some materials were refoldered. The collection was reduced by cubic feet.

Title
Guide to River of No Return Wilderness Council records
Author
Finding aid prepared by Laura Guedes
Date
2009
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
English
Sponsor
Funding for processing this collection was provided through a grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.

Repository Details

Part of the University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives Repository