River of No Return Wilderness Council Records
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
- River of No Return Council (Organization)
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).
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