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Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness (Idaho)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:

John Carrey Belt Buckle

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: MA 5843
Abstract

Handmade belt buckle owned by John Carrey.

Dates: 1950-1970

Collection on the "Flight of the Salmon Fly: a reconnaissance trip down the River of No Return, Salmon River, Idaho June 20 to July 2, 1944"

 Collection
Identifier: MG 5733
Abstract

The collection consists primarily of a report written by senior engineer K.M. MacDuffie, from logs of a trip down the Salmon River in 1944 by members of the Army Corps of Engineers. The logs were kept by senior engineers L.E. Rydell, S.E. Sporseen and F.O. McGrew and detail their crew's trip June 20-July 2, 1944. The Salmon Fly in the collection title is in reference to the name of boat on which the engineers traveled.

Dates: 1944; 1990; Modified: Majority of material found within 2010; 2019

Pat Cary Peek papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MG 542
Abstract

The research files from author and educator Pat Cary Peek, wife of University of Idaho professor James Peek. Together the Peeks spent significant time exploring and studying Idaho’s wilderness areas. They spent time at the U of I’s Taylor Ranch research station, an experience which formed the basis of Pat’s book “One Winter in the Wilderness.” The ranch is also connected to the story of David “Cougar Dave” Lewis, another topic that Pat wrote about.

Dates: 1900-2018

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...
Dates: 1973 - 1980

Sierra Club – Northern Rockies Chapter records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MG 086
Abstract

The Sierra Club is the oldest, largest, and most influential grassroots environmental organization in the United States and the Northern Rockies Chapter of the Sierra Club is concerned with issues involving all of Idaho and eastern Washington. This collection contains organizational records.

Dates: 1967-2004

William Allen Stonebraker photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: PG 026
Abstract

Photographs taken mostly by William Allen Stonebraker documenting the Salmon River, the Frank Church-River of No Return, the Chamberlain Basin, and the Thunder Mountain Gold Rush in North Central Idaho.

Dates: 1900-1931

The Wilderness Society - Idaho Regional Office records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MG 448
Dates: 1967-2004; Majority of material found within 1972-1979

Wallace Family records

 Collection
Identifier: MG 494
Scope and Contents The material was collected and preserved by Barbara "Babs" Johnson (Wallace), granddaughter of Merl and Jean Wallace. The material was originally saved in two large blue binders and comprises of original Wallace family documents. There are legal documents (including a marriage certificate), photos, maps, and clippings, but the bulk of the content is correspondence from Merl to Jean, covering much of the time that Merl Wallace lived on Cabin Creek and Big Creek. Envelopes if present are...
Dates: 1926 - 1959