Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness (Idaho)
Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:
John Carrey Belt Buckle
Handmade belt buckle owned by John Carrey.
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"
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.
Pat Cary Peek papers
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.
River of No Return Wilderness Council Records
Sierra Club – Northern Rockies Chapter records
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.
William Allen Stonebraker photograph collection
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.