Philip H. Zalesky papers

Philip H. Zalesky papers, 1953-2002

Overview of the Collection

Creator

Zalesky, Philip H

Title

Philip H. Zalesky papers

Dates

1953-2002 (inclusive)

Quantity

4.63 cubic feet

Collection Number

3773

Summary

Papers of an Everett, Washington, conservationist.

Repository

University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu

Access Restrictions

The papers are open to all users.

Request at UW

Languages

English

Sponsor

Funding for encoding this finding aid was partially provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Philip Zalesky, an Everett, Washington, conservationist, has played an active role in Pacific Northwest conservation groups. He was president of Olympic Park Associates from 1966 to 1972, secretary during the 1990s, and a board member through at least 2002. Olympic Park Associates is a citizens group, founded in 1948, that is dedicated to the preservation of Olympic National Park. The group's projects included removing dams from the Elwah River and removing non-native goats from the Olympic Peninsula. Members also collaborated with other organizations in attempts to reintroduce native wolf species to the Olympic Peninsula.

Zalesky was a founder, in 1957, and the first president of the North Cascades Conservation Council. The council, whose mission is "to protect and preserve the North Cascades' scenic, scientific, recreational, educational, and wilderness values," led the successful campaign to create the North Cascades National Park complex.

Zalesky initiated a climbing course based in Everett in 1953, when he was elected president of the Everett chapter of the Mountaineers Society. As a member of the Mountaineers Conservation Committee, he chaired the Subcommittee on Mountain Goats, 1954-1955, which supported legislation to ban hunting of mountain goats in Washington State. Zalesky also served as Washington vice president of the Federation of Western Outdoor Clubs in 1956.

In 1989 Zalesky became president of the Snohomish County Land Trust. The trust, which helped property owners in Snohomish County, Washington, to preserve their land from development, subsequently merged with land conservancies in King and Pierce Counties to form the Cascade Land Conservancy.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The bulk of the papers concern Zalesky's activities in various conservation campaigns and organizations, such as the Mountaineers Society Conservation Division, the North Cascades Conservation Council, Olympic Park Associates, and the Snohomish County Land Trust. Major correspondents include Polly Dyer, Brock Evans, Patrick D. Goldsworthy, Harvey Manning, and Grant McConnell.

The papers include correspondence, minutes, writings, ephemera, newsletters, reports, clippings, sound recordings, hearings, and subject files.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

Literary rights have been transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

The papers are arranged in two accessions:

Accession No. 3773-001, Philip H. Zalesky papers, 1953-1984
Accession No. 3773-004, Philip H. Zalesky papers, 1968-2002

Acquisition Information

Accession No. 3773-001 was donated by Philip H. Zalesky in 1986. Accession No. 3773-004 is a merger of papers donated by Zalesky in 1990 and 2002.

Processing Note

Processing of the papers was completed by Emily Inlow in 2005.

Within the accessions, the papers were grouped by organization. Subject matter was consolidated within each organization Zalesky represented despite the fact that certain issues, such as the Glacier Peak wilderness and mountain goats legislation, involved other organizations to which Zalesky belonged. Accession Nos. 3773-002 and 3773-003 were combined to form 3773-004. Materials that Zalesky organized by subject were maintained as subject series.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Accession No. 3773-001: Philip H. Zalesky papers, 1954-1984Return to Top

2.63 cubic ft. (4 boxes)

Scope and Content: Correspondence, writings, minutes, ephemera, 1953-1984.

Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.

Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

Container(s)		Description	Dates
		Olympic Park Associates
Box/Folder	Accession
1/1	3773-001	Organizational information	1967, undated
		Incoming letters
Box/Folder	Accession
1/2	3773-001	A-J	1957-1971, undated
1/3	3773-001	M-Z	1966-1972
Box/Folder	Accession
1/4	3773-001	Outgoing letters	1966-1977
1/5-6	3773-001	General correspondence	1966-1969
		Interorganizational correspondence
Box/Folder	Accession
1/7	3773-001	Peterson, Julius & Olga Gull	1966-1971
1/8	3773-001	Others	1966-1976
Box/Folder	Accession
1/9	3773-001	Minutes of the board of trustees, executive committee, annual meetings	1966-1974
1/10	3773-001	Notices and agendas of the board of trustees, executive committee and annual meetings	1966-1976, undated
1/11	3773-001	Lists of the board members and officers	1966-1973
1/12	3773-001	Reports on park use	1964-1965
1/13	3773-001	Research project on land-use conflicts by Carsten Lien	1960
1/14	3773-001	Statements at hearings	1967, undated
1/15	3773-001	Presentations regarding the Wilderness Bill	1959-1966
1/16	3773-001	Writings	undated
1/17	3773-001	Notes	undated
1/18	3773-001	Newsletters	1967-1976, undated
1/19-21	3773-001	Clippings	1955-1972, undated
		Subject series
Box/Folder	Accession
1/22	3773-001	Barnes Flat Road	1982
1/23-24	3773-001	Boundary study, U.S. Interior Deptartment	1966
1/25	3773-001	Brochure by Ruth Kirk	1966
1/26	3773-001	Clearwater River/clear-cutting	1971
1/27	3773-001	Forest statistics	1953, 1962
1/28	3773-001	Hartzog, George, National Park Service speech at Port Angeles	1968
		Hearings on park boundaries
Box/Folder	Accession
1/29-1/31	3773-001	Letters	1966
1/32	3773-001	Mailings and notes	1966
1/33	3773-001	Statements	1966
1/34	3773-001	Clippings	1966
Box/Folder	Accession
1/35	3773-001	Hurricane Ridge Road and ski lift development	1968-1969
1/36-40	3773-001	Inholdings, acquisitions, and land use	1966-1968, 1982-1983
1/41	3773-001	KIRO Radio editorial and response	1966
1/42-45	3773-001	Lake Crescent inholdings	1977-1983, undated
1/46	3773-001	Lake Crescent road	1967, 1972
1/47	3773-001	Meetings on park development	1968
1/48	3773-001	National Park Service	1957-1968
1/49	3773-001	Ozette Indian Reservation	1969-1971
1/50	3773-001	Point of Arches beach extension	1970-1976
1/51	3773-001	Point Roberts International Park	1973-1974, undated
1/52	3773-001	Quinault blow-down	1957
1/53	3773-001	Quinault property	1966-1967
1/54	3773-001	Wilderness proposals	1972, 1976
1/55	3773-001	Wilderness recommendations	1974
1/56	3773-001	Wilderness miscellany	1966-1973, undated
1/57	3773-001	Wilderness Boundary Committee	1966-1968
1/58	3773-001	Wilderness Study Areas, U.S. Forest Service	1967-1973, undated
		Wilderness Master Plan Study Team report	1968
Box/Folder	Accession
1/59	3773-001	Report	1968
1/60	3773-001	Letters and clippings	1968-1970
1/61	3773-001	Statements	1972, undated
1/62	3773-001	Hearings	1973
Box/Folder	Accession
1/63	3773-001	Olympic Park Associates positions	1971-1973
		North Cascades Conservation Council
		Incoming letters
Box/Folder	Accession
2/1	3773-001	McConnell, Grant	1955-1957
2/2	3773-001	Manning, Harvey	1961-1983, undated
2/3	3773-001	C-Z	1956-1963, undated
Box/Folder	Accession
2/4-6	3773-001	General correspondence of Patrick Goldsworthy	1955-1969
2/7	3773-001	Interorganizational correspondence	1959-1961, undated
2/8	3773-001	Minutes and agendas of board meetings	1958-1983
2/9	3773-001	Chronologies	undated
2/10	3773-001	Speeches and writings	1956, undated
2/11	3773-001	Statements	1959-1970, undated
2/12	3773-001	Reports and proposals	1967-1970, undated
Box/Folder	Accession
2/13	3773-001	North Cascades Study Team	1965
2/14	3773-001	Economic impact studies	1970, undated
2/15	3773-001	Analyses	1962, undated
2/16	3773-001	Resolutions	undated
2/17	3773-001	Notes	undated
2/18	3773-001	Articles	1956-1970, undated
2/19	3773-001	Brochures and mailings	1957-1970, undated
		Publications regarding the North Cascades
Box/Folder	Accession
2/20	3773-001	The Living Wilderness	1959-1961
2/21	3773-001	Sierra Club Bulletin	1958-1959
Box/Folder	Accession
2/22-23	3773-001	Maps	undated
2/24	3773-001	Clippings	undated
		Subject series
Box/Folder	Accession
2/25	3773-001	Alpine Lakes	1963-1970, undated
2/26-27	3773-001	Boulder River	1979-1981, undated
2/28-30	3773-001	Forest resources	1956-1965, undated
		Glacier Peak
Box/Folder	Accession
2/31	3773-001	Letters and writings	1956-1959
2/32	3773-001	Proposals and plans	1957-1959
2/33	3773-001	Notes and statistics	undated
2/34	3773-001	Publications and clippings	1955-1965, undated
		Hearings on North Cascades
Box/Folder	Accession
2/35	3773-001	Letters and mailings	1966
2/36	3773-001	Statements	1966
2/37	3773-001	Clippings	1966
Box/Folder	Accession
2/38	3773-001	Hearings and bill on North Cascades Park	1967-1970
2/39	3773-001	Statistics Mt. Baker National Park	1956-1965
		Wilderness Bill
Box/Folder	Accession
2/40	3773-001	Mailings	1958-1964, undated
2/41	3773-001	Report and analysis	1959, 1964
2/42-43	3773-001	Statements	1958-1961
2/44	3773-001	Speeches, writings, and clippings of others	1958-1962, undated
		Federation of Western Outdoor Clubs
Box/Folder	Accession
2/45	3773-001	Incoming letters	1956
2/46	3773-001	Resolutions	1966
2/47	3773-001	Conference on Northwest Wilderness	1956
2/48	3773-001	Northwest conservation representative (Brock Evans)	1968-1970
		Federation of Western Outdoor Clubs, Joint Committee on Salvage Logging in Olympic National Park
Box/Folder	Accession
2/49	3773-001	General correspondence	1956-1957, undated
2/50	3773-001	Meetings with National Park Service and regional directors	1956
2/51	3773-001	Reports	1956, undated
2/52	3773-001	Publications and articles	1955-1957
2/53	3773-001	Notes	undated
2/54-55	3773-001	Clippings	1955-1957, undated
		Mountaineers Society, Conservation Division
Box/Folder	Accession
3/1	3773-001	General correspondence regarding conservation fund and director	1970
3/2	3773-001	Writing by Zalesky regarding conservation	1966
3/3	3773-001	Statements	1959, 1973
3/4	3773-001	Policies	1954-1959
3/5	3773-001	Conferences	1953
		Subject series
		Mountain goat hearings
Box/Folder	Accession
3/6-7	3773-001	Letters	1954-1955
3/8	3773-001	House Bill 38 & statements	1954-1955
3/9	3773-001	Writings by Zalesky	1954-1955
3/10	3773-001	Notes	1954-1955
3/11	3773-001	Articles, mailings, and information	1954-1955
3/12	3773-001	Photographs and clippings	1954-1955
		Northwest Wilderness Conference, 10th, 1974
Box/Folder	Accession
3/13-14	3773-001	General correspondence	1974
3/15	3773-001	Notes	1974
3/16	3773-001	Programs	1974, 1984
		Personal papers
Box/Folder	Accession
3/17	3773-001	Tape-recorded interview with Professor Art Harrison regarding Northwest glaciers	1959
3/18	3773-001	Clippings	undated
4/1	3773-001	Miscellany	undated
4/2	3773-001	Ephemera	undated
		Subject series
Box/Folder	Accession
4/3	3773-001	Forest practice regulations, Washington Environmental Council	1974-1975
4/4	3773-001	Forest resources and wilderness preservation	1956-1966, undated
4/5	3773-001	Nisqually River Delta	1970
4/6	3773-001	River preservation	1964-1966
		Sierra Club
Box/Folder	Accession
4/7	3773-001	Letters	1956-1960
4/8	3773-001	Speeches by David Brower	1957
4/9	3773-001	Newsletters	1966
4/10	3773-001	Biennial Wilderness Conferences	1951-1959
Box/Folder	Accession
4/11	3773-001	Statistics on Washington State tourism	1958, 1965
4/12-13	3773-001	Wilderness issues	1966, 1971-1981, undated

Accession No. 3773-004: Philip H. Zalesky papers, 1968-2001Return to Top

2.28 cu. ft (2 boxes)

Scope and Content: Correspondence, minutes, newletters, reports, clippings, ephemera, and subject files, relating to Zalesky's work with the North Cascades Conservation Council, 1981-2001, Olympic Park Associates, 1968-2002, and Snohomish County Land Trust, 1986-1999

Restrictions on Access: Open to all users

Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries

Container(s)		Description	Dates
		North Cascades Conservation Council
Box/Folder	Accession
1/1	3773-004	Historical information	1990
1/2	3773-004	Organizational information	1984-2000
		General correspondence
Box/Folder	Accession
1/3	3773-004	Manning, Harvey	1990-1999
1/4	3773-004	B-L	1986-1999
1/5	3773-004	M-W	1983-1999
Box/Folder	Accession
1/6	3773-004	Minutes	1983-1998
1/7	3773-004	Newsletters	1992-1998
1/8	3773-004	News releases	1998
1/9-11	3773-004	Reports and proposals	1983-1989
		Subject series
Box/Folder	Accession
1/12	3773-004	Military overflights	1993-1995
1/13	3773-004	North Cascades Conservation Council - council report	1990-1993
1/14	3773-004	North Cascades Conservation Council retreat	2001
1/15	3773-004	North Cascades International Park	1993
1/16	3773-004	North Cascades management	1998
1/17-18	3773-004	Pasayten	2000-2001
1/19	3773-004	Wild Cascades	1995
Box/Folder	Accession
1/20	3773-004	Clippings from newspapers	1994-1997
1/21	3773-004	Clipping photocopies	1981-1999
1/22	3773-004	Ephemera	1987-1999
		Olympic Park Associates
Box/Folder	Accession
1/23	3773-004	Organizational records	1968-2000
		General correspondence
Box/Folder	Accession
1/24	3773-004	Dyer, Polly	1980-2000
1/25	3773-004	Morgan and McNulty	1981-2002
1/26	3773-004	Miscellaneous correspondence, A-Z	1981-2000
Box/Folder	Accession
1/27-31	3773-004	Minutes	1968-2000
1/32	3773-004	Legislation	1988-1997
1/33	3773-004	Lists of board members and officers	1980-1994
1/34	3773-004	Newsletters	1984-2000
1/35	3773-004	News releases	1987-1991
2/1-2	3773-004	Reports	1978-1998
2/3	3773-004	Speeches and writings	1983-2000
2/4	3773-004	Clippings from periodicals	1980-1997
2/5	3773-004	Clippings photocopies	1981-2001
2/6	3773-004	Ephemera	1996
		Snohomish County Land Trust
Box/Folder	Accession
2/7	3773-004	Organizational information	undated
2/8	3773-004	General correspondence about organizing trust	1989
2/9	3773-004	General correspondence	1989-1993
2/10	3773-004	Intraorganizational correspondence	1991-1993
2/11-12	3773-004	Minutes	1991-1994
2/13	3773-004	Audiocassette - county convention	undated
		Newsletters
Box/Folder	Accession
2/14	3773-004	Others' newsletters	1991-1999
2/15	3773-004	Notes from the Land Trust	1991-1998
2/16	3773-004	Snohomish County Land Trust	1990-1991
Box/Folder	Accession
2/17	3773-004	News releases	1991-1992
2/18	3773-004	Publications	1979, 1988
2/19	3773-004	Reports	1991
		Subject series
Box/Folder	Accession
2/20	3773-004	Barnbaum (Bruce)/Thompson property	1991-1993
2/21	3773-004	Big Sky Land Trust rally	1993
2/22	3773-004	Conservation Futures Fund	1989-1990
2/23	3773-004	Estuary project	1990
2/24	3773-004	Executive director	1990
2/25	3773-004	Fee stewardship	1997
2/26	3773-004	Foundations	1991-1992
2/27	3773-004	Groenveld - Port Susan	1991
2/28	3773-004	Industrial insurance	1986-1990
2/29	3773-004	Insurance, Green Umbrella	1990-1991
2/30	3773-004	Knoll easement	1986-1990
2/31	3773-004	The Land Conservancy	1999
2/32	3773-004	Land trust easement information	1990-1991
2/33	3773-004	Land Trust Exchange	1989
2/34	3773-004	Land trust - options for acquisition	1989, undated
2/35	3773-004	Mission Creek	1994
2/36	3773-004	Northwest Land Trust Council	1989-1990
2/37	3773-004	Pilchuck Estates	1991-1992
2/38	3773-004	Significant areas	undated
2/39	3773-004	Speech materials	1989-1990
2/40	3773-004	Standards	1989
2/41	3773-004	Tax information	1989
2/42	3773-004	Trust for Public Lands	1989
2/43	3773-004	Washington Wildlife and Recreation Coalition	1989
2/44	3773-004	Wildlife Department (Washington State)	1983, undated
Box/Folder	Accession
2/45	3773-004	Clippings	1990-1991
2/46	3773-004	Ephemera	undated

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Conservation of natural resources--Political aspects--Washington (State)
Conservation of natural resources--Washington (State)
Conservation of natural resources--Washington (State)--Societies, etc
Conservationists--Washington (State)--Everett--Archives
Environmental policy--Washington (State)
Forest reserves--Washington (State)
Land trusts--Washington (State)--Snohomish County
National parks and reserves--Washington (State)
National parks and reserves--Washington (State)--Societies, etc
Wilderness areas--Cascade Range
Wilderness areas--Washington (State)--Olympic Mountains

Personal Names

Dyer, Polly
Evans, Brock, 1937-
Goldsworthy, Patrick D. (Patrick Donovan), 1919-
Manning, Harvey
McConnell, Grant
Zalesky, Philip H.--Archives

Corporate Names

Federation of Western Outdoor Clubs
Mountaineers Society. Conservation Committee
Mountaineers Society. Conservation Division
North Cascades Conservation Council
Olympic Park Associates
Snohomish County Land Trust

Geographical Names

North Cascades National Park (Wash.)
Olympic National Park (Wash.)
Snohomish County (Wash.)--Environmental conditions
Washington (State)--Environmental conditions

Form or Genre Terms

Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Newsletters
Sound recordings
correspondence
ephemera
hearings (meetings, events)
minutes
reports
writings

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)

Archives West Finding Aid

Table of Contents