Eileen A. Ryan papers

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Ryan, Eileen A., 1923-
Title: Eileen A. Ryan papers
Quantity: 1.64 cubic feet (2 boxes and 1 oversize folder)
Collection Number: 5593 (Accession No. 5593-001)
Summary: Papers of a schoolteacher and environmental activist in Washington State
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: Open to all users.
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Languages: English

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Eileen Ryan (1923- ) was a schoolteacher and an activist in the environmental and conservation movements in Seattle.

Ryan was born in Kent, Washington, in 1923 and attended Holy Names Academy, Seattle University, and National Catholic University in Washington D.C. She taught in the Seattle School District from 1958-1984. Ryan worked summers on the Double K Ranch in Gooseprairie as a wrangler, taking people on trail rides, hunting, fishing, and helping at the ranch. She became acquainted with William O. Douglas at the Double K Ranch. Ryan became active in the environmental movement to promote the Cougar Lakes Wilderness Area which later became the William O. Douglas Wilderness Area. She served as a board member of the North Cascades Conservation Council from 1967-1969.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Materials include correspondence, clippings, maps, and other materials relating to conservation and the environment in the Pacific Northwest. Of note is a manuscript map based on the Forest Service proposal of February 1959 for Glacier Peak Wildnerness Area. Her papers also include photographs from the Duwamish School where she was a teacher.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

The creators' literary rights have been transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically by subject.

Acquisition Information

Donor: Christine Charters, 2009

Separated Materials

Books and serials pulled for cataloging, many sent to Gifts unit.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Subordinate Component # 1Return to Top

Container(s): Item Subject Files

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box/Folder
1/1	Alaska Conservation Society	1966-1970
1/2	Alaska Pipeline	1971-1972
1/3	Alpine Lakes (Enchanted Basin)	1967-1968
1/4-5	Bumping Lake Dam	1966-1967
1/6-15	Cougar Lakes Wilderness Area	1958-1983
1/16-17	Current Action files	1961-1965
1/18	Defenders of Wildlife Endangered Species	1968
1/19-20	William O. Douglas	1951-1952; 1970-1982
1/21	Duwamish School - photographs	1959-1960
folder:oversize
3	Glacier Peak Wilderness Area map	c. 1959
Box/Folder
1/22	Hells Canyon Preservation Council	1968-1971
1/23	Holden Village	1961-1962
1/24-27	Mountaineers	1962-1976
1/28	National Parks Centennial	1972
1/29	Nelson, Jack	1965
1/30	North Cascades	1966-1968
1/31-34	North Cascades Conservation Council	1960-1972
1/35	North Cascades Study Team Report	1966
2/1	Olympic Park Associates	1968; 1971
2/2	Outdoors Unlimited, Inc.	1967
2/3	Puget Sound Oil Drilling	1970
2/4	Redwoods	1964-1968
2/5	Scenic Highways Billboards	1966; 1968
2/6	Seattle Audubon Society	1961-1968
2/7	Sierra Club	1959-1962
2/8	Timber	1970-1971
2/9	Trails	1966
2/10	Washington Environmental Council	1971
2/11	Wild Rivers	1967-1968
2/12	Wilderness Bill	1958-1967
2/13	Miscellaneous	1961-1962
2/14	Miscellaneous - clippings	1962-1972
2/15	Miscellaneous - pamphlets	1953-1961

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