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Cecil Garland Papers, 1924-2006
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Garland, Cecil, 1925-2014
- Title
- Cecil Garland Papers
- Dates
- 1924-2006 (inclusive)19242006
- Quantity
- 4.5 linear feet
- Collection Number
- Mss 637
- Summary
- Cecil Garland has worked throughout his life to protect undeveloped areas. During the 1960’s, Garland lead the effort include the Scapegoat Wilderness in the National Wilderness Preservation System. This collection contains materials from Cecil Garland’s work with the Lincoln Back Country Protective Association and his personal conservation and Forest Service work. This includes correspondence, writing, materials from the Lincoln Back Country Protective Association, general wilderness and conservation research materials, maps, various publications, photographs and two pieces of artwork.
- Repository
-
University of Montana, Mansfield Library, Archives and Special Collections
Archives and Special Collections
Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library
University of Montana
32 Campus Dr. #9936
59812-9936
Missoula, MT
Telephone: 406-243-2053
library.archives@umontana.edu - Access Restrictions
-
Researchers must use collection in accordance with the policies of Archives and Special Collections, the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, and the University of Montana--Missoula.
- Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- Funding for processing this collection was provided by the Matthew Hansen Endowment.
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Cecil Garland was born on September 7, 1925. As a young man, he moved to Lincoln, Montana where owned and operated a hardware store iand worked for the Forest Service. These work experiences allowed Garland the opportunity to use and work with other users of the wilderness from just north of the Lincoln to the Scapegoat Mountains, which boarder the Bob Marshall Wilderness.
Attempts to develop this area lead Garland and William Meyger to form the Lincoln Back Country Protective Association in 1960. The Forest Service had approved the area for road development and the Anaconda Mining Company had applied for a permit to mine copper with the Montana Land Board. Meyger died in 1962 and Garland then became president of the Association. By 1969, the Association’s efforts to hinder logging and mining development in the Scapegoat Wilderness prompted community members to boycott Garland’s hardware store. However, the Associations efforts did receive support from other communities in the state.
The Scapegoat Wilderness became part of the National Wilderness Preservation System in 1972. It is both the first wilderness area proposed only by citizens after passage of the 1964 Wilderness Act and the first de facto wilderness area to enter the system.
Garland moved from Montana in the 1970s and has continued to work for protection of undeveloped land. During the 1980s, he worked with The Great Basin MX Alliance to protect the Utah’s Great Basin from military development and during the 1990s he spoke out against a Las Vegas water project.
Garland died in Utah on May 11, 2014.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
This collection contains materials from Cecil Garland’s work with the Lincoln Back Country Protective Association and his personal conservation and Forest Service work in Montana. This includes correspondence, writing, materials from the Lincoln Back Country Protective Association, general wilderness and conservation research materials, maps, various publications, photographs and two pieces of artwork. It is divided into five series.
Series I, Correspondence and Writings, contains incoming and outgoing correspondence with government officials, Lincoln Back Country Protective Association members and community members regarding various wilderness issues. It also contains various speeches, position statements, a biographical statement and articles by Garland. This series is organized between correspondence and writings each in chronological order.
Series II, Lincoln Back Country Protective Association Materials, contains publications, news releases, resolutions, a mailing list, membership lists, testimonies, proposals, the Association constitution and by-laws, clippings, photos, a cashbook and scrapbooks. This series is organized by format.
Series III, Wilderness and Conservation Research, contains correspondence, articles, reports, meeting minutes, resolutions, pamphlets, clippings and miscellaneous papers on various Montana and National conservation topics. These topics include Big Sky Resort, Blackfoot-Sun River Divide, Sun Butte Dam, pollution, timber and various state and national wilderness organizations. This series is arranged alphabetically by topic or organization.
Series IV, Maps and Publications, contains various maps of National Forests in Montana, one map, hand-drawn by Garland, of the Helena National Forest roads and trails and publications on Montana conservation topics. This series is divided into two categories, maps and publications, each arranged chronologically.
Series V, Artwork, contains two empty binders with artwork by Garland on the covers.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Researchers are responsible for using in accordance with 17 U.S.C. and any other applicable statutes. Non-exclusive copyright transferred to The University of Montana--Missoula.
Preferred Citation
[Name of document or photograph number], Cecil Garland Papers, Archives and Special Collections, The University of Montana-Missoula.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
The collection is divided into five series:
Series I: Correspondence and Writings, 1.1 linear feet, 1954-2006
Series II: Lincoln Back Country Protective Association Materials, 0.8 linear feet, 1954-1976
Series III: Wilderness and Conservation Research, 0.8 linear feet, 1952-1973
Series IV: Maps and Publications, 0.8 linear feet, 1924-1977
Series V: Artwork, 1.0 linear foot, undated
Custodial History
Materials held by Cecil Garland.
Acquisition Information
Materials were donated to the Archives by Cecil Garland, 2005.
Processing Note
The letter contained in Series I, box 2, folder 5 was added to the collection with permission of the donor. The letter references materials throughout the collection. Item A is located in Series I, Box 3, Folder 1. Item B is located in Series II, Box 5, Folder 5. Item C is located in Series II, Box 5, Folder 6. Item D is located in Series II, Box 6, Folder 7.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Series I: Correspondence and Writings, 1954-2006Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1/1 | Correspondence |
1960-1963 |
| 1/2 | Correspondence |
1964 |
| 1/3 | Correspondence |
1965 |
| 1/4 | Correspondence |
1966-1967 |
| 1/5 | Correspondence |
1968 |
| 1/6 | Correspondence |
1968 |
| 2/1 | Correspondence |
1969 |
| 2/2 | Correspondence |
1970-1971 |
| 2/3 | Correspondence |
1972 |
| 2/4 | Correspondence |
1964-1977 and undated |
| 2/5 | Correspondence with K. Ross Toole Archives regarding
unidentified materials in the collection |
June 2006 |
| 3/1 | Statement by Garland regarding Forest
Service |
circa 1952 |
| 3/2 | Town of Lincoln, Dispositions, clippings, reports,
Constitution of Lincoln Community Hall Association |
1954-1976 and undated |
| 3/3 | Statement and correspondence |
1962-1964 and undated |
| 3/4 | Speeches, articles and correspondence drafts |
1970 and undated |
| 3/5 | Speeches, articles and correspondence drafts |
1970-1973 and undated |
| 3/6 | Disposition |
circa 1974 |
| 3/7 | Statement and letters |
undated |
| 3/8 | Notes |
undated |
| 3/9 | "Gun Book," Presidents report and unidentified
statement |
undated |
| 3/10 | Comments by C. Garland on the "Patterns of Management of
the Blackfoot Sun River Divide Area" |
undated |
Series II: Lincoln Back Country Protective Association Materials, 1954-1976Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 4/1 | Publications, cartoons and miscellaneous |
1954-1938 and undated |
| 4/2 | Congressional bills, records, resolutions and news
releases |
1960-1972 and undated |
| 4/3 | Reports, proposals and correspondence |
1962-1972 and undated |
| 4/4 | Resolutions and correspondence |
1963-1970 and undated |
| 4/5 | Correspondence complied at White Tail Ranch, Ovando,
MT |
1965 |
| 4/6 | Mailing and membership list |
1966 and undated |
| 4/7 | Congressional Hearings on S. 1121 |
1968 |
| 4/8 | Congressional Statements, testimonies and
correspondence |
1968-1973 |
| 4/9 | Constitution and By-Laws |
undated |
| 5/1 | Clippings and notes |
1962-1974 and undated |
| 5/2 | Clippings |
1963-1968 |
| 5/3 | Clippings |
1963-1972 |
| 5/4 | Clippings |
1965-1976 and undated |
| 5/5 | Photo of Cecil Garland with magazine article
Photo number 637(II)1
|
1970 |
| 5/6 | Photo of "Show Me Trip" pack trip
Photo number 637(II)2
|
circa 1950s |
| 5/7 | Photo of award ceremony for teaching hunting safety,
Cecil Garland, Florence Baldwin, Margret Adams and Robert Cooney
Photo number 637(II)3
|
undated |
| 5/8 | Photographs |
undated |
| 5/9 | Photographs |
undated |
| 5/10 | Cashbook and Scrapbook |
1953-1963 and undated |
Series III: Wilderness and Conservation Research, 1952-1973Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 6/1 | Big Sky Resort, articles and correspondence |
1970-1971 and undated |
| 6/2 | Blackfoot Sun River Divide, Coordinated Resource
Development Plan |
1968-969 |
| 6/3 | Blackfoot Sun River Divide, reports and
correspondence |
1965-1971 and undated |
| 6/4 | Miscellaneous Papers from various conservation
projects |
1969-1972 and undated |
| 6/5 | Montana Wilderness Association |
1965-1968 and undated |
| 6/6 | Montana Wildlife Federation, correspondence, meeting
minutes, and resolutions |
1963-1968 and undated |
| 6/7 | National Wild and Scenic Rivers, articles and
reports |
1958-1970 and undated |
| 6/8 | Pollution: Air, Water, Pesticides, Vehicles, articles,
correspondence, and pamphlets |
1959-1972 and undated |
| 6/9 | Population control, articles |
1968-1973 and undated |
| 7/1 | Sun Butte Dams, correspondence, reports and
clippings |
1965-1968 and undated |
| 7/2 | Timber, articles and reports |
1962-1972 and undated |
| 7/3 | Various state and national conservation
groups |
1963-1971 and undated |
| 7/4 | The Wilderness Society, correspondence and
articles |
1952-1969 and undated |
| 7/5 | Wildlife, articles reports and
correspondence |
1963-1971 and undated |
| 7/6 | Wildlife and Conservation, articles and
pamphlets |
1968-1971 and undated |
Series IV: Maps and Publications, 1924-1977Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 8/1 | Coopers Lake, Montana, USGS map |
1924 |
| 8/2 | Lewis and Clark National Forest, map |
1938 |
| 8/3 | Silver Tip, Montana, USGS map |
1942 |
| 8/4 | Flathead National Forest, south half, map |
1951 |
| 8/5 | Helena National Forest, timber inventory map |
1953 |
| 8/6 | Helena National Forest Road Map "A" and Trail Map "B",
"Wet Speggeta" [sic] hand-drawn map and note |
1958 |
| 8/7 | Southeastern part of Lewis and Clark Range,
map |
circa 1968 |
| 8/8 | Spanish Peaks, Gallatin and Beaverhead National Forests,
map |
circa 1965 |
| 8/9 | Bob Marshall Wilderness, visitors’ map |
1967 |
| 8/10 | Absaroka Wilderness, map |
1968 |
| 8/11 | Southeastern part of Lewis and Clark Range, geo-chemical
map |
1958 |
| 8/12 | Vernon-Golden, Canada, map |
1969 |
| 8/13 | Lincoln Back Country, mineral resource maps |
1971 |
| 8/14 | Scapegoat Wilderness, Forest visitors’ map |
1973 |
| 8/15 | Blackfoot Sun River Divide Area, map |
undated |
| 8/16 | Partial and Unidentified maps |
undated |
| 9/1 | Anaconda and Strip Mining, publications, correspondence
and statements |
1970-1972 |
| 9/2 | A Design for Wild and Scenic Rivers, Forest Service
Northern Region |
1969 |
| 9/3 | Forest Service Handbook, Multiple-Use Management Guide
for Northern Region |
February 1963 |
| 9/4 | Lower Rock Creek Planning Unit: Management
Alternatives |
1977 |
| 9/5 | A Proposed Lewis and Clark National Waterway |
1962 |
| 9/6 | Reconnaissance Geology, Geophysics and Geochemistry of
the Southeastern Part of the Lewis and Clark Range, Montana |
1968 |
| 9/7 | Recreation: Opportunities and Problems in the National
Forests of the Northern and Intermountain Regions |
1962 |
| 9/8 | Upper Blackfoot River Study: A Pre-mining Inventory of
Aquatic and Wildlife Resources, Montana Fish and Game |
December 1975 |
Series V: Art Work, undatedReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 10/1 | Binders with artwork on
covers |
undated |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Dams--Montana
- Forest reserves--Montana
- Nature conservation--Montana--Societies, etc.
- Nature conservation--United States
- Pollution. Environmental aspects--Montana
- Resorts--Montana
- Roads--Montana--Helena National Forest--Maps
- Timber--Montana
- Trails--Montana. Helena National Forest--Maps
- Wilderness areas--Montana
Corporate Names
- United States. Forest Service.
Geographical Names
- Helena National Forest (Mont.)--Maps
- Scapegoat Wilderness (Mont.)
Form or Genre Terms
- Articles
- Clippings
- Mailing Lists
- Maps--Montana
- Minutes--Montana
- Pamphlets
- Photographs--Montana
- Resolutions
- Scrapbooks
- Speeches, addresses, etc., American--Montana
- Testimonies
Occupations
- Conservationists--Montana
Other Creators
-
Corporate Names
- Lincoln Back Country Protective Association.
Finding aid prepared by Ann
Sullivan
2006
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