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Fred John Overly papers, 1935-1971
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Overly, Fred John
- Title
- Fred John Overly papers
- Dates
- 1935-1971 (inclusive)19351971
- Quantity
- 2.63 cubic feet (7 boxes)
- Collection Number
- 2214
- Summary
- Papers of a federal official who worked for the National Park Service in several positions
- Repository
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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
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Access restricted: For terms of access, contact Special Collections.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Fred John Overly was born in Sumner County Kansas in 1907 and earned both undergraduate and master's degrees in Forestry at the University of Washington. He worked for the National Park Service in a number of positions, including Forester, Assistant Superintendent and Superintendent at Olympic National Park. In 1963 Overly was appointed Regional Director of the U.S. Bureau of Outdoor Recreation in Seattle, Washington. He retired in 1971 and died in 1973.
As a career employee in the National Park Service, 1935-1963. Overly was superintendent of the Olympic National Park, 1952-1958, and of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, 1958-1963; and with the Bureau of Outdoor Recreation, Pacific Northwest Region, as Regional Director, 1963-1971.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Correspondence, clippings, diary, testimony, speeches and writings, news releases, reports, photographs, and ephemera.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
Organized into 2 accessions:
- Accession No. 2214-001, Fred John Overly papers, 1935-1970
- Accession No. 2214-004, Fred John Overly papers, 1964-1971
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Accession No. 2214-001: Fred John Overly papers, 1935-1970Return to Top
Scope and Content: Correspondence, clippings, diary, photographs, ephemera.
Restrictions on Access: No restrictions on access.
Restrictions on Use: Literary rights retained by Mrs. Overly during her lifetime.
Acquisition Info: Donated by Mrs. Fred J. Overly, 11/26/1973.
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Series 1: Personal Papers |
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Box/Folder | Accession | ||
1/1 | 2214-001 | Biographical or Historical Features 12 items
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1/2 | 2214-001 | Diary 1 item
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1935-1936 |
1/3 | 2214-001 | Address Book 1 item
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1/4 | 2214-001 | Memorabilia 13 items
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1/5 | 2214-001 | Photographs (unidentified) |
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1/6 | 2214-001 | Miscellaneous 3 items
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1/7-1/10 | 2214-001 | Clippings |
1953-1970 |
1/11 | 2214-001 | Ephemera |
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Series 2: Olympic National Park |
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Box/Folder | Accession | ||
2/1 | 2214-001 | Becker, (Mrs.) William Incoming Letters 1 item
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undated |
2/2 | 2214-001 | Eastman (William A.) Construction Company Incoming
Letters 13 items
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1954-1955 |
2/2 | 2214-001 | Great Smoky Mountains Conservation Association
Incoming Letters 1 item
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1958 |
2/2 | 2214-001 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park Incoming
Letters 2 items
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1958 |
2/3 | 2214-001 | Jackson, Henry M. Incoming Letters 1 item
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1958 |
2/4 | 2214-001 | The Maryville-Alcoa Daily Times Incoming
Letters 1 item
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1958 |
2/4 | 2214-001 | Olympic National Park Incoming Letters 1 item
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1954 |
2/4 | 2214-001 | Preston, John C. Incoming Letters 1 item
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1958 |
2/4 | 2214-001 | Peach (S. W.) & Son Incoming Letters 6 items
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1954 |
2/5 | 2214-001 | U.S. Bonneville Power Administration Incoming
Letters 1 item
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1958 |
2/5 | 2214-001 | U.S. Interior Department Secretary Incoming
Letters 1 item
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1958 |
2/5 | 2214-001 | U.S. National Park Service Incoming
Letters 9 items
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1955-1958 |
2/6 | 2214-001 | Unidentified Incoming Letters 2 items
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1956-1958 |
2/7-8 | 2214-001 | Outgoing Letters 20 items
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1952-1958 |
2/9 | 2214-001 | General Correspondence 18 items
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1952-1958 |
2/10 | 2214-001 | Field Executives Management Conference 12 items
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1958 |
2/11 | 2214-001 | Legislation 4 items
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2/12 | 2214-001 | Financial Records including records of Rainier
Area 14 items
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1954-1958 |
2/13 | 2214-001 | Financial Records and Photos including records of
Rainier Area 3 items
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1953 |
2/14 | 2214-001 | Photos (of Rainier Area) 5 items
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2/15 | 2214-001 | Graphics 2 items
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2/16 | 2214-001 | Film 1 item
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2/17 | 2214-001 | Photographs of Overly 3 items
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2/18 | 2214-001 | Lists 4 items
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2/19 | 2214-001 | Ephemera |
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2/20 | 2214-001 | Pamphlet |
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Series 3: Great Smoky Mountains National Park |
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Box/Folder | Accession | ||
3/1 | 2214-001 | Allbeighr, Horace Incoming Letters 1 item
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1961 |
3/1 | 2214-001 | Akina, Clem Incoming Letters 1 item
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1962 |
3/2 | 2214-001 | Baker, Howard H. Incoming Letters 1 item
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1963 |
3/3 | 2214-001 | Blythe, Dee C. Incoming Letters 2 items
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1962 |
3/3 | 2214-001 | Brehm, C. E. Incoming Letters 2 items
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1960 |
3/3 | 2214-001 | The Bremerton Sun Incoming Letters 1 item
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1960 |
3/3 | 2214-001 | Caain, Harold Incoming Letters 1 item
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1961 |
3/3 | 2214-001 | Chamber of Commerce, Atlinburg Incoming
Letters 1 item
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1961 |
3/3 | 2214-001 | Downtown St. Louis, Inc. Incoming Letters 2 items
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1962-1963 |
3/4 | 2214-001 | Everett, Robert A. Incoming Letters 1 item
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1963 |
3/5 | 2214-001 | Gatlenburg, Tennessee Incoming Letters 2 items
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1961-1963 |
3/5 | 2214-001 | Gibson, Frye G. Incoming Letters 1 item
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1962 |
3/5 | 2214-001 | Goddard & Gamble Incoming Letters 1 item
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1963 |
3/5 | 2214-001 | Great Smoky Mountains Conservation Association
Incoming Letters 1 item
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1963 |
3/5 | 2214-001 | Harrison, De Sales Incoming Letters 1 item
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1958 |
3/5 | 2214-001 | Isle of Wight County Council Incoming
Letters 1 item
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1962 |
3/6 | 2214-001 | Jackson, Henry M. Incoming Letters 2 items
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1959-1960 |
3/7 | 2214-001 | Kefauver, Estes Incoming Letters 3 items
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1959-1960 |
3/8 | 2214-001 | The Knoxville News - Sentinel Incoming
Letters 2 items
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1963 |
3/8 | 2214-001 | La Follette, V. L. Incoming Letters 1 item
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1961 |
3/9 | 2214-001 | North Carolina, Conservation and Development
Department Incoming Letters 2 items
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196 3 |
3/9 | 2214-001 | North Carolina, Governor Incoming Letters 1 item
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1960 |
3/10 | 2214-001 | Patton, Mitchell Incoming Letters 1 item
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1961 |
3/11 | 2214-001 | Redding, Hugh S. Incoming Letters 1 item
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1963 |
3/11 | 2214-001 | Rotary Club of Knoxville Incoming Letters 1 item
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1958 |
3/11 | 2214-001 | Smoky Mountains Hiking Club Incoming
Letters 1 item
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1963 |
3/11 | 2214-001 | The Stephens Press, Inc. Incoming Letters 1 item
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1958 |
3/11 | 2214-001 | Stick, R. Incoming Letters 1 item
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1959 |
3/12 | 2214-001 | Taylor, Roy A. Incoming Letters 1 item
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1963 |
3/13 | 2214-001 | Tennessee, Conservation Department Incoming
Letters 1 item
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1958 |
3/13 | 2214-001 | Tennessee, Game and Fish Department Incoming
Letters 2 items
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1963 |
3/14 | 2214-001 | Tennessee Eastern Lumber Co. Incoming
Letters 1 item
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1958 |
3/15 | 2214-001 | U.S. Comptroller General Incoming Letters 1 item
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1960 |
3/15 | 2214-001 | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Incoming Letters 1 item
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1961 |
3/16 | 2214-001 | U.S. Forest Service Incoming Letters 3 items
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1962-1963 |
3/17 | 2214-001 | U.S. Interior Department Secretary Incoming
Letters 1 item
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1957 |
3/18 | 2214-001 | U.S. National Park Service Incoming
Letters 19 items
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1958-1963 |
3/19 | 2214-001 | U.S. Outdoor Recreation Bureau Incoming
Letters 1 item
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1963 |
3/20 | 2214-001 | U.S. Public Lands Commission Incoming
Letters 3 items
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1960-1961 |
3/21 | 2214-001 | U.S. Public Roads Department Incoming
Letters 6 items
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1961-1963 |
3/22 | 2214-001 | Washington, Public Service Commission Incoming
Letters 2 items
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1960-1962 |
3/22 | 2214-001 | Willis, James Incoming Letters 1 item
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1963 |
3/23-3/27 | 2214-001 | Outgoing Letters 98 items
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1958-1963 |
3/28-3/31 | 2214-001 | General Correspondence 42 items
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1958-1963 |
3/32 | 2214-001 | Minutes 1 item
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1962 |
3/33 | 2214-001 | Financial Records 1 item
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1936-1963 |
3/34 | 2214-001 | Reports 8 items
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3/35 | 2214-001 | Speeches and Writings 4 items
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3/36 | 2214-001 | Graphics 8 items
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3/37 | 2214-001 | Photographs of Project 9 A-1 4 items
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3/38 | 2214-001 | Photographs of Overly 2 items
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3/39 | 2214-001 | Photographs 2 items
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3/40 | 2214-001 | Ephemera |
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Series 4: Bureau of Outdoor Recreation |
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Box/Folder | Accession | ||
4/1 | 2214-001 | Alaska Governor Incoming Letters 4 items
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1965-1966 |
4/2 | 2214-001 | Alaska Natural Resources Department Incoming
Letters 2 items
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1966-1970 |
4/2 | 2214-001 | Anderson, Frank H. Incoming Letters 1 item
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1966 |
4/2 | 2214-001 | Brewer, Carson Incoming Letters 1 item
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1965 |
4/3 | 2214-001 | Cherberg, John A. Incoming Letters 2 items
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1966-1967 |
4/4 | 2214-001 | Convery, Fred R. Incoming Letters 1 item
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1967 |
4/4 | 2214-001 | Creek, Sylvia Incoming Letters 2 items
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1966 |
4/4 | 2214-001 | Development Research Associates, Inc. Incoming
Letters 1 item
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1969 |
4/4 | 2214-001 | Durnerg, Marvin B. Incoming Letters 1 item
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1968 |
4/4 | 2214-001 | Erickson, Thomas E. Incoming Letters 1 item
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1966 |
4/4 | 2214-001 | Fontana Village Incoming Letters 1 item
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1963 |
4/4 | 2214-001 | Frome, Michael Incoming Letters 1 item
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1966 |
4/4 | 2214-001 | Gallagher, Sheridan Incoming Letters 1 item
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1966 |
4/4 | 2214-001 | Gatlinburg, Tennessee Mayor Incoming
Letters 1 item
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1963 |
4/4 | 2214-001 | Great Smoky Mountains Conservation Association
Incoming Letters 2 items
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1963 |
4/5 | 2214-001 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park Incoming
Letters 3 items
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1963-1965 |
4/6 | 2214-001 | Haas, John Incoming Letters 1 item
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1968 |
4/6 | 2214-001 | Halterman, Ed Incoming Letters 1 item
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1966 |
4/6 | 2214-001 | Hatcher, John B. Incoming Letters 1 item
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1966 |
4/6 | 2214-001 | Hodges, Luther H. Incoming Letters 1 item
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1966 |
4/6 | 2214-001 | Hope, James L. Incoming Letters 1 item
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1966 |
4/7 | 2214-001 | Idaho Governor Incoming Letters 2 items
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1966-1971 |
4/8 | 2214-001 | Idaho Park Department Incoming Letters 3 items
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1965-1969 |
4/9 | 2214-001 | Jackson, Henry M. Incoming Letters 1 item
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1966 |
4/10 | 2214-001 | Loretta, John E. Incoming Letters 1 item
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1966 |
4/11 | 2214-001 | Magnuson, Warren G. Incoming Letters 1 item
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1966 |
4/12 | 2214-001 | Manning, Harvey Incoming Letters 1 item
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1966 |
4/12 | 2214-001 | Maryville-Alcoa Daily Times Incoming
Letters 1 item
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1963 |
4/12 | 2214-001 | McGregor, Donald G. Incoming Letters 2 items
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1966 |
4/12 | 2214-001 | Merrill, W. K. Incoming Letters 1 item
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1964 |
4/13 | 2214-001 | Montana Fish and Game Department Incoming
Letters 3 items
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1966, 1970 |
4/14 | 2214-001 | National Parks Association Incoming
Letters 1 item
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1966 |
4/14 | 2214-001 | Neilson, Keith Incoming Letters 1 item
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1970 |
4/15 | 2214-001 | North Carolina Governor Incoming Letters 1 item
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1966 |
4/16 | 2214-001 | Northern California Log Scaling and Grading Bureau
Incoming Letters 1 item
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1966 |
4/14 | 2214-001 | Olympia National Park Incoming Letters 1 item
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1966 |
4/17 | 2214-001 | Oregon Governor Incoming Letters 1 item
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1967 |
4/18 | 2214-001 | Oregon Treasury Department Incoming
Letters 1 item
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1967 |
4/19 | 2214-001 | Quillen, James H. Incoming Letters 1 item
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1963 |
4/20 | 2214-001 | Society of American Foresters Incoming
Letters 1 item
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1966 |
4/20 | 2214-001 | Staley, Thomas G. Incoming Letters 1 item
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1966 |
4/20 | 2214-001 | Stone, J. Herbert Incoming Letters 2 items
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1967 |
4/20 | 2214-001 | Straut for Governor Dinner Committee Incoming
Letters 1 item
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1966 |
4/20 | 2214-001 | Sunset Magazine Incoming Letters 1 item
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1966 |
4/20 | 2214-001 | Thompson, Allen E. Incoming Letters 1 item
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1966 |
4/20 | 2214-001 | Tozier (Sid) Insurance Agency, Inc. Incoming
Letters 1 item
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1966 |
4/21 | 2214-001 | U.S. Agriculture Department Incoming
Letters 2 items
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1966 |
4/22 | 2214-001 | U.S. Commerce Department Incoming Letters 7 items
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1963-1964 |
4/23 | 2214-001 | U.S. Forest Service Incoming Letters 3 items
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1966-1970 |
4/24 | 2214-001 | U.S. Interior Department Secretary Incoming
Letters 10 items
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1961-1970 |
4/24 | 2214-001 | U.S. Interior Department Indian Affairs Bureau
Incoming Letters 1 item
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1965 |
4/24 | 2214-001 | U.S. Interior Department Solicitor Department Incoming
Letters 1 item
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1965 |
4/25 | 2214-001 | U.S. Justice Department Incoming Letters 2 items
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1970-1971 |
4/26 | 2214-001 | U.S. National Park Service Incoming
Letters 12 items
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1963-1968 |
4/27-30 | 2214-001 | U.S. Outdoor Recreation Bureau Incoming
Letters 17 items
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1963-1971 |
4/31 | 2214-001 | U.S. President Incoming Letters 18 items
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1966 |
4/32 | 2214-001 | U.S. President, The Citizens' Committee on
Environmental Quality Incoming Letters 22 items
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1970 |
4/33 | 2214-001 | Vandergicht, John Incoming Letters 11 items
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1968 |
4/33 | 2214-001 | Vessey, James K. Incoming Letters 1 item
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1963 |
4/33 | 2214-001 | Vint, Thomas C. Incoming Letters 1 item
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1965 |
4/34 | 2214-001 | Washington Governor - Evans, Daniel Incoming
Letters 3 items
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1964, 1966 |
4/35 | 2214-001 | Washington Governor - Rosellini, Albert D. Incoming
Letters 3 items
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1966 |
4/35 | 2214-001 | Washington Governor - Interagency Committee for
Outdoor Recreation Incoming Letters 1 item
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1965 |
4/35 | 2214-001 | Washington Governor, Wilderness Task Force Incoming
Letters 1 item
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1972 |
4/35 | 2214-001 | Washington Superior Court, Clallam - Jefferson
Counties Incoming Letters 1 item
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1966 |
4/35 | 2214-001 | Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission
Incoming Letters 1 item
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1968 |
4/36 | 2214-001 | Wells-Oats Lumber Company Incoming Letters 1 item
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1962 |
4/36 | 2214-001 | Whaley, Dick Incoming Letters 4 items
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1966 |
4/36 | 2214-001 | Whaley, R. J. and Koleen Incoming Letters 1 item
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1966 |
4/36 | 2214-001 | Tollefson, Thor C. Incoming Letters 1 item
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1965 |
4/37 | 2214-001 | Unidentified Incoming Letters 2 items
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1966-1967 |
4/38-4/43 | 2214-001 | Outgoing Letters 91 items
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1963-1969 |
4/44 | 2214-001 | General Correspondence 18 items
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1965-1969 |
4/45 | 2214-001 | Court Papers |
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4/46-5/1 | 2214-001 | Alaska Pipeline Reports 3 items
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1970-1971 |
5/2-5/3 | 2214-001 | Olympic National Park Reports 13 items
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1961-1966 |
5/4 | 2214-001 | Miscellaneous Reports 4 items
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1971 |
5/5 | 2214-001 | Speeches and Writings by Overly, Fred J. 7 items
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5/6 | 2214-001 | Speeches and Writings of Others 16 items
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5/7 | 2214-001 | News Releases 7 items
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1963-1970 |
5/8 | 2214-001 | Legislation 14 items
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1964-1968 |
5/9 | 2214-001 | North Cascades Hearings 3 items
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1966 |
5/10 | 2214-001 | Conferences and Conventions 8 items
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1962-1972 |
5/11 | 2214-001 | Photographs |
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5/11 | 2214-001 | Photograph (Oversize) - Group Picture 1 item
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5/11 | 2214-001 | Photograph (Oversize) - Olympic National
Park 1 item
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5/11 | 2214-001 | Photographs - North Cascades Conservation Council
Proposal 8 items
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5/12 | 2214-001 | Notes 7 items
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5/13 | 2214-001 | Miscellaneous 3 items
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5/14 | 2214-001 | Pamphlet - "The Mountaineer" 1 item
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Accession No. 2214-004: Fred John Overly papers, 1964-1971Return to Top
Scope and Content: Correspondence, testimony, speeches and writings, news releases, reports, photographs and clippings, 1964-1971. Some concerns Olympic National Park and the proposed North Cascades National Park.
Restrictions on Access: No restrictions on access.
Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights retained. Contact repository for details.
Acquisition Info: Received in 1974.
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Series 1: U.S. Bureau of Outdoor Recreation |
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Box/Folder | Accession | ||
1/1 | 2214-004 | Biographical Features |
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1/2-5 | 2214-004 | Outgoing Letters |
1965-1970 |
1/6 | 2214-004 | Testimony |
1968 |
1/7-2/1 | 2214-004 | Speeches and Writings |
1964-1970 |
2/2 | 2214-004 | Press Releases |
1967, 1970 |
2/3-4 | 2214-004 | Memoranda |
1965-1969 |
2/5 | 2214-004 | Meeting Memos |
1965 |
2/6 | 2214-004 | North Cascades National Park Field Inspection and
Hearings |
1967, 1968 |
2/7 | 2214-004 | North Cascades National Park Reports and
Recommendations by Governor Daniel J. Evans |
1967 |
2/8 | 2214-004 | North Cascades National Park Photographs, North
Cascades Scenes |
undated |
2/9 | 2214-004 | North Cascades National Park Photographs
(duplicates) |
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2/10 | 2214-004 | North Cascades National Park Clippings |
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2/11 | 2214-004 | North Cascades National Park North Cascades
Study |
1969-1970 |
2/12 | 2214-004 | Olympic National Park Statements re: NorthShore
Lands |
1966 |
2/13 | 2214-004 | Olympic National Park Clippings |
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2/14 | 2214-004 | Miscellaneous - re: Fred J. Overly's
Retirement |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Lumber trade--Washington (State)
- National parks and reserves--Multiple use--Washington (State)
- National parks and reserves--Public use--Washington (State)
- National parks and reserves--Transportation--Washington (State)
- National parks and reserves--Washington (State)--Management
- Park rangers--Washington (State)
- Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
- Recreation areas--Washington (State)
Personal Names
- Jackson, Henry M. (Henry Martin), 1912-1983
- Overly, Fred John--Archives
Corporate Names
- United States. Bureau of Outdoor Recreation. Northwest
- United States. National Park Service
Geographical Names
- Glacier National Park (Mont.)
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park (N.C. and Tenn.)
- North Cascades National Park (Wash.)
- Olympic National Park (Wash.)--Boundaries
- Quinault, Lake (Wash.)
- Ross Lake National Recreation Area (Wash.)