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Sources Related to the History of the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness Area, 1896-1964

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Lee, Debbie (Deborah Jean), 1960-; Baird, Dennis W.
Title
Sources Related to the History of the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness Area
Dates
1896-1964 (inclusive)
Quantity
5 cubic feet, (5 bankers boxes)
Collection Number
MG 458
Summary
Photocopies of primary source documents relating to the history of the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness Area. The original documents compiled in this collection are the property of the National Archives, the U.S. Forest Service, and other state and public agencies.
Repository
University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives
Special Collections and Archives
University of Idaho Library
875 Perimeter Drive
MS 2350
Moscow, ID
83844-2350
Telephone: 2088850845
libspec@uidaho.edu
Access Restrictions

The collection is open to the public. Researchers must use the collection in accordance with the policies of the University of Idaho Special Collections and Archives.

Languages
English
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Content Description

The papers and documents in this manuscript collection represent a portion of the intellectual output of the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness History Project. Other components include a collection of photographs and maps, a large collection of oral history interviews (the transcriptions of which are included in these papers), and the creation of a website. The Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness History Project was funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, and most work on the project was completed by mid-2013. The grant was awarded to Professor Debbie Lee, of Washington State University, and much of the filed archival research was completed by Dennis Baird, Professor Emeritus, University of Idaho.

The bulk of the collection consists of photocopies of original documents and primary sources that remain the property of the National Archives, the U.S. Forest Service, and other state and public agencies. A few original documents are also included. The sources span the period between 1896 and c. 1964. It is the intention of the project's researchers that this will be a living and growing collection. Each document included in this manuscript group is carefully annotated as to provenance, with data provided as to document location and owner, record group, folder number, etc., along with the name of the collector and the date of collection for the project.

Several thousand hours were spent in the effort to locate a thorough and inclusive collection of primary source documents relating to the Selway country of Idaho and western Montana. Extensive research was done at these locations: National Archives (Washington D.C., College Park, Maryland, Denver, Colorado, and Seattle, Washington), the Library of Congress, and offices of the U.S. Forest Service located at Orofino, Fenn, Moose Creek, McCall, Salmon, Challis, and Grangeville, Idaho, as well as USFS offices in Missoula, Hamilton, and West Fork, Montana. Extensive research was also conducted at Ogden, Utah, and at the Idaho State Historical Society in Boise.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

The majority of the records in this manuscript group are in the public domain, but the developers of this collection did not seek literary rights for the small number of non-official documents that are included. Consult Head of Special Collections and Archives on permissions for use.

Preferred Citation

Sources Related to the History of the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness Area, MG 458, Special Collections and Archives, University of Idaho Library, Moscow, Idaho.

Alternative Forms Available

Digital copies of the photographs in Box 3, Folder 76 of this collection (Photos - Dick Walker Photograph Collection) were donated separately and can be found in MG 686 - Dick Walker Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness Area photographs, 1909-2020

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Administrative Information

Location of Originals

Original documents and primary sources are the property of the National Archives, the U.S. Forest Service, and other state and public agencies.

Acquisition Information

Donated by Dennis Baird in March 2013.

Processing Note

Processed in April 2013. MA 2016-09 added in 2019.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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Geographical Names

  • Idaho--History
  • Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness (Idaho and Mont.)

Laura Guedes, updated by Amy Thompson
2013, 2019

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