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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

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Languages
English
Sponsor
Funding for encoding this finding aid was partially provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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Biographical Note

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.

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Content Description

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.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

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

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Administrative Information

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.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

 

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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

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Subject Terms

  • Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)


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