Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives
C. Brant Short Sagebrush Rebellion papers
Short, C. Brant (Calvin Brant), 1955-
UUS_COLL MSS 391
.75 linear feet
2 boxes
1970-1987
This collection contains research and documents pertaining to the Sagebrush Rebellion, a movement in the 1970's to transfer federal land to the states.
Material in English
Initially processed in May of 2012. Further processing in 2024 created a detailed listing of the collection's contents.
This collection was donated to USU Special Collections and Archives in 2004 by C. Brant Short. Additional materials were donated in 2024 and 2025.
No restrictions on access, except: not available through interlibrary loan.
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.
Permission to publish material from the C. Brant Short Sagebrush Rebellion papers must be obtained from the Manuscript Curator and/or the Special Collections and Archives department head.
Initial Citation: C. Brant Short Sagebrush Rebellion papers, USU_COLL MSS 391, Box [ ]. Special Collections and Archives. Utah State University Merrill-Cazier Library. Logan, Utah.
Following Citations: USU_COLL MSS 391, USUSCA.
C. Brant Short is a professor of Environmental Rhetoric and Political Communication at Northern Arizona University interested in the debates over wildfire, wolf recovery, and public policy.
This collection contains research papers on the Sagebrush Rebellion, including photocopied newspaper articles, reports, and governmental correspondence, Short's correspondence, Nevada legislation bulletins, and a draft of a dissertation on the Sagebrush Rebellion.
Environmental Activism
State laws, statues, resolutions from Alaska, Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, Wyoming, Utah, and North Dakota
1979-1983
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1
State of Nevada Select Committee on Public Lands bulletins 81-22, 83-8, speech to National Cattlemen's Association
1980-1982
1
2
State of Nevada bulletin 82-1: State Sovereignty as Impaired by Federal Ownership of Land
1982-1984
1
3
Colorado Legislative Council's recommendations for 1981 Committee on Agriculture, research publication no. 249
1980
1
4
Western Conference Council of State Governments resolution: Western Conference Involvement in the Sagebrush Rebellion
1980-1981
1
5
Papers and statements by Karen W. Hayes, Robert E. Erickson, Norman Wengert, Larry Winn Jr., Les H. Cohen
1980-1984
1
6
PhD dissertation draft by R. McGregor Cawley: The Sagebrush Rebellion
1981
1
7
Making Sense of the Sagebrush Rebellion by Robert H. Nelson
1982
1
8
Presentation, talking points, questions/answers
1980
1
9
Statements by Washington governor John Spellman
1981-1984
1
10
Statements by Arizona governor Bruce Babbitt
1980-1984
1
11
A Question of Enumerated Powers: Constitutional Issues Surrounding Federal Ownership of Public Lands by Albert W. Brodie
1981
1
12
Bibliographies, resource lists
1981-1983
1
13
High Country News articles
1979-1981
1
14
Other assorted articles and research notes
1979-1983
1
15
Assorted copyright, correspondence, accession documents
1986-2004
1
16
Sagebrush Rebellion - Pro articles, editorials
1979-1981
2
1
Sagebrush Rebellion - Con articles, statements, research materials
1980-1985
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2
Sagebrush Rebellion, Inc. newsletters, correspondence, news releases
1980-1987
2
3
Correspondence and articles from Nevada Senator Paul Laxalt
1980-1984
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4