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Ron Strickland papers, 1978-2008

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Strickland, Ron
Title
Ron Strickland papers
Dates
1978-2008 (inclusive)
Quantity
10.24 cubic feet (8 cartons and 1 oversize vertical file)
Collection Number
6364 (Accession No. 6364-001)
Summary
Papers of an author, conservationist and trail advocate from the Pacific Northwest
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

Open to all users, but access to portions of the collection is restricted. Contact Special Collections for details.

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Languages
English
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Biographical Note

Ron Strickland is an American writer, conservationist and trail advocate, best known as the founder of the Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail.

Ronald Gibson Strickland was born in Providence, Rhode Island in 1943 and attended Georgetown University. Inspired by Harvey Manning and Paris Walters, Strickland hiked the Cascade Crest Trail in 1970, fell in love with backpacking, and began planning a hiking trail that would extend from Glacier National Park in Montana to the Pacific Ocean. He founded the Pacific Northwest Trail Association in 1977 with the mission of developing, preserving and protecting the trail. The Pacific Northwest Trail was developed and built over the course three decades, receiving National Recreational Trail designations along the way before finally achieving National Scenic Trail status in 2009.

Strickland has authored several books on hiking: Shank’s Mare: A Compendium of Remarkable Walks (1988), The Pacific Northwest Trail Guide (2001), and The North Country Trail: The Best Walks, Hikes, and Backpacking Trips on America’s Longest National Scenic Trail (2013), and a memoir about the creation of the Pacific Northwest Trail titled Pathfinder: Blazing a new Wilderness Trail in Modern America (2011).

He also undertook several oral history projects which led to the publication of River Pigs and Cayuses: Oral Histories from the Pacific Northwest (1984), Whistlepunks & Geoducks: Oral Histories from the Pacific Northwest (1990), Vermonters: Oral Histories from Down Country to the Northeast Kingdom (1986), Texans: Oral Histories from the Lone Star State (1991), and Alaskans: Oral Histories from the Last Frontier (1992).

Ron Strickland is the recipient of the L.L. Bean Outdoor Heroes Award, American Land Conservation Award (2002) and the Chevron Conservation Award (2001).

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Content Description

This collection consists of correspondence, recordings, manuscripts, interview transcripts, photographs and ephemera related to Ron Strickland's published and unpublished books. It also includes his portable tape recorder and microphone used in his oral history interviews.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Copyrights retained by creator but the University of Washington Libraries Special Collections can use and grant use permissions.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

Arranged in 10 series.

  • Series 1, Papers Related to Whistlepunks and Geoducks and River Pigs and Cayuses
  • Series 2, Papers Related to Vermonters: Oral histories from Down Country to the Northeast Kingdom
  • Series 3, Papers Related to Alaskans: Life on the Last Frontier
  • Series 4, Papers Related to Texans: Oral histories from the Lone Star State
  • Series 5, California book project (unpublished)
  • Series 6, Southerners book project (unpublished)
  • Series 7, Children of Hope book project (unpublished)
  • Series 8, Great Relationships book project (unpublished)
  • Series 9, Midwest book project (unpublished)
  • Series 10, Miscellaneous

Acquisition Information

Donated by Ron Strickland on August 15, 2021.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

 

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Subject Terms

  • Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)


2022 (Last modified: 3/18/2022)

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