WAUOverlyFredJohn2214.xmlGuide to the Fred John Overly Papers 1935-1971Overly (Fred John) PapersSpecial Collections, University of Washington Libraries©2007 (Last modified: 7/16/2020)
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Finding aid written in English.Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard).University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections2214Overly, Fred JohnFred John Overly papers1935-19712.63 cubic feet (7 boxes)Collection materials are in English.Papers of a federal official who worked for the National Park Service in several positions

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.

Organized into 2 accessions:

Accession No. 2214-001, Fred John Overly papers, 1935-1970Accession No. 2214-004, Fred John Overly papers, 1964-1971

Correspondence, clippings, diary, testimony, speeches and writings, news releases, reports, photographs, and ephemera.

Access restricted: For terms of access, contact Special Collections.

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Creator's literary rights retained. Contact repository for details.

Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)Overly, Fred John--ArchivesJackson, Henry M. (Henry Martin), 1912-1983United States. Bureau of Outdoor Recreation. NorthwestUnited States. National Park ServiceNational parks and reserves--Washington (State)--ManagementNational parks and reserves--Multiple use--Washington (State)National parks and reserves--Public use--Washington (State)National parks and reserves--Transportation--Washington (State)Lumber trade--Washington (State)Park rangers--Washington (State)Recreation areas--Washington (State)Olympic National Park (Wash.)--BoundariesGreat Smoky Mountains National Park (N.C. and Tenn.)North Cascades National Park (Wash.)Glacier National Park (Mont.)Ross Lake National Recreation Area (Wash.)Quinault, Lake (Wash.)DiariesPhotographsNational ParksDiariesPhotographs

 

Accession No. 2214-001: Fred John Overly papers, 1935-19702 cubic feet (5 boxes)

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.

Series 1Personal Papers1/12214-001Biographical or Historical Features12 items1/22214-001Diary1935-19361 item1/32214-001Address Book1 item1/42214-001Memorabilia13 items1/52214-001Photographs (unidentified)1/62214-001Miscellaneous3 items1/7-1/102214-001Clippings1953-19701/112214-001EphemeraSeries 2Olympic National Park2/12214-001Becker, (Mrs.) William Incoming Lettersundated1 item2/22214-001Eastman (William A.) Construction Company Incoming Letters1954-195513 items2/22214-001Great Smoky Mountains Conservation Association Incoming Letters19581 item2/22214-001Great Smoky Mountains National Park Incoming Letters19582 items2/32214-001Jackson, Henry M. Incoming Letters19581 item2/42214-001The Maryville-Alcoa Daily Times Incoming Letters19581 item2/42214-001Olympic National Park Incoming Letters19541 item2/42214-001Preston, John C. Incoming Letters19581 item2/42214-001Peach (S. W.) & Son Incoming Letters19546 items2/52214-001U.S. Bonneville Power Administration Incoming Letters19581 item2/52214-001U.S. Interior Department Secretary Incoming Letters19581 item2/52214-001U.S. National Park Service Incoming Letters1955-19589 items2/62214-001Unidentified Incoming Letters1956-19582 items2/7-82214-001Outgoing Letters1952-195820 items2/92214-001General Correspondence1952-195818 items2/102214-001Field Executives Management Conference195812 items2/112214-001Legislation4 items2/122214-001Financial Records including records of Rainier Area1954-195814 items2/132214-001Financial Records and Photos including records of Rainier Area19533 items2/142214-001Photos (of Rainier Area)5 items2/152214-001Graphics2 items2/162214-001Film1 item2/172214-001Photographs of Overly3 items2/182214-001Lists4 items2/192214-001Ephemera2/202214-001PamphletSeries 3Great Smoky Mountains National Park3/12214-001Allbeighr, Horace Incoming Letters19611 item3/12214-001Akina, Clem Incoming Letters19621 item3/22214-001Baker, Howard H. Incoming Letters19631 item3/32214-001Blythe, Dee C. Incoming Letters19622 items3/32214-001Brehm, C. E. Incoming Letters19602 items3/32214-001The Bremerton Sun Incoming Letters19601 item3/32214-001Caain, Harold Incoming Letters19611 item3/32214-001Chamber of Commerce, Atlinburg Incoming Letters19611 item3/32214-001Downtown St. Louis, Inc. Incoming Letters1962-19632 items3/42214-001Everett, Robert A. Incoming Letters19631 item3/52214-001Gatlenburg, Tennessee Incoming Letters1961-19632 items3/52214-001Gibson, Frye G. Incoming Letters19621 item3/52214-001Goddard & Gamble Incoming Letters19631 item3/52214-001Great Smoky Mountains Conservation Association Incoming Letters19631 item3/52214-001Harrison, De Sales Incoming Letters19581 item3/52214-001Isle of Wight County Council Incoming Letters19621 item3/62214-001Jackson, Henry M. Incoming Letters1959-19602 items3/72214-001Kefauver, Estes Incoming Letters1959-19603 items3/82214-001The Knoxville News - Sentinel Incoming Letters19632 items3/82214-001La Follette, V. L. Incoming Letters19611 item3/92214-001North Carolina, Conservation and Development Department Incoming Letters196 32 items3/92214-001North Carolina, Governor Incoming Letters19601 item3/102214-001Patton, Mitchell Incoming Letters19611 item3/112214-001Redding, Hugh S. Incoming Letters19631 item3/112214-001Rotary Club of Knoxville Incoming Letters19581 item3/112214-001Smoky Mountains Hiking Club Incoming Letters19631 item3/112214-001The Stephens Press, Inc. Incoming Letters19581 item3/112214-001Stick, R. Incoming Letters19591 item3/122214-001Taylor, Roy A. Incoming Letters19631 item3/132214-001Tennessee, Conservation Department Incoming Letters19581 item3/132214-001Tennessee, Game and Fish Department Incoming Letters19632 items3/142214-001Tennessee Eastern Lumber Co. Incoming Letters19581 item3/152214-001U.S. Comptroller General Incoming Letters19601 item3/152214-001U.S. Fish and Wildlife Incoming Letters19611 item3/162214-001U.S. Forest Service Incoming Letters1962-19633 items3/172214-001U.S. Interior Department Secretary Incoming Letters19571 item3/182214-001U.S. National Park Service Incoming Letters1958-196319 items3/192214-001U.S. Outdoor Recreation Bureau Incoming Letters19631 item3/202214-001U.S. Public Lands Commission Incoming Letters1960-19613 items3/212214-001U.S. Public Roads Department Incoming Letters1961-19636 items3/222214-001Washington, Public Service Commission Incoming Letters1960-19622 items3/222214-001Willis, James Incoming Letters19631 item3/23-3/272214-001Outgoing Letters1958-196398 items3/28-3/312214-001General Correspondence1958-196342 items3/322214-001Minutes19621 item3/332214-001Financial Records1936-19631 item3/342214-001Reports8 items3/352214-001Speeches and Writings4 items3/362214-001Graphics8 items3/372214-001Photographs of Project 9 A-14 items3/382214-001Photographs of Overly2 items3/392214-001Photographs2 items3/402214-001EphemeraSeries 4Bureau of Outdoor Recreation4/12214-001Alaska Governor Incoming Letters1965-19664 items4/22214-001Alaska Natural Resources Department Incoming Letters1966-19702 items4/22214-001Anderson, Frank H. Incoming Letters19661 item4/22214-001Brewer, Carson Incoming Letters19651 item4/32214-001Cherberg, John A. Incoming Letters1966-19672 items4/42214-001Convery, Fred R. Incoming Letters19671 item4/42214-001Creek, Sylvia Incoming Letters19662 items4/42214-001Development Research Associates, Inc. Incoming Letters19691 item4/42214-001Durnerg, Marvin B. Incoming Letters19681 item4/42214-001Erickson, Thomas E. Incoming Letters19661 item4/42214-001Fontana Village Incoming Letters19631 item4/42214-001Frome, Michael Incoming Letters19661 item4/42214-001Gallagher, Sheridan Incoming Letters19661 item4/42214-001Gatlinburg, Tennessee Mayor Incoming Letters19631 item4/42214-001Great Smoky Mountains Conservation Association Incoming Letters19632 items4/52214-001Great Smoky Mountains National Park Incoming Letters1963-19653 items4/62214-001Haas, John Incoming Letters19681 item4/62214-001Halterman, Ed Incoming Letters19661 item4/62214-001Hatcher, John B. Incoming Letters19661 item4/62214-001Hodges, Luther H. Incoming Letters19661 item4/62214-001Hope, James L. Incoming Letters19661 item4/72214-001Idaho Governor Incoming Letters1966-19712 items4/82214-001Idaho Park Department Incoming Letters1965-19693 items4/92214-001Jackson, Henry M. Incoming Letters19661 item4/102214-001Loretta, John E. Incoming Letters19661 item4/112214-001Magnuson, Warren G. Incoming Letters19661 item4/122214-001Manning, Harvey Incoming Letters19661 item4/122214-001Maryville-Alcoa Daily Times Incoming Letters19631 item4/122214-001McGregor, Donald G. Incoming Letters19662 items4/122214-001Merrill, W. K. Incoming Letters19641 item4/132214-001Montana Fish and Game Department Incoming Letters1966, 19703 items4/142214-001National Parks Association Incoming Letters19661 item4/142214-001Neilson, Keith Incoming Letters19701 item4/152214-001North Carolina Governor Incoming Letters19661 item4/162214-001Northern California Log Scaling and Grading Bureau Incoming Letters19661 item4/142214-001Olympia National Park Incoming Letters19661 item4/172214-001Oregon Governor Incoming Letters19671 item4/182214-001Oregon Treasury Department Incoming Letters19671 item4/192214-001Quillen, James H. Incoming Letters19631 item4/202214-001Society of American Foresters Incoming Letters19661 item4/202214-001Staley, Thomas G. Incoming Letters19661 item4/202214-001Stone, J. Herbert Incoming Letters19672 items4/202214-001Straut for Governor Dinner Committee Incoming Letters19661 item4/202214-001Sunset Magazine Incoming Letters19661 item4/202214-001Thompson, Allen E. Incoming Letters19661 item4/202214-001Tozier (Sid) Insurance Agency, Inc. Incoming Letters19661 item4/212214-001U.S. Agriculture Department Incoming Letters19662 items4/222214-001U.S. Commerce Department Incoming Letters1963-19647 items4/232214-001U.S. Forest Service Incoming Letters1966-19703 items4/242214-001U.S. Interior Department Secretary Incoming Letters1961-197010 items4/242214-001U.S. Interior Department Indian Affairs Bureau Incoming Letters19651 item4/242214-001U.S. Interior Department Solicitor Department Incoming Letters19651 item4/252214-001U.S. Justice Department Incoming Letters1970-19712 items4/262214-001U.S. National Park Service Incoming Letters1963-196812 items4/27-302214-001U.S. Outdoor Recreation Bureau Incoming Letters1963-197117 items4/312214-001U.S. President Incoming Letters196618 items4/322214-001U.S. President, The Citizens' Committee on Environmental Quality Incoming Letters197022 items4/332214-001Vandergicht, John Incoming Letters196811 items4/332214-001Vessey, James K. Incoming Letters19631 item4/332214-001Vint, Thomas C. Incoming Letters19651 item4/342214-001Washington Governor - Evans, Daniel Incoming Letters1964, 19663 items4/352214-001Washington Governor - Rosellini, Albert D. Incoming Letters19663 items4/352214-001Washington Governor - Interagency Committee for Outdoor Recreation Incoming Letters19651 item4/352214-001Washington Governor, Wilderness Task Force Incoming Letters19721 item4/352214-001Washington Superior Court, Clallam - Jefferson Counties Incoming Letters19661 item4/352214-001Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission Incoming Letters19681 item4/362214-001Wells-Oats Lumber Company Incoming Letters19621 item4/362214-001Whaley, Dick Incoming Letters19664 items4/362214-001Whaley, R. J. and Koleen Incoming Letters19661 item4/362214-001Tollefson, Thor C. Incoming Letters19651 item4/372214-001Unidentified Incoming Letters1966-19672 items4/38-4/432214-001Outgoing Letters1963-196991 items4/442214-001General Correspondence1965-196918 items4/452214-001Court Papers4/46-5/12214-001Alaska Pipeline Reports1970-19713 items5/2-5/32214-001Olympic National Park Reports1961-196613 items5/42214-001Miscellaneous Reports19714 items5/52214-001Speeches and Writings by Overly, Fred J.7 items5/62214-001Speeches and Writings of Others16 items5/72214-001News Releases1963-19707 items5/82214-001Legislation1964-196814 items5/92214-001North Cascades Hearings19663 items5/102214-001Conferences and Conventions1962-19728 items5/112214-001Photographs5/112214-001Photograph (Oversize) - Group Picture1 item5/112214-001Photograph (Oversize) - Olympic National Park1 item5/112214-001Photographs - North Cascades Conservation Council Proposal8 items5/122214-001Notes7 items5/132214-001Miscellaneous3 items5/142214-001Pamphlet - "The Mountaineer"1 itemAccession No. 2214-004: Fred John Overly papers, 1964-1971.63 cubic feet (2 boxes)

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.

Series 1U.S. Bureau of Outdoor Recreation1/12214-004Biographical Features1/2-52214-004Outgoing Letters1965-19701/62214-004Testimony19681/7-2/12214-004Speeches and Writings1964-19702/22214-004Press Releases1967, 19702/3-42214-004Memoranda1965-19692/52214-004Meeting Memos19652/62214-004North Cascades National Park Field Inspection and Hearings1967, 19682/72214-004North Cascades National Park Reports and Recommendations by Governor Daniel J. Evans19672/82214-004North Cascades National Park Photographs, North Cascades Scenesundated2/92214-004North Cascades National Park Photographs (duplicates)2/102214-004North Cascades National Park Clippings2/112214-004North Cascades National Park North Cascades Study1969-19702/122214-004Olympic National Park Statements re: NorthShore Lands19662/132214-004Olympic National Park Clippings2/142214-004Miscellaneous - re: Fred J. Overly's Retirement