University of Wyoming
Paul C. Pritchard (b. 1944) was an influential conservationist. He founded National Park Trust, a land conservancy dedicated to protecting America's national parklands. From 1980 to 1997, he was President of National Parks and Conservation Association. Pritchard was also the founding chair of the Climate Institute, and a founder of both the U.S. Green Group and the Friends of China's National Parks. A decorated career officer in the US Department of the Interior, Pritchard chaired a Presidential task force and was instrumental in the addition of Alaska national park units. He published more than 100 articles and was selected to write the definition of ‘national park’ for Houghton Mifflin's
The collection contains The collection contains notebooks (1972-1978); correspondence (1977-1978); reprints (1979); documents (1970-1977); newspaper clippings (1982); printed materials (1973-1974); and reports (1963-1976). The collection pertains to the development of the first heritage inventory in the U.S., which was the basis of a contemporary national program by The Nature Conservancy funded by the U.S. Department of the Interior in more than 30 states. It also deals with notes Pritchard collected during his period as the Deputy Director of the Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service from 1977 to 1980.
There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.
The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.
There are no known other archival collections created by Paul C. Pritchard at the date of processing.
This material was received from Paul C. Pritchard in 1983.
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