Missoula City Spirit Committee River Corridor Design Competition Kit

Missoula City Spirit Committee River Corridor Design Competition Kit, 1980-1981

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Missoula City Spirit Facilities Steering Committee
Title: Missoula City Spirit Committee River Corridor Design Competition Kit
Dates: 1980-1981 (inclusive)
19801981
Quantity: 0.2 linear feet and 1 oversized folder
Collection Number: Mss 1023
Summary: This collection contains the announcement, rules, and background exhibits distributed by the Missoula City Spirit Facilities Steering Committee as sponsor of the Riverfront Corridor Design Competition in 1981. Co-sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts, the goal of the competition was to elicit an urban design framework to guide Missoula, Montana’s riverfront development and a conceptual plan for a large-capacity community events facility.
Repository: University of Montana, Mansfield Library, Archives and Special Collections
Archives and Special Collections
Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library
University of Montana
32 Campus Dr. #9936
59812-9936
Missoula, MT
Telephone: 406-243-2053
library.archives@umontana.edu
Access Restrictions: Researchers must use collection in accordance with the policies of Archives and Special Collections, the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, and The University of Montana-Missoula.
Languages: English, visual

Historical NoteReturn to Top

The Missoula City Spirit Program was formed in 1977 as part of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) City Spirit Program. The purpose of the program was to spawn and support cultural activities within the city, and the need for space and facilities emerged quickly as a core issue.

With grants from the NEA and local contributions, the Missoula City Spirit Program sponsored a study to examine the city’s existing cultural, recreational, and civic facilities, and to make suggestions for future growth. The River Corridor Design Competition was an outgrowth of this study. The winning design presented a plan for a looped-trail system, which would connect segments of the riverfront via pedestrian and bike paths. Architects Ron Kasprisin, James Pettinari, Robert DeWolf, and Peter Hall won $10,000 in prize money, and key elements of their design, such as the pedestrian-bike underbridge beneath the Madison Street bridge, were eventually realized.

In 1986, the University of Montana Washington-Grizzly Stadium was completed, a project which also drew from the earlier study and the River Corridor Design Competition plans.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

This collection contains the kit of materials distributed by the Missoula City Spirit Facilities Steering Committee for its 1981 Riverfront Corridor Design Competition, which encompassed approximately two miles of urban river corridor, bounded by the mouth of Hellgate Canyon in the east and the former Burlington Northern railroad tracks over the Clark Fork River in the west. It includes the competition announcement and rules, an overview of the Clark Fork floodplain, maps, aerial photographs, and a 1980 feasibility study. A letter from the committee chairman, William Coffee, to University of Montana President Neil Bucklew, and a few newspaper clippings are also present.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

Researchers are responsible for using in accordance with 17 U.S.C. and any other applicable statutes. Copyright not transferred to the University of Montana.

Preferred Citation

Missoula City Spirit Committee River Corridor Design Competition Kit, Archives and Special Collections, Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, The University of Montana-Missoula.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

The original order of the kit was maintained, except for the oversized exhibits, which were flattened and rehoused in a separate folder.

Custodial History

The custodial history of this collection is unknown.

Acquisition Information

No documentation is available about the acquisition of the collection by Archives and Special Collections

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box/Folder
1/1	Announcement, Cover Letter, and List of Contents	1981
1/2	Packet One: Rules and Requirements	1981
1/3	Packet Two: Narrative and Description	1981
1/4	Feasibility Study for Missoula, MT	1980
1/5	"Data Missoula: A Profile of Missoula, MT" Booklet	1980
1/6	Missoula Blueprint Company Price List	1981
1/7	Coffee-Bucklew Correspondence	1980
1/8	Clippings	1981
Folder
OS 2	Exhibits: Maps, Aerial Photography, and Boards	1981

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