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Papers of Joe and Margaret Miller regarding their involvement with the North Cascades Conservation Council, 1969-1981
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Miller, Joseph W
- Title
- Papers of Joe and Margaret Miller regarding their involvement with the North Cascades Conservation Council
- Dates
- 1969-1981 (inclusive)19691981
- Quantity
- 2.42 cubic feet (3 boxes)
- Collection Number
- 3596 (Accession No. 3596-001)
- Summary
- Papers regarding North Cascades Conservation Council which campaigned to establish the Glacier Peak Wilderness and North Cascades National Park
- Repository
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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
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Access is restricted. Contact the Special Collections division of the University of Washington Libraries for details.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Joseph W. Miller, of Bellevue, Washington, was a volunteer research biologist for North Cascades National Park. Along with his wife, he produced two reports that assisted the North Cascades Conservation Council in their opposition to the building of Ross Dam.
Historical BackgroundReturn to Top
The North Cascades Conservation Council was established in 1958. The Council campaigned to establish the Glacier Peak Wilderness and North Cascades National Park, and opposed Seattle City Light's plans to raise Ross Dam. Dr. Patrick Goldsworthy was president of N3C during the High Ross Dam controversy (ca. 1971-1973), which centered around the City Light's proposal to raise the High Ross Dam and flood wilerness portions of the Canadian Skagit River Valley. The Council opposed this measure, which was defeaeted in 1983. In 1969, Joe and Margaret Miller began an ecosystem survey of Big Beaver Valley in the North Cascades. This led to the writing of two reports, 1970 and 1972, which were used by N3C during various hearings on Ross Dam. As authors of the reports, the Millers were called as expert witnesses; they also wrote rebuttals to the testimony of City Light witnesses.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Correspondence, clippings, testimony, pleadings, subjects series, reports, 1969-1981. Accession concerns hearings and litigation over raising Ross Dam, a Seattle City Light project on the Skagit River.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
The creators' literary rights have not been transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
