HTM_WCMss321.xml Guide to the Association of Northwest Steelheaders Records 1963-1966 Association of Northwest Steelheaders Records Updated by Zoe Henderson Whitman College and Northwest Archives 2012, 2019
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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2019-06-27. Finding aid written in English. Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard), 2nd Edition. 2019 Edited by Zoe Henderson for compliance with DACS and WCNA Required Elements for Archival Description. English Whitman College and Northwest Archives
345 Boyer Avenue Walla Walla, WA 99362 Archives@whitman.edu https://library.whitman.edu/archives/
Association of Northwest Steelheaders Records Association of Northwest Steelheaders WCMss.321 0.2 linear feet 1 manuscript box 1963-1966 The Association of Northwest Steelheaders Records document the Walla Walla chapter of the organization, which is dedicated to sustaining the Steelhead salmon population.. The records date from 1963 to 1966, and consist of materials such as minutes, correspondence, articles, proposals, and brochures.

Collection is open for research.

Materials found in the collection; provenance is unknown.

The Association of Northwest Steelheaders was formed in 1960 in Portland, Oregon but local chapters spanned throughout Washington, Idaho, and California. The Walla Walla chapter opened in 1963 to save Steelhead salmon runs, encourage practices intended to bring back runs and maintain salmon as a game fish. The first chapter president was Randy Macdonald, an avid fisherman.

The Association of Northwest Steelheaders Records span from 1963 through 1966. It consists of correspondence between journalist Vance Orchard and potential members, articles, meeting minutes, proposals, and brochures related to the Association of Northwest Steelheaders in Walla Walla, Washington. These records give insight into wildlife preservation and environmental activism in the 1960s.

 Northwest, Pacific Environmental protection Environmental Activism Fisheries and Wildlife Fishing and Canning