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Olson, Sigurd F., 1899-1982. Sigurd F. Olson papers, 1920s-1989.

Title: Sigurd F. Olson papers, 1920s-1989.

Correspondence, graduate school papers, published and unpublished literary manuscripts, book drafts and publication proofs, film scripts, a bio-bibliography, maps, photographs, research notes, subject files, minutes, speeches and lecture material, schedules, newspaper and magazine clippings, reports, surveys, land use studies and proposals, newsletters, and other printed material related to the literary career and environmental advocacy of Sigurd F. Olson, one of Minnesota's leading outdoor writers and wilderness preservationists.

ArchivalResource: 83.0 cubic feet (83 boxes).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/86134056 View

United States. President's Quetico-Superior Committee. Committee records, 1927-1987.

Title: Committee records, 1927-1987.

Correspondence, minutes (1934-74), printed materials, newspaper clippings, newsletters and news releases (1947-73), maps (1938-1950s), and legal files documenting the many activities of a committee established on June 30, 1934, by President Franklin D. Roosevelt's Executive Order No. 6783, to deal directly with U.S. government agencies in matters relating to conservation, preservation, and use of wilderness lands in northeastern Minnesota. The committee worked closely with the Quetico-Superior Council, a private organization sharing the same goals.

ArchivalResource: 5.75 cu. ft. (6 boxes, and 1 oversize folder).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122410967 View

Quetico-Superior Council records., 1906-1967.

Title: Quetico-Superior Councilrecords. 1906-1967.

Correspondence, scrapbooks, publications, memoranda,reports, speeches, financial records, and other materials (mainly for 1927-1950)documenting an organization established in 1928 to work for the preservation ofwilderness values in the Rainy Lake and Pigeon River watersheds of northernMinnesota and Ontario. Some of this area is now part of the Superior National Forestand Boundary Waters Canoe Area in Minnesota and Quetico Provincial Park in Ontario.

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Committee records., 1927-1987.

Title: Committeerecords. 1927-1987.

Correspondence, minutes (1934-74), printed materials, newspaper clippings, newsletters and news releases (1947-73), maps (1938-1950s), and legal files documenting the many activities of a committee established on June 30, 1934, by President Franklin D. Roosevelt's Executive Order No. 6783, to deal directly with U.S. government agencies in matters relating to conservation, preservation, and use of wilderness lands in northeastern Minnesota. The committee worked closely with the Quetico-Superior Council, a private organization sharing the same goals.

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Friends of the Wilderness. Friends of the Wilderness records, 1917-1981.

Title: Friends of the Wilderness records, 1917-1981.

Correspondence, printed materials, clippings, and miscellaneous items (mainly 1949-1975) related almost entirely to the activities of its executive secretary, William H. Magie. During 1949-1954 the organization concentrated on opposing the use of aircraft and on supporting federal land acquisition in the roadless areas of the Superior National Forest Boundary Waters Canoe Area (BWCA). Later it opposed logging, mining, and other commercial activities in the area, and supported efforts in Congress to pass a wilderness act (1957-1964), designate the BWCA as a wilderness area, and create Voyageurs National Park (1964-1971).

ArchivalResource: 9.75 cu. ft. (21 boxes).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/313832234 View

Clement, Paul, 1892-1984. Paul Clement papers, 1886, 1908-1982.

Title: Paul Clement papers, 1886, 1908-1982.

Correspondence and printed and nearprint items related mainly to the conservation activities of Clement, a Minneapolis insurance executive. They pertain largely to the Izaak Walton League of America (IWLA) and the IWLA Endowment when Clement was most active in its Minnesota division (1939-1940), when he was national president (1944-1946), and when a controversy developed over use of IWLA Endowment funds (1964-1965). Minnesota issues are prominent, especially logging, mining, and road building in the Quetico-Superior area. There is also material on other conservation organizations, including Friends of the Wilderness, the Nature Conservancy, the Quetico-Superior Foundation, and the President's Quetico-Superior Committee.

ArchivalResource: 10.25 cu. ft. (23 boxes).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122523479 View

Sigurd F. Olson papers., 1920s-1989.

Title: Sigurd F. Olson papers. 1920s-1989.

Correspondence, graduate school papers, published andunpublished literary manuscripts, book drafts and publication proofs, film scripts,a bio-bibliography, maps, photographs, research notes, subject files, minutes,speeches and lecture material, schedules, newspaper and magazine clippings, reports,surveys, land use studies and proposals, newsletters, and other printed materialrelated to the literary career and environmental advocacy of Sigurd F. Olson, one ofMinnesota's leading outdoor writers and wilderness preservationists.

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http://www.mnhs.org/library/findaids/00316.xml View

Quetico-Superior Council. Quetico-Superior Council records, 1906-1967 (bulk 1927-1950).

Title: Quetico-Superior Council records, 1906-1967 (bulk 1927-1950).

Correspondence, scrapbooks, publications, memoranda, reports, speeches, financial records, clippings, and other materials documenting the history of an organization established in 1928 to work for the preservation of wilderness areas in the Rainy Lake and Pigeon River watersheds of northern Minnesota and Ontario. Some of this area is now part of the Superior National Forest and Boundary Waters Canoe Area in Minnesota and Quetico Provincial Park in Ontario.

ArchivalResource: 65.0 cu. ft. (129 boxes, incl. 23 v., and 1 microfilm reel).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/313833068 View