Lien, Carsten

Historian, photographer, and environmental activist, Carsten Lien (born 1926) has been a president of the Mountaineers (a Seattle-based hiking and climbing club formed in 1906), vice-president of REI (Recreational Equipment, Inc.) and a Seattle mayoral candidate, among several other civic and corporate activities. Lien's research has focused on the Olympic Peninsula and Pacific Northwest. His published works include Olympic Battleground: The Power Politics of Timber Preservation (San Francisco: Sierra Club Books, 1991), and Exploring the Olympic Mountains: Accounts of the Earliest Expeditions 1878-1890 (Seattle: The Mountaineers Books, 2001).

From the description of Carsten Lien Olympic National Park photograph collection, 1941-1982 [graphic]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 294858802

Carsten Lien (b. 1926) is a past president of the Mountaineers, a Seattle-based hiking and climbing club formed in 1906. He is also a former vice-president of REI (Recreational Equipment, Inc.) and has been a Seattle mayoral candidate, among several other civic and corporate activities. Lien has authored two books.

From the description of Carsten Lien papers, circa 1980s-2005. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 237197628

Carsten Lien is a photographer and historian whose research focuses on the Olympic Peninsula and Pacific Northwest. His published works include Olympic Battleground: The Power Politics of Timber Preservation (San Francisco: Sierra Club Books, 1991), and Exploring the Olympic Mountains: Accounts of the Earliest Expeditions 1878-1890 (Seattle: The Mountaineers Books, 2001).

From the guide to the Carsten Lien Olympic National Park Photograph Collection, 1941-1982, (University of Washington Libraries Special Collections)