Clifton R. Merritt papers 1935-2008

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Clifton R. Merritt papers 1935-2008

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This collection consists of the papers of environmental activist Clifton R. Merritt. From 1964 to1978 Merritt served as Director of Field Services for The Wilderness Society. After leaving The Wilderness Society, Merritt founded the American Wilderness Alliance (later American Wildlands). His papers include correspondence, research files and other documents from his time with these agencies. Other materials cover his work with Montana Wilderness Association, Montana Wildlife Federation, and Friends of the Bitterroot. The collection also contains personal writings and correspondence.

69.0 linear feet

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University of Montana--Missoula Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library Archives and Special Collections

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Montana Wildlife Federation

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Ranney, Sally Ann

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American Wildlands (Organization)

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Merritt, Clifton R. (Clifton Reeve), 1919-2008

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Clifton R. Merritt was born in November 1919 in the Prickly Pear Valley (now known as the Helena Valley) of Montana. He grew up on the cattle ranch his grandfather settled in the 1890s near the Gates of the Wilderness Mountains along the upper Missouri River. In his youth he was plagued by illness including polio and a triple heart valve leakage at age 15. Despite these physical ailments, Merritt was an avid hunter, fisherman, and hiker, often enjoying these activities with his twin...

Montana Wilderness Association

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Wilderness Society (U.S.)

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The Wilderness Society was formed in 1935 by a group of people concerned with preserving America's wilderness areas. Its mission is to "Deliver to future generations an unspoiled legacy of wild places with all the precious values they hold: Biological diversity, clean air and water, towering forests, rushing rivers, and sage-sweet, silent deserts." It accomplishes this mission through "Scientific expertise, analysis and bold advocacy at the highest levels to save, protect and restore America's w...

American Wilderness Alliance

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Friends of the Bitterroot

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Cunningham, Bill

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