Wilderness Policy History Project Collection 1922-2003

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Wilderness Policy History Project Collection 1922-2003

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This collection contains materials compiled during the Wilderness Policy History Project. The project’s purpose was to bring together records that could be used by wilderness managers, researchers, policy makers, and interested citizens to gain a clear historical understanding of Wilderness Act policy, evolution and language, and use this information to guide resolutions to the complex issues regarding current wilderness policy development and implementation.

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

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Arthur Carhart National Wilderness Training Center

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United States. Bureau of Land Management

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