Margaret Owen collection on Robert Marshall 1928-1940

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Margaret Owen collection on Robert Marshall 1928-1940

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Margaret Owen was a resident of Missoula, Montana, and Laramie, Wyoming, who corresponded with environmentalist Robert Marshall. The collection consists of their correspondence, photographs, and writings and publications by or about Robert Marshall.

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Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library Archives and Special Collections

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SNAC Resource ID: 6381184

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United States. Forest Service

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Marshall, Robert, 1901-1939

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Owen, Margaret Regina Hart, 1896-1986

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