Gary Smith Papers 1960-1984

Swenson, May, 1913-1989

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May Swenson (1913-1989) was born in Logan, Utah. Graduated from Utah State University in 1934. Notable author and poet. Became the editor for New Directions Press in 1959. Frequently classified as a nature poet, Swenson received much praise for her descriptions of natural phenomena and her sensory tone. Her chief themes were animal and human behavior, sexuality, death, and the nature of art and perception. From the description of May Swenson papers, 1932-1998. (Utah State University...

Andrus, Cecil D., 1931-

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Governor of Idaho, 1971 to 1977. From the description of Cecil Andrus interview, 1989 Nov. 1. (Idaho State Historical Society Library & Archives). WorldCat record id: 70974851 U.S. Secretary of the Interior; Governor of Idaho. From the description of Cecil D. Andrus papers, 1951-1998 (Boise State University). WorldCat record id: 748578448 Democrat Cecil D. Andrus (1931- ) served as U.S. Secretary of the Interior from 1977 until 1981 duri...

Baker, Pearl Biddlecome

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Pearl Biddlecome Baker (1907-1992) researched and published a book about about the history of Robber's Roost titled, The Wild Bunch of Robbers Roost. Pearl Biddlecome Baker was born 5 August 1907 in Ferron, Utah. In 1909 her family moved to a ranch that included the notorious Robber's Roost in Southeastern Utah. Pearl and her husband bought this ranch after her father died in 1929, but her husband died soon after. She ran the ranch alone until she remarried in 1934. In 1...

Central Utah Project

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Liebler, H. Baxter (Harold Baxter), 1889-1982

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The Reverend Harold Baxter Liebler established a mission to the Navajo Indians at Bluff, Utah in 1943 named St. Christopher's until his retirement in the middle 1960s. Liebler's mission to the Navajo Indians, however, did not end upon his retirement. Instead, he moved into the Monument Valley area of Arizona and established the Hat Rock Valley Retreat Center and St. Mary's of the Moonlight chapel. He resided here, in Monument Valley, until his death in 1982. Liebler, even though operating this n...

Utah Wilderness Association.

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The Utah Wilderness Association (UWA) was formed in response to concerns that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and Forest Services were not advocating for new wilderness areas in Utah. In 1979, Dick Carter and others joined together to officially form the UWA and with the help of their efforts, a Utah Wilderness Act was made into law in 1984. The UWA continued their activities and after the act twelve areas were designated as Utah National Forest wildernesses. The UWA...

Smith, Gary M., 1943-....

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Smith was a naturalist, park service ranger, environmentalist, a muscian and a writer. His book, The windsinger, was the basis for and Emmy-winning documentary. From the description of Gary Smith papers, 1960-1984. (Utah State University). WorldCat record id: 21944020 Gary Milton Smith was born in Payette, Idaho to Milton F. Smith and Lillian Ruby on March 15, 1943. He attended Idaho State University and then Utah State University where he graduated in 1967. During the summe...

Ritter, Willis W., 1899-1978

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Black, Calvin.

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Fichter, Edson

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Waters, Frank, 1902-1995

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Frank Waters, writer and editor, was born July 25, 1902, at the foot of Pike's Peak, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. His father, who was part Cherokee died when Frank was 12 years old. It was his father who initially sparked Frank's interest in Indian culture. Waters attended Colorado College (Colorado Springs) from 1922-25 as an engineering student. He dropped out after his third year to take a job as a laborer in the Salt Creek, Wyoming oil fields. He later worked as an engineer for the Souther...