Olaus Murie papers, 1917-1973 1930-1963.

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Olaus Murie papers, 1917-1973 1930-1963.

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Correspondence, articles, reports, statements, photographs, and maps pertaining to Murie's research work on wildlife, his tenure with the Wilderness Society, conservation legislation, and general wilderness and wildlife issues. Some wilderness illustrations by Murie are also included.

5 linear ft. (5 boxes)

Denver Public Library, Central Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7270919

Denver Public Library, Central Library

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United States. Bureau of Biological Survey

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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...

Murie, Olaus Johan, 1889-1963

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Biologist and field naturalist Olaus Johan Murie (1889-1963), the son of Norwegian immigrants, was born and raised in Moorhead, Minnesota. On completing his studies in zoology and wildlife biology at Oregon's Pacific University in 1912, he became an Oregon state conservation officer. In 1914-1917 he participated in scientific explorations of Hudson Bay and Labrador for the Carnegie Museum of Pittsburgh. He subsequently joined the U.S. Bureau of Biological Survey as a wildlife biologist. He spent...