Robert Marshall Wilderness Fund records, 1937-1985.

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Robert Marshall Wilderness Fund records, 1937-1985.

The records are those of Thurman Trosper while trustee and manager of the fund. They include correspondence, financial records and copies of the last will and testament of Robert Marshall.

1.5 linear ft. (2 boxes)

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Marshall, Robert, 1901-1939

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Forester and explorer; graduate of New York State College of Forestry, 1924. From the description of Papers, 1923-1954. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155478351 Civil servant in the U.S. Forest Service. From the description of Papers, 1933. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155524092 Wilderness advocate and forester Robert Marshall was born in New York Jan. 2, 1901. Graduating from the College of Forestry at Syracuse University in 1924, he went on to earn a...

Robert Marshall Wilderness Fund.

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The fund was created by Robert Marshall, founding member of the Wilderness Society. In his will, Marshall left one-half of his estate to aid trace unionism and designated the other half for the establishment of two trusts: The Robert Marshall Civil Liberties Trust, and the Robert Marshall Wilderness Fund which was dedicated to "the preservation of wilderness conditions in outdoor America, including, but not limited to, the preservation of areas embracing primitive conditions of transportation, v...

Trosper, Thurman

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