Katherine McKeown Roush papers, 1946-1999.

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Katherine McKeown Roush papers, 1946-1999.

Katherine Roush (1946-1999) was the daughter of Joseph Patrick McKeown and Virginia Conry McKeown. She was a Bitterroot Valley rancher, conservationist, poet, and calligrapher. This collection consists of personal correspondence, family records, writings, financial records, land holdings (various ranch sites) and photographs. The collection also contains records relating to Ms. Roush's work with the Montana Nature Conservancy, and the Five Valleys Land Trust. This collection consists of personal correspondence, family records, writings, financial records, land holdings (various ranch sites) and photographs. The collection also contains records relating to Ms. Roush's work with the Montana Nature Conservancy, and the Five Valleys Land Trust.

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Nature Conservancy (U.S.)

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The Nature Conservancy began in 1917 as the Committee For the Protection of Natural Conditions under the Ecological Society of America. In 1946, the Committee organized itself as an independent group called the Ecological Union, and in 1950, under Richard Pough's direction, changed its name to the Nature Conservancy. The mission is to preserve plants, animals and natural communities that represent the diversity of life by protecting the lands and water they need to survive. From the ...

Roush, Katherine McKeown

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Katherine McKeown Roush was born in Tucson, Arizona, on June 19, 1946, the daughter of Joseph and Virginia (Conrey) Roush. She was raised in the San Francisco area and studied French at Stanford University on a General Electric Co. scholarship. She studied calligraphy at Reed College. She later attended the University of Montana, majoring in creative writing. While at Stanford she represented the college in the College Bowl television show. In 1977 she moved to the Bitterroot Valley...

Five Valleys Land Trust (Mont.)

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