Friends of Nevada Wilderness Records
Scope and Contents
The Friends of Nevada Wilderness Records includes bylaws, correspondence, membership lists, budgets, newsletters, speeches, newspaper clippings, and material from anti-wilderness groups.
Dates
- 1985-1993
Creator
- Friends of Nevada Wilderness (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research. Materials must be used on-site; advance notice suggested. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
Historical Note
The Friends of Nevada Wilderness is a coalition of individuals and organizations, organized in 1985, whose purpose is the designation of a significant portion of eligible Nevada lands as wilderness by the U.S. Congress. There are two divisions: the Northern Nevada and the Southern Nevada Districts.
Extent
0.41 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Friends of Nevada Wilderness is dedicated to preserving all qualified Nevada public lands as wilderness, protecting all present and potential wilderness from ongoing threats, educating the public about the values of and need for wilderness, and improving the management and restoration of wild lands. The collection includes bylaws, correspondence, membership lists, budgets, newsletters, speeches, newspaper clippings, and material from anti-wilderness groups.
Arrangement
Arranged by record type.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Jean Ford in 1994.
Creator
- Friends of Nevada Wilderness (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the Friends of Nevada Wilderness Records
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Staff
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department Repository
Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center
1664 N. Virginia St.
Reno Nevada 89557-0322 USA
775-682-5665
775-682-5724 (Fax)
specoll@unr.edu