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Helen McGinnis, Conservationist, Papers regarding Wilderness Preservation in West Virginia
McGinnis, Helen
A&M 4270
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1.25 Linear Feet
1 ft. 3 in. (1 record carton)
1938-1977
1968-1975
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / URL: West Virginia & Regional History Center
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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Helen McGinnis, Conservationist, Papers regarding Wilderness Preservation in West Virginia, A&M 4270, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
Scope and Contents
Papers of conservationist Helen McGinnis regarding wilderness preservation. McGinnis was a noted conservationist working for a time at the United States National Museum of Natural History, she was also a dedicated member of the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy. The majority of the material regards the Dolly Sods Wilderness; other subjects include the Otter Creek Wilderness, Cranberry Wilderness, Seneca Rocks and Spruce Knob. Types of records include articles, news clippings, manuscripts, correspondence, maps, trail guides, and legal documents.
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Otter Creek Wilderness (W. Va.)
Conservation & Conservationists.
Conservation groups - West Virginia.
Dolly Sods Wilderness (W. Va.)
Dolly Sods Wilderness (includes correspondence and maps; correspondents include: The Department of the Interior, Monongahela National Forest, the National Geographic Society, and the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1154071968-19740101Dolly Sods Wilderness (includes correspondence, maps, and trail proposals; correspondents include: The Wilderness Society, the USDA Forest Service, West Virginia Geological Survey, Tucker County Planning Commission, and The Nature Conservancy)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1154101970-19750102Dolly Sods Wilderness (includes correspondence; correspondents include: Senator Jennings Randolph, the USDA Forest Service, Representatives Robert H. Mallohan and John M Slack)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/11541319720103Dolly Sods and general conservation note cardsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/115414undated0104Dolly Sods Wilderness (includes correspondence and trail map; correspondents include: the USDA Forest Service, and the Potomac Appalachian Trail Club)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1154151971-19740105Dolly Sods Wilderness (includes correspondence regarding land management; correspondents include: the USDA Forest Service)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1154161973-19740106Monongahela National Forest Expansion (includes correspondence; correspondents include: Representative Ken Hechler)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/11541719730107Dolly Sods Wilderness (includes articles and reprints)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1154181938-19720108Timber sale (includes correspondence and maps)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/11541919700109Dolly Sods Wilderness (includes trail notes)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/115420undated0110Dolly Sods Wilderness (includes directions and maps)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/115421undated0111Cranberry Backcountry Wilderness (includes correspondence; correspondents include the USDA Forest Service) Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1154221970-19770112Dolly Sods Wilderness (includes correspondence, maps, a two star citation for Helen McGinnis from Monongahela National Forest for Conservation Efforts, and a management plan for the Dolly Sods Wilderness)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1154231969-19750113The Bruce E. Sandquist affidavit regarding the timber saleArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/11542419700114Geology and surface mining (includes correspondence and maps; correspondents include: the West Virginia Department of Natural Resources, The Izaak Walton League of America Incorporated, West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey, and the Western Maryland Railway Company)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1154251968-19720115Backpacking and hiking guides as well as a camp stove manual (includes one hiking guide published by the Pittsburgh Council of American Youth Hostel Inc. labeled "Golden Triangle")Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/11542619740116Dolly Sods Wilderness (includes correspondence, Dolly Sods Wilderness Proposal and Guide manuscript, and photographs; correspondents include: Earl L. Core, the USDA Forest Service, and the Izaak Walton League of America)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/11542719680117The Allegheny Parkway Project (includes maps, reports, postcards, a copy of the proposed bill, and a copy of "The Allegheny Parkway, West Virginia, Virginia, Kentucky: Report to the Congress of the United States, February 1964")Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1154281964-19700118Otter Creek (includes news clippings and articles)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/11542919700119Otter Creek (includes correspondence and affidavits; correspondents include: the USDA Forest Service, the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy, Island Creek Coal Company, and Frederick A. Dorrell)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/11543019710120Otter Creek Wilderness (includes correspondence, brochures, maps and photographs; correspondents include: Ohio University, Pittsburgh and Redstone Fuel Company Inc., the D.C. Wilderness Study, and the Department of Natural Resources)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1154311970-19750121Otter Creek Wilderness (includes correspondence, memos, and notes; correspondents include: Senators Jennings Randolph and Richard Schweiker)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1154321970-19730122Otter Creek Wilderness (includes correspondence; correspondents include: Judge Maxwell, Robert Maxwell, and the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1154331968-19730123Otter Creek Guides 1st and 3rd editions (guides include management plans, trail proposals, maps, and hiking guides)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1154341970-19720124Otter Creek Wilderness (includes correspondence and trail map; correspondents include: Senator Robert C. Byrd, Representatives Ken Hechler and Jennings Randolph, the USDA Forest Service, the Charleston Gazette, the Elkins Inter-Mountain, the West Virginia Department of Natural Resources, the Potomac Valley Conservation and Recreation Council, and the Izaak Walton League of America)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1154351968-19730125George Langford Correspondence regarding Otter Creek (correspondents include John D. Rockefeller IV, Representative Robert J. Corbett, and the Elkins Inter-Mountain)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1154361969-19710126Spruce Knob and Seneca Rocks (includes correspondence, brochures, guides, and management plan; correspondents include: the Sierra Club: Atlantic Charter and the West Virginia Department of Natural Resources)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1154371968-19690127The Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail (includes correspondence, proposals, and a copy of the National Trail Systems Act; correspondents include: West Virginia University, the Department of the Interior, The Wilderness Society, and the D.C. Wilderness Committee)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1154381968-19720128"Research Report No. 14 Recreation Potential in the Appalachian Highlands: A Market Analysis" Prepared for the Appalachian Regional Commission by URS Research CompanyArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/11543919710129"Electric Power and the Environment" (a report sponsored by The Energy Policy Staff, Office of Science and Technology)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/11544019700130