Abstract The Tim DeChristopher protest collection (2011) consists of flyers and brochures announcing protests in solidarity with Tim DeChristopher. DeChristopher disrupted a U.S. Bureau of Land Mangement oil and gas lease auction December 19, 2008, in Salt Lake City, Utah. A federal grand jury handed up a two-count felony indictment against DeChristopher that accused him of violating the terms of the auction he promised to observe when he signed up to bid.

Abstract Timothy Mansfield “Tim” DeChristopher (1981-) is an environmental and climate activists who was arrested and sentenced to two years in federal prison for disrupting a United States Bureau of Land Mangement oil and gas lease auction December 19, 2008, in Salt Lake City, Utah. This collection contains color photographs documenting DeChristopher's protest and sentencing.