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Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance Records

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1696

Scope and Contents

The SUWA records include correspondence, legal documents, newsletter materials, newsclippings, articles, maps, reports, environmental impact statements, resource management plans, membership rolls, financial records, and other documents.

Dates

  • 1969-2000

Creator

Language of Materials

Collection materials are in English.

Conditions Governing Access

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Conditions Governing Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Biographical Note

From SUWA:

The Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA) was founded in 1983 as a coalition of concerned citizens from Utah and throughout the nation who share the common goal of preserving Utah’s remaining desert wild lands. SUWA is the only independent organization working full-time to defend America’s redrock Wilderness from oil and gas development, unnecessary road construction, rampant off-road vehicle use, and other threats to Utah’s Wilderness-quality lands. SUWA is a qualified non-profit organization under section 501(c)(3) of the federal tax code.

The mission of the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance is the preservation of the outstanding Wilderness at the heart of the Colorado Plateau, and the management of these lands in their natural state for the benefit of all Americans.

SUWA promotes local and national recognition of the region’s unique character through research and public education; supports both administrative and legislative initiatives to permanently protect the Colorado Plateau wild places within the National Park and National Wilderness Preservation Systems, or by other protective designations where appropriate; builds support for such initiatives on both the local and national level; and provides leadership within the conservation movement through uncompromising advocacy for Wilderness preservation.

Extent

50 Linear Feet (100 boxes)

Abstract

The Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance records (1969-2000) is a collection of office files, correspondence, and legal materials related to both the day-to-day operation of the organization as well as grassroots, political, and legal campaigns undertaken for or against specific actions affecting Southern Utah Wilderness areas.

Arrangement

The SUWA records are arranged into 3 distinct series: I. contains documents of a more general or administrative nature; II. contains documents related to a specific Wilderness area and pro-Wilderness campaigns focused on said area; and III. contains subject files, organized by subject, author and title.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Cartons 1-34 were donated in 1998.

Carton 35 was donated in 2000.

Processing Information

Preliminary processing by Karen Carver in 2000.

Processed by Michael Bills in 2014.
Title
Inventory of the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance records, 1969-2000
Author
Finding aid created by Karen Carver and Michael Bills
Date
© 2014 (last modified: 2020)
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid encoded in English in Latin script.

Repository Details

Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository

Contact:
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Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
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