Tim DeChristopher protest collection
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2739
Scope and Contents
The Tim DeChristopher protest collection consists of flyers and brochures announcing protests in solidarity with Tim DeChristopher. Also included are news clippings and an article written by Maxine Fryer titled "Tim DeChristopher/When it's Right to Do Wrong."
Dates
- 2011
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
Tim DeChristopher disrupted a U.S. Bureau of Land Mangement oil and gas lease auction December 19, 2008, in Salt Lake City, Utah. After he bid $1.8 million to win bids on parcels near Arches and Canyonlands national parks and drove up prices on several others, BLM agents removed him from the auction. DeChristopher acknowledged his false bidding, saying it was an act of civil disobedience in protest of George W. Bush administration policies that he insisted were worsening the global climate crisis. On January 17, 2009, U.S. District Judge Ricardo Urbina temporarily halted the sale of 77 parcels, finding that the BLM had violated certain environmental protection laws pertaining to air quality and historical preservation. On April 1, 2009, 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.
On July 26, 2011, Judge Benson sentenced DeChristopher to two years in prison, imposed a $10,000 fine, and ordered him into immediate custody. The court's decision resulted in popular protest in Salt Lake City and other U.S. cities.
On July 26, 2011, Judge Benson sentenced DeChristopher to two years in prison, imposed a $10,000 fine, and ordered him into immediate custody. The court's decision resulted in popular protest in Salt Lake City and other U.S. cities.
Extent
0.25 Linear Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
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.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Irene Fryer in 2013.
Separated Materials
Photographs were transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections.
Processing Information
Processed by Betsey Welland in 2014.
- Title
- Inventory of the Tim DeChristopher protest collection
- Author
- Finding aid created by Betsey Welland.
- 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 written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository
Contact:
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu