Inventory of the Wildlife Management Institute Records, 1964 - 1971
What is this document?
Descriptive Summary
| Abstract: | Established in 1911, the Wildlife Management Institute is a small non-profit, scientific and educational organization dedicated to wildlife conservation objectives. The Wildlife Management Institute advised the Public Land Law Review Commission (PLLRC) about the impact of public land policy on fish and wildlife resources in the United States. |
| Materials include correspondence, memoranda, reports, statements made at PLLRC Advisory Council meetings, testimony before various Congressional committees, excerpts from the Congressional Record, and copies of bills relating to public land policy. Correspondence and statements of Clinton R. Gutermuth, vice president of the Wildlife Management Institute and member of the Advisory Council of the Public Land Law Review Commission, comprise the majority of the collection. Primary correspondents include PLLRC director Milton A. Pearl and Wayne N. Aspinall, congressional chairman of the House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. | |
| Title: | Wildlife Management Institute Records, 1964 - 1971 |
| Creator: | Wildlife Management Institute |
| Repository: | Forest History Society Library and Archives |
| Call Number: | 6394 |
| Language of Material: | Material in English |
| Extent: | 1.0 linear feet (2 archival boxes) |
Historical Note
Established in 1911, the Wildlife Management Institute is a small non-profit, scientific and educational organization dedicated to wildlife conservation objectives. The Wildlife Management Institute advised the Public Land Law Review Commission (PLLRC) about the impact of public land policy on fish and wildlife resources in the United States. The Commission reassessed the nation's public land management laws during the late 1960s and formulated for the U.S. Congress policy recommendations concerning the management and utilization of public domain lands.
Collection Overview
Materials include correspondence, memoranda, reports, statements made at PLLRC Advisory Council meetings, testimony before various Congressional committees, excerpts from the Congressional Record, and copies of bills relating to public land policy. Correspondence and statements of Clinton R. Gutermuth, vice president of the Wildlife Management Institute and member of the Advisory Council of the Public Land Law Review Commission, comprise the majority of the collection. Primary correspondents include PLLRC director Milton A. Pearl and Wayne N. Aspinall, congressional chairman of the House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
Collection Arrangement
1. Materials Related to the Public Land Law Review Commission, 1964-1971
Subject Headings
- Aspinall, Wayne N.
- Gutermuth, Clinton Raymond, 1900-1987
- Land use -- United States
- Pearl, Milton A.
- Public lands -- United States -- 20th century
- Public lands -- Law and legislation -- United States -- 20th century
- United States. Public Land Law Review Commission
- Wildlife Management Institute
Detailed Description of the Collection
1. Materials Related to the Public Land Law Review Commission, 1964-1971.
Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
No restrictions.
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Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Wildlife Management Institute Records, Library and Archives, Forest History Society, Durham, NC, USA.
Acquisitions Information
Received in 1977.
Processing Information
Processed by Staff
Encoded by Amanda Ross, April 2009
Funding from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission supported the encoding of this finding aid. Support for digitization and outreach provided by the Alvin J. Huss Endowment.