Collection Summary
Information for Researchers
Administrative Information
Scope and Content
Collection Summary
Collection Title: Echo Lakes Association Records,
Date (inclusive): 1931-1984
Collection Number: BANC MSS 84/153 c
Creator:
Echo Lakes Association
Extent:
Number of containers: 3 cartons, 1 oversize folder
Linear feet: 3.75
Repository: The
Bancroft Library
Berkeley, California 94720-6000
Physical Location: For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
Abstract: The records of Echo Lakes Association consist of correspondence and other working files related to the concerns of cabin owners
regarding a variety of environmental and safety matters. Also includes the files of the Echo Lakes History Project, an oral
history project sponsored by the Echo Lakes Association, which contain written responses to questionnaires, histories, and
several studies regarding Echo Lakes. In addition, research done by Margaret Edith Trussell about streamflow maintenance dams
in the Desolation Wilderness includes correspondence, writings and notes, and research materials for her in-depth study of
fish conservation in the High Sierra wilderness.
Languages Represented:
English
Information for Researchers
Access
Collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
Copyright has not been assigned to The Bancroft Library. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts
must be submitted in writing to the appropriate curator or the Head of Public Services for forwarding. Permission for publication
is given on behalf of The Bancroft Library as the owner of the physical items and the copyright.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Echo Lakes Association Records, BANC MSS 84/153 c, The Bancroft Library, University of California,
Berkeley.
Related Collection
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
The Echo Lakes Association Records were given to The Bancroft Library by Margaret E. Trussell for the Echo Lakes History Project
on February 27, 1989. Additions were made on March 22, 1990, by Mary Ann Fisher for the Echo Lakes Association.
Scope and Content
The records of Echo Lakes Association consist of the organization's correspondence and other working files related to the
concerns of cabin owners regarding a variety of environmental and safety matters. Also includes the files of the Echo Lakes
History Project, an oral history project sponsored by the Echo Lakes Association, which contain written responses to questionnaires,
histories, and several studies regarding Echo Lakes. In addition, research done by Margaret Edith Trussell about streamflow
maintenance dams in the Desolation Wilderness includes correspondence, writings and notes, and research materials for her
in-depth study of fish conservation in the High Sierra wilderness.
The Echo Lakes, two High Sierra alpine lakes, are located within the borders of the Eldorado National Forest which is administered
by the Forest Service. The lakes are utilized by day users and cabin owners with lease agreements with the Forest Service.
The Echo Lakes Association protects the interests of and unifies the cabin owners, and provides support for environmental
control.
The collection has been divided into three series and arranged either chronologically (correspondence), alphabetically (subject
files), or for ease of use (project and research files). Contents of folders reflect the order as received.