Roscoe A. Poland Environmental Collection MS-0192
André Ausems
Special Collections & University Archives
12/18/2007
5500 Campanile Dr. MC 8050
San Diego, CA 92182-8050
askscua@sdsu.edu
Contributing Institution:
Special Collections & University Archives
Title: Roscoe A. Poland Environmental Collection
Creator:
Poland, Roscoe A.
Identifier/Call Number: MS-0192
Physical Description:
3.75 Linear Feet
Date (inclusive): 1957-1986
Language of Material:
English
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Scope and Contents
The collection documents local agriculture, business, construction, economic conditions, the environment, land, parks, recreation,
and tourism. It consists of correspondence, publications, maps and other data relating to a series of public hearings held
pursuant to the Wilderness Act (PL88-577) of 1964 regarding the disposition of environmentally sensitive localities.
Arrangement Note
The collection is organized as follows: materials dealing with California locales are in box 1; boxes 2 and 3 contain materials
on other localities and are arranged alphabetically by state.
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
The copyright interests in these materials have not been transferred to San Diego State University. Copyright resides with
the creators of materials contained in the collection or their heirs. The nature of historical archival and manuscript collections
is such that copyright status may be difficult or even impossible to determine. Requests for permission to publish must be
submitted to the Head of Special Collections, San Diego State University, Library and Information Access. When granted, permission
is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical item and is not intended to include or imply permission
of the copyright holder(s), which must also be obtained in order to publish. Materials from our collections are made available
for use in research, teaching, and private study. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including
but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials.
Source of Acquisition
Roscoe A. and Wilma Poland
Accruals and Additions
1978-014, 1996
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Preferred Citation
Identification of item, folder title, box number, Roscoe A. Poland Environmental Collection, Special Collections and University
Archives, San Diego State University Library.
Biographical Note
Roscoe A. Poland has been active in wilderness conservation since the mid-1950s. His personal efforts began with writing letters
to public officials and grew with the publication of
The Conservation Call in the Spring of 1969, which still appears regularly.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Personal Papers
United States. Wilderness Act
Wilderness areas--Environmental aspects--California--History--20th century--Sources
Wilderness areas--Environmental aspects--United States--History--20th century--Sources
Wilderness areas--Law and legislation--United States
Environmental impact statements--United States
Environmental impact statements--California
Poland, Roscoe A.--Archives
box 1, folder 1
Wilderness Act Hearings Folder 1
1957 - 71
Scope and Contents
Agua Tibia maps, correspondence, Sierra Club, U.S. Forest Service proposals
box 1, folder 2
Wilderness Act Hearings Folder 2
1956 - 78
Scope and Contents
Anza Borrego maps, correspondence, Sierra Club, news releases, government publications, minutes
box 1, folder 3
Wildreness Act Hearings Folder 3
1974
Scope and Contents
Cabrillo correspondence, management plans, master plans, environmental assessments
box 1, folder 4
Wilderness Act Hearings Folder 4
1974
Scope and Contents
Death Valley statements, environmental studies, pamphlets
box 1, folder 5
Wilderness Act Hearings Folder 5
1972
Scope and Contents
Lower Colorado River correspondence, statements, studies, clippings
box 1, folder 6
Wilderness Act Hearings Folder 6
1963 - 69
Scope and Contents
Lower Colorado River correspondence, statements, studies, clippings
box 1, folder 7
Wilderness Act Hearings Folder 7
1970 - 78
Scope and Contents
Lower Colorado River correspondence, statements, studies, clippings
box 1, folder 8
Wilderness Act Hearings Folder 8
1971
Scope and Contents
Salton Sea correspondence, pamphlets, maps, clippings
box 1, folder 9
Committee Folder 9
1967 - 77
Scope and Contents
Anza Borrego correspondence, annual reports
box 1, folder 10
Wilderness Act Hearings Folder 10
1970
Scope and Contents
Farallon correspondence, pamphlets
box 1, folder 11
Wilderness Act Hearings Folder 11
1972
Scope and Contents
Joshua Tree correspondence, statements, maps, pamphlets
box 1, folder 12
Wilderness Act Hearings Folder 12
1967
Scope and Contents
Pinnacles recommendations
box 1, folder 13
Wilderness Act Hearings Folder 13
1970
Scope and Contents
Point Reyes correspondence, pamphlets, maps, clippings
box 1, folder 14
Wilderness Act Hearings Folder 14
1972
Scope and Contents
Monarch pamphlet
box 1, folder 15
Wilderness Act Hearings Folder 15
1972
Scope and Contents
Trinity Alps correspondence, charts, proposals
box 1, folder 16
Bureau of Land Management Folder 16
n.d.
Scope and Contents
California Desert correspondence, charts and maps, magazine articles
box 1, folder 17
"Operation Desert Strike" Folder 17
1964 - 65
Scope and Contents
correspondence, photographs
box 1, folder 18
Proposed 1985 Plan Amendments to the California Desert Plan and the Eastern San Diego County MFP, U.S. Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Land Management
Folder 18
September 1986
box 1, folder 19
Record of Decision Folder 19
June 1986
Scope and Contents
Final Environmental Impact Statement Cleveland National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan, San Diego, Riverside and
Orange Counties, California
box 1, folder 20
Final Environmental Impact Statement Folder 20
February 1986
Scope and Contents
(2 volumes) Land and Resources Management Plan, Cleveland National Forest, and Appendix Volume
box 1, folder 21
Map Packet: Land and Resources Management Plan, Cleveland National Forest Folder 21
1986
box 1, folder 22
Pamo Dam and Reservoir Project, Draft Environmental Impact Statement and Appendices Folder 22
October 1986
Scope and Contents
2 volumes
box 1, folder 23
Southern California Metropolitan, Management Action Summary Folder 23
March 1986
box 1, folder 24
Wilderness Recommendations, Eastern San Diego County, Planning Unit, Final Environmental Impact Statement Folder 24
1986
box 1, folder 25
Supplement Vegetation Management for Reforestation, Draft Environmental Impact Statement Folder 25
1986
box 2, folder 1
Wilderness Act Hearings Folder 1
1969
Scope and Contents
Simeonof, Alaska correspondence, historical notes, pamphlets
box 2, folder 2
Wilderness Act Hearings Folder 2
1970
Scope and Contents
Izembek, Alaska correspondence, hearing notices, proposal
box 2, folder 3
Wilderness Act Hearings Folder 3
1971
Scope and Contents
Tenai, Alaska correspondence, notes, maps, proposal
box 2, folder 4
Wilderness Act Hearings Folder 4
1972
Scope and Contents
Unimak, Alaska correspondence, reports, proposal
box 2, folder 5
Wilderness Act Hearings Folder 5
1973
Scope and Contents
Unimak, Alaska correspondence, proposal...
box 2, folder 6
Wilderness Act Hearings Folder 6
1973
Scope and Contents
Semidi, Alaska correspondence, proposal
box 2, folder 7
Wilderness Act Hearings Folder 7
1974
Scope and Contents
Aleutians correspondence, study summary
box 2, folder 8
Wilderness Act Hearings Folder 8
1964 - 74
Scope and Contents
Havasu, Arizona correspondence, photographs, studies...
box 2, folder 9
Wilderness Act Hearings Folder 9
1967
Scope and Contents
Sycamore Canyon, Arizona pamphlet, proposal
box 2, folder 10
Wilderness Act Hearings Folder 10
1971
Scope and Contents
Cabeza Prieta correspondence, environmental impact statement
box 2, folder 11
Wilderness Act Hearings Folder 11
1972
Scope and Contents
Gila National Monument notice, proposal, environmental impact statement
box 2, folder 12
Wilderness Act Hearings Folder 12
1972
Scope and Contents
Grand Canyon correspondence, proposal
box 2, folder 13
Wilderness Act Hearings Folder 13
1972
Scope and Contents
Saguaro correspondence, notice, news release
box 2, folder 14
Wilderness Act Hearings Folder 14
1974
Scope and Contents
Kofa, Arizona correspondence, notice, map, proposal
box 2, folder 15
Wilderness Act Hearings Folder 15
1974
Scope and Contents
Lake Mead, Arizona, Nevada notice, maps, study, proposal
box 2, folder 16
Wilderness Act Hearings Folder 16
1974
Scope and Contents
Organ Pipe Cactus correspondence, notice, testimony, pamphlets
box 2, folder 17
Wilderness Act Hearings Folder 17
1972
Scope and Contents
White River, Arkansas notice, study
box 2, folder 18
Wilderness Act Hearings Folder 18
1974
Scope and Contents
Big Lake, Arkansas correspondence, notice, study
box 2, folder 19
Wilderness Act Hearings Folder 19
1969
Scope and Contents
Weminuche, Colorado correspondence
box 2, folder 20
Wilderness Act Hearings Folder 20
1974
Scope and Contents
Bombay Hook, Delaware correspondence, study, summary
box 2, folder 21
Wilderness Act Hearings Folder 21
1969
Scope and Contents
Florida Keys correspondence, chart, pamphlets, proposal
box 2, folder 22
Wilderness Act Hearings Folder 22
1971
Scope and Contents
Chassahowitzka, Florida correspondence, study
box 2, folder 23
Wilderness Act Hearings Folder 23
1971
Scope and Contents
St. Marks, Florida correspondence, notice, environmental impact statement, proposal
box 2, folder 24
Wilderness Act Hearings Folder 24
1974
Scope and Contents
Everglades, Florida notice, study, environmental impact statement
box 2, folder 25
Wilderness Act Hearings Folder 25
1974
Scope and Contents
J.N.: Ding Darling, Florida study summary
box 2, folder 26
Wilderness Act Hearings Folder 26
1974
Scope and Contents
Lake Woodruff, Florida study summary
box 2, folder 27
Wilderness Act Hearings Folder 27
1971
Scope and Contents
Blackbeard & Wolf Islands, Georgia correspondence, study, proposal
box 2, folder 28
Wilderness Act Hearings Folder 28
1973
Scope and Contents
Savannah, Georgia correspondence, pamphlet, notice
box 2, folder 29
Wilderness Act Hearings Folder 29
1973
Scope and Contents
Hawaiian Islands correspondence, statement, proposal, pamphlets
box 2, folder 30
Wilderness Act Hearings Folder 30
1973
Scope and Contents
River of the Return, Idaho newsletter
box 2, folder 31
Wilderness Act Hearings Folder 31
1973
Scope and Contents
Salmon River, Idaho proposal
box 2, folder 32
Wilderness Act Hearings Folder 32
1972
Scope and Contents
Snake River, Idaho correspondence, hearing, proposal
box 2, folder 33
Wilderness Act Hearings Folder 33
1974
Scope and Contents
Crab Orchard notice, proposal
box 2, folder 34
Wilderness Act Hearings Folder 34
1974
Scope and Contents
Upper Mississippi River correspondence, study
box 2, folder 35
Wilderness Act Hearings Folder 35
1969
Scope and Contents
Brenton, Louisiana correspondence, proposal
box 2, folder 36
Wilderness Act Hearings Folder 36
1974
Scope and Contents
Lacassine, Louisiana correspondence, notice, proposal
box 2, folder 37
Wilderness Act Hearings Folder 37
1974
Scope and Contents
Mammoth Cave, Kentucky correspondence, newsletter
box 2, folder 38
Wilderness Act Hearings Folder 38
1971
Scope and Contents
Moosehorn, Maine correspondence, proposal
box 2, folder 39
Wilderness Act Hearings Folder 39
1971
Scope and Contents
Martin, Maryland correspondence, proposal
box 2, folder 40
Wilderness Act Hearings Folder 40
1973
Scope and Contents
Blackwater, Maryland correspondence, proposal
box 2, folder 41
Wilderness Act Hearings Folder 41
1974
Scope and Contents
Assateague correspondence, proposal
box 2, folder 42
Wilderness Act Hearings Folder 42
1974
Scope and Contents
Parker River, Massachusetts correspondence, study summary
box 2, folder 43
Wilderness Act Hearings Folder 43
1973
Scope and Contents
Mille Lacs, Minnesota correspondence, study summary
box 2, folder 44
Wilderness Act Hearings Folder 44
1974
Scope and Contents
Aqassiz, Minnesota study
box 2, folder 45
Wilderness Act Hearings Folder 45
1974
Scope and Contents
Tamarac, Minnesota notice, study summary
box 2, folder 46
Wilderness Act Hearings Folder 46
1974
Scope and Contents
Noxubec, Mississippi correspondence, notice, proposal
box 2, folder 47
Wilderness Act Hearings Folder 47
1972
Scope and Contents
Mingo, Minnesota correspondence, proposal
box 2, folder 48
Wilderness Act Hearings Folder 48
1965 - 74
Scope and Contents
Beartooth, Montana correspondence, charts, statements
box 2, folder 49
Wilderness Act Hearings Folder 49
1969
Scope and Contents
Mission Mountain, Montana correspondence, proposals, pamphlets
box 2, folder 50
Wilderness Act Hearings Folder 50
1973
Scope and Contents
Red Rock Lakes, Montana correspondence, notice, proposal
box 2, folder 51
Wilderness Act Hearings Folder 51
1974
Scope and Contents
Bison Range, Montana correspondence, summary
box 2, folder 52
Wilderness Act Hearings Folder 52
1974
Scope and Contents
Bowdoin, Montana correspondence, study summary
box 2, folder 53
Wilderness Act Hearings Folder 53
1974
Scope and Contents
Charles Marion Russell Range, Montana correspondence, notice, summary
box 2, folder 54
Wilderness Act Hearings Folder 54
1974
Scope and Contents
Medicine Lake, Montana hearing, summary
box 2, folder 55
Wilderness Act Hearings Folder 55
1974
Scope and Contents
UL Bend, Montana correspondence, summary
box 2, folder 56
Wilderness Act Hearings Folder 56
1972
Scope and Contents
Crescent Lake, Nebraska correspondence, summary
box 2, folder 57
Wilderness Act Hearings Folder 57
1972
Scope and Contents
Valentine, Nebraska correspondence, summary
box 2, folder 58
Wilderness Act Hearings Folder 58
1974
Scope and Contents
Fort Neobrara, Nebraska correspondence, summary
box 2, folder 59
Wilderness Act Hearings Folder 59
1971
Scope and Contents
Desert National Range, Nevada correspondence, summary
box 2, folder 60
Wilderness Act Hearings Folder 60
1973
Scope and Contents
Anaho Island, Nevada correspondence, summary
box 2, folder 61
Wilderness Act Hearings Folder 61
1974
Scope and Contents
Sheldon, Nevada correspondence, summary
box 2, folder 62
Wilderness Act Hearings Folder 62
1971
Scope and Contents
Brigantine, New Jersey correspondence, summary
box 2, folder 63
Wilderness Act Hearings Folder 63
1972
Scope and Contents
White Sands, New Mexico hearing notice
box 2, folder 64
Wilderness Act Hearings Folder 64
1974
Scope and Contents
Muttamuskeet, North Carolina notice, summary
box 2, folder 65
Wilderness Act Hearings Folder 65
1971
Scope and Contents
Chase Lake, North Dakota correspondence, summary
box 2, folder 66
Wilderness Act Hearings Folder 66
1971
Scope and Contents
Lostwood, North Dakota correspondence, summary
box 2, folder 67
Wilderness Act Hearings Folder 67
1973
Scope and Contents
Salt Plains, Oklahoma correspondence, summary
box 2, folder 68
Wilderness Act Hearings Folder 68
1969
Scope and Contents
Chamisso, Oregon correspondence, summary
box 2, folder 69
Wilderness Act Hearings Folder 69
1971
Scope and Contents
Crater Lake, Oregon correspondence
box 2, folder 70
Wilderness Act Hearings Folder 70
1972
Scope and Contents
Klamath Forest, Oregon correspondence, summary
box 2, folder 71
Wilderness Act Hearings Folder 71
1972
Scope and Contents
Oregon Islands, Oregon correspondence, summary
box 2, folder 72
Wilderness Act Hearings Folder 72
1971
Scope and Contents
Cape Romain, South Carolina correspondence, summary
box 2, folder 73
Wilderness Act Hearings Folder 73
1974
Scope and Contents
Santee, South Carolina correspondence, summary
box 2, folder 74
Wilderness Act Hearings Folder 74
1970
Scope and Contents
Laguna Atascosa, Texas correspondence, summary
box 2, folder 75
Wilderness Act Hearings Folder 75
1973 - 75
Scope and Contents
Zion, Utah correspondence, draft master plan
box 2, folder 76
Wilderness Act Hearings Folder 76
1978
Scope and Contents
Canyon Lands, Utah correspondence, summary
box 2, folder 77
Wilderness Act Hearings Folder 77
1974
Scope and Contents
Back Bay, Virginia correspondence, summary
box 2, folder 78
Wilderness Act Hearings Folder 78
n.d.
Scope and Contents
Missisquoi, Vermont correspondence, summary
box 2, folder 79
Final Environmental Impact Statement, Groom Mountain Range, Lincoln County, Nevada Folder 79
November 1986
box 3, folder 1
Wilderness Act Hearings Folder 1
1962 - 73
Scope and Contents
Olympic, Washington correspondence, charts, pamphlets, studies
box 3, folder 2
Wilderness Act Hearings Folder 2
1969
Scope and Contents
West Sister, Washington correspondence, proposals
box 3, folder 3
Wilderness Act Hearings Folder 3
1971
Scope and Contents
San Juan, Washington correspondence, charts, hearing, proposal
box 3, folder 4
Wilderness Act Hearings Folder 4
1973
Scope and Contents
Olympic, Washington correspondence, charts, notice, environmental study, proposals
box 3, folder 5
Wilderness Act Hearings Folder 5
1973
Scope and Contents
Turnbull, Washington correspondence, study
box 3, folder 6
Wilderness Act Hearings Folder 6
1974
Scope and Contents
Little Pend Oreille, Washington correspondence, notice, study summary
box 3, folder 7
Wilderness Act Hearings Folder 7
1974
Scope and Contents
Mount Rainier, Washington correspondence, notice, master plan, study
box 3, folder 8
Wilderness Act Hearings Folder 8
1973
Scope and Contents
Horizon, Wisconsin correspondence, study summary
box 3, folder 9
Wilderness Act Hearings Folder 9
1971
Scope and Contents
Glacier, Wyoming correspondence
box 3, folder 10
Wilderness Act Hearings Folder 10
1973
Scope and Contents
Cloud Peak, Wyoming correspondence
box 3, folder 11
Wilderness Act Hearings Folder 11
1973
Scope and Contents
Elk Refuge, Wyoming correspondence, notice, study summary
box 3, folder 12
Wilderness Act Hearings Folder 12
1973
Scope and Contents
Popo Agie, Wyoming correspondence, notice
box 3, folder 13
Folder 13
February 1965; May, June 1957
Scope and Contents
Donald C. Stockdale "The Wilderness Act 1956 - 64" Stewart M. Brandburg "A Handbook on the Wilderness Act" Edwin Way Teale
"Land Forever Wild" plus miscellaneous fact sheets
box 3, folder 14
Issues of "Conservation Call" Folder 14
April 1969 - 94
box 3, folder 15
Cleveland National Forest Herbicide Issue Folder 15
1968 - 75
box 3, folder 16
Cleveland National Forest - Laguna Mountain proposed sanitation sale Folder 16
1974
box 3, folder 17
Cleveland National Forest - Laguna Mountain Long Range forest program Folder 17
1976
box 3, folder 18
Helium Issue Folder 18
1974 - 76
box 3, folder 19
Mineral Kig Game Refuge Folder 19
1964 - 78
box 3, folder 20
Sundesert Nuclear Plant Folder 20
1975 - 78
box 3, folder 21
California Coastal Zone Conservation Act Explanation of Statement by Roscoe A. Poland at San Diego hearing Folder 21
May 1975
box 3, folder 22
Sea World and Appeal to Coastal Comissions Folder 22
1973 - 74
box 3, folder 23
News article on Roscoe Poland in "The Saturday Press-Enterprise" Folder 23
March 1973
box 3, folder 24
Roscoe Poland Biography Folder 24
n.d.
box 3, folder 25
Miscellaneous Correspondence Folder 25
1958 - 95
box 3, folder 26
Miscellaneous news articles Folder 26
1948, 1973 - 75
box 3, folder 27
Lower Colorado River Folder 27
1964 - 82
Scope and Contents
includes reports, maps, articles, newsletters, pamphlets, photos
box 3, folder 28
Santa Margarita River Project Folder 28
1972 - 96
Scope and Contents
includes correspondence, articles, newsletters, fact sheet
box 3, folder 29
Nuclear Dump Ward Valley Folder 29
1994 - 95
Scope and Contents
includes articles, reports, correspondence
box 3, folder 30
Deserts Folder 30
1965 - 94
Scope and Contents
includes articles, reports, photos, pamphlets, booklets
box 3, folder 31
Forests Folder 31
1990 - 95
Scope and Contents
includes articles
box 3, folder 32
Anza-Borrego State Park-Desert Protection Council Folder 32
1968 - 92
Scope and Contents
includes articles, maps, correspondence
box 3, folder 33
Anza-Borrego State Park Folder 33
1970 - 96
Scope and Contents
includes articles, newsletters, pamphlets, maps, brochures, reports, correspondence
box 3, folder 34
Miscellaneous environmental Folder 34
1985 - 87