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Columbia Basin Inter-Agency Committee

 Organization

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Marshall Newport Dana papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ax 021
Abstract Collection consists of correspondence and documents concerning a wide variety of regional and national activities and associations. Most relate to the promotion of commercial and human welfare, often in the area of conservation and social legislation. Of particular importance are the files related to timber as collateral, the Columbia Basin Inter-Agency Committee, and the National Reclamation Association. In most of the organizations represented in the files, Dana either held office or was...
Dates: 1940-1962

Karl Onthank conservation papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ax 356
Abstract Karl William Onthank (1890-1968) joined the University of Oregon staff in 1916 and held various posts until he became associate dean of students in charge of job placement in 1948, a position he held until his retirement in l957. In 1954 Karl and Ruth Onthank, together with other outdoor and conservation activists, formed the Friends of the Three Sisters Wilderness (F3S). He served as president of the Federation of Western Outdoor Clubs from 1955 to 1957, and helped organize the Save the...
Dates: 1950-1967