Richard G. Illing Scrapbook, 1950s-1990
File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
The collection contains a scrapbook created by Illing's family to honor his achievements. It also includes articles, correspondence, newspaper clippings, photographs and maps associated with Richard G. Illing's fight to keep the Sandia Mountains in the Cibola National Forest from being overdeveloped. The Ellis Loop Forest Highway is a central theme of the collection and includes a paper written about the road. There are also various articles pertaining to forest conservation issues and correspondence with other environmentally active groups like the National Wildlife Federation, Save our Sylvania Action Committee (SOSAC), the New Mexico Wildlife Conservation Association, and the Albuquerque Wildlife Conservation Association as well as individual environmentalists concerned about the Sandia Mountains. Also included are materials from Las Placitas Association relating to the proposed highway and other land development issues. The collection also includes the notebook of Donald Waskey, who lived at the nearby commune of Manera Nueva in 1970, donated by the Illing family in September 2023.
Dates
- 1950s-1990
Language of Materials
From the Collection:
English
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 1 box (.45 cu. ft.) + 1 oversize folder.
Repository Details
Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository
Contact:
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
cswrref@unm.edu
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
cswrref@unm.edu