G. Corry McDonald Papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-488-BC
Scope and Content
The core of Archive #488 consists of papers, accumulated by Corry McDonald when he was chairperson of the New Mexico Wilderness Study Committee (1966-1976). The collection is divided into five series. The first series (boxes 1-2) contains correspondence, bills, proposals, reports, environmental studies, maps and general information pertaining to New Mexico wilderness areas. The second series, General Southwest, includes information on Southwest regional wilderness, water rights and mineral exploration.
Correspondence and newsletters of the New Mexico Wilderness Society, filed by year, 1975-1988 (box 4) represents an important supplement to the information in Boxes 1-3. The third series, Printed Material on Environmental Issues, housed in box 5 contains information related and unrelated to environmental issues of interest to Corry McDonald and include plans for energy efficient heating and cooling systems designed by him. Printed material, most from the Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Forest Service, concerning environmental issues comprises the final series, Regional Printed Matters and Technological Studies.
Also includes two Sierra Club films, one on Glen Canyon and the other on the Grand Canyon.
Correspondence and newsletters of the New Mexico Wilderness Society, filed by year, 1975-1988 (box 4) represents an important supplement to the information in Boxes 1-3. The third series, Printed Material on Environmental Issues, housed in box 5 contains information related and unrelated to environmental issues of interest to Corry McDonald and include plans for energy efficient heating and cooling systems designed by him. Printed material, most from the Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Forest Service, concerning environmental issues comprises the final series, Regional Printed Matters and Technological Studies.
Also includes two Sierra Club films, one on Glen Canyon and the other on the Grand Canyon.
Dates
- 1966-1988
Language of Materials
English.
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Copy Restrictions
Limited duplication of CSWR material is allowed for research purposes. User is responsible for compliance with all copyright, privacy, and libel laws. Permission is required for publication or distribution.
Biography
Corry McDonald, a mechanical engineer and wilderness preservationist, was born in Butte, Montana in 1914. He received a BSME from Montana State College in 1939 and studied at Cal Tech and MIT and received his MSME in 1940. He moved to Albuquerque in 1947 and became active in New Mexico wilderness preservation efforts.
McDonald's interest in environmental issues is reflected by active membership in many conservation organizations. They include: Butte & Montana Game Preservation Association (1932-1936); Save the Grand Canyon Committee (chairperson 1960-1965); Albuquerque Game Preservation Association (1950-); Continental Divide Trail Committee (1979-1981); New Mexico Wilderness Study Committee (1966-, chairperson 1967-1975) and the Wilderness Society (1975-), among others.
McDonald's personal notes from his back country trips became the basis of his book, Wilderness: A New Mexico Legacy (1985). His book, The Dilemma of Wilderness (1987) explores the complexities of special interests and wilderness usage.
McDonald's interest in environmental issues is reflected by active membership in many conservation organizations. They include: Butte & Montana Game Preservation Association (1932-1936); Save the Grand Canyon Committee (chairperson 1960-1965); Albuquerque Game Preservation Association (1950-); Continental Divide Trail Committee (1979-1981); New Mexico Wilderness Study Committee (1966-, chairperson 1967-1975) and the Wilderness Society (1975-), among others.
McDonald's personal notes from his back country trips became the basis of his book, Wilderness: A New Mexico Legacy (1985). His book, The Dilemma of Wilderness (1987) explores the complexities of special interests and wilderness usage.
Extent
8 boxes
Alternate Format
Circulating video cassette copies of "Glen Canyon" (Sierra Club film, 1966) and Grand Canyon (Sierra Club film, 1967) available at Fine Arts Library, University of New Mexico.
- Conservation of natural resources -- New Mexico
- Conservation of natural resources -- Southwest, New
- Environmental policy -- New Mexico
- Mural painting and decoration
- Natural resources -- Law and legislation -- New Mexico
- Public lands -- New Mexico
- Wilderness Society (U.S.)
- Wilderness areas -- New Mexico
- Wilderness areas -- Southwest, New
- Title
- Finding aid of the G. Corry McDonald Papers, 1966-1988
- Status
- Edited Full Draft
- Author
- Processed by CSWR Staff
- Date
- ©2000
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is in English
Revision Statements
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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