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Rudy Lukez Wilderness Conservation papers, 1972-1997

Overview of the Collection

Title
Rudy Lukez Wilderness Conservation papers
Dates
1972-1997 (inclusive)
Quantity
2 boxes, (1 linear feet)
Collection Number
UUS_COLL MSS 324
Summary
Rudy Lukez's papers include letters, newspaper clippings, and reports pertaining to the activities of the Sierra Club's Cache Valley Group, the Utah Chapter of the Sierra Club, and Utah Wilderness Coalition during the 1980s and 1990s.
Repository
Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives Division
Special Collections & Archives
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
Logan, UT
84322-3000
Telephone: 4357978248
Fax: 4357972880
scweb@usu.edu
Access Restrictions

No restrictions on use, except: not available through interlibrary loan.

Languages
English
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Biographical Note

Rudy Lukez grew up near Cleveland, Ohio and at the age of 22 in the 1980s, began work at Morton Thiokol in Brigham City, Utah as a rocket scientist. It was during this time that he served as chair for the Sierra Clubs' Cache Valley Group. In the 1990s, he served as chair of the Utah Chapter of the Sierra Club and chair of the Utah Wilderness Coalition, an umbrella group of state wilderness preservation organizations.

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Content Description

Rudy Lukez's papers include letters, newspaper clippings and reports pertaining to the activities of the Sierra Club's Cache Valley Group during the 1980s and the Utah Chapter of the Sierra Club and Utah Wilderness Coalition during the 1990s. The two-box collection contains subject pieces arranged alphabetically and each folder is arranged chronologically when dates are available.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.

Permission to publish material from the Rudy Lukez Wilderness Conservation papers must be obtained from the Special Collections and Archives manuscript curator and/or the Special Collections and Archives department head.

Preferred Citation

Initial Citation: Rudy Lukez Wilderness Conservation papers USU_COLL MSS 324, Box [ ]. Special Collections and Archives. Utah State University Merrill-Cazier Library. Logan, Utah.

Following Citations: USU_COLL MSS 324, USUSCA.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically.

Processing Note

Processed in March of 2008.

Acquisition Information

This collection was donated to USU Special Collections by Rudy Lukez on November 12, 2004.

Related Materials

See also Special Collections and Archives COLL MSS 148 The Utah Chapter of the Sierra Club Papers.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

  • A - M, 1976-1992

    • Description: Amendment Project Agreement No. 225.2
      Dates: 1978
      Container: Box 1, Folder 1
    • Description: Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Issue 10
      Dates: 1988 February
      Container: Box 1, Folder 2
    • Description: Bear River Basin Water Alliance
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 1, Folder 3
    • Description: Citizens and Natural Resources, Department of Forestry and Outdoor Rec, USU
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 1, Folder 4
    • Description: City of Logan documents
      Dates: 1976-1985
      Container: Box 1, Folder 5
    • Description: Environmental assessments for predator control reports
      Dates: 1991-1992
      Container: Box 1, Folder 6
    • Description: Giardia Run fundraiser
      Dates: 1986
      Container: Box 1, Folder 7
    • Description: Grasshopper spraying program
      Dates: 1984 July - 1986 May
      Container: Box 1, Folder 8
    • Description: Idaho Conservation League
      Dates: 1987 January - 1987 September
      Container: Box 1, Folder 9
    • Description: Idaho Environmental Council Vol. 19, No.1
      Dates: 1987
      Container: Box 1, Folder 10
    • Description: Idaho field hearing
      Dates: 1988 March 10
      Container: Box 1, Folder 11
    • Description: Idaho Wilderness Defense Coalition
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 1, Folder 12
    • Description: Idaho Wilderness Proposal
      Dates: 1988 January
      Container: Box 1, Folder 13
    • Description: Inland Empire Public Lands Council newsletters
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 1, Folder 14
    • Description: Land and Water Conservation Fund
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 1, Folder 15
    • Description: Letters to the Editor
      Dates: 1986
      Container: Box 1, Folder 16
    • Description: Little Goose Creek evaluation
      Dates: 1981
      Container: Box 1, Folder 17
    • Description: Maps
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 1, Folder 18
    • Description: Minidoka National Wildlife Refuge
      Dates: 1990
      Container: Box 1, Folder 19
    • Description: Miscellaneous correspondence
      Dates: 1979 April 9 - 1985 February 20
      Container: Box 1, Folder 20
    • Description: Miscellaneous handwritten notes
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 1, Folder 21
  • N - W, 1972-1990

    • Description: New Wilderness Study Areas reports
      Dates: 1973
      Container: Box 2, Folder 1
    • Description: Newspaper clippings
      Dates: 1973 March 15 - 1985 December 13
      Container: Box 2, Folder 2
    • Description: Newspaper clippings
      Dates: 1986 February 13 - 1988 February 28
      Container: Box 2, Folder 3
    • Description: RARE II proposals
      Dates: 1973-1978
      Container: Box 2, Folder 4
    • Description: Recycling program literature
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 2, Folder 5
    • Description: Ridgelines, Winter
      Dates: 1987
      Container: Box 2, Folder 6
    • Description: Sierra Club chronology
      Dates: 1972-1987
      Container: Box 2, Folder 7
    • Description: Sierra Club incoming correspondence (includes photos)
      Dates: 1986 February 26 - 1988 January 10
      Container: Box 2, Folder 8
    • Description: Sierra Club outgoing correspondence
      Dates: 1986 February 12 - 1988 February 24
      Container: Box 2, Folder 9
    • Description: Southeastern Idaho Wilderness Committee
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 2, Folder 10
    • Description: The Osborne Russell Wilderness Area Proposal
      Dates: 1972 March
      Container: Box 2, Folder 11
    • Description: Utah Sierran (Journal of the Utah Chapter, Sierra Club) Vol. 20, No. 7
      Dates: July 1987
      Container: Box 2, Folder 12
    • Description: Utah Wilderness Association
      Dates: 1985 January - 1987 November
      Container: Box 2, Folder 13
    • Description: Utah Wilderness Association documents
      Dates: 1988 May - 1991 October
      Container: Box 2, Folder 14
    • Description: Utah Wilderness Association Manifesto
      Dates: 1990 February
      Container: Box 2, Folder 15
    • Description: Utah Wilderness Association News
      Dates: 1985-1990
      Container: Box 2, Folder 16
    • Description: Utah Wilderness Association Review, Vol. 6, No. 2
      Dates: 1986
      Container: Box 2, Folder 17
    • Description: Various bumper stickers
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 2, Folder 18
    • Description: Wilderness Status Report
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 2, Folder 19

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Subject Terms

  • Green movement--Utah.
  • Wilderness areas--Utah
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