Don Hamilton Arkansas Wilderness Act Papers

Collection

Identifier: MC 560

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Scope and Content Note

The papers consist of correspondence, policy studies, newspaper clippings and a videotape pertaining to the passage of the Arkansas Wilderness Act of 1984. Mr. Hamilton bound much of the material together into volumes. These volumes consist mostly of correspondence to and from Mr. Hamilton as well as other individuals involved with the passage of the Arkansas Wilderness Act. Volumes 5-6, R.A.R.E., consist of papers pertaining to Roadless Area Review Evaluations. The U.S. Forest Service conducts these studies prior to designating forest lands as wilderness areas.

Dates

1977-1985

Creator

Hamilton, Don F. (Person)

Language of Materials

Materials are in English.

Access Information

Please call (479) 575-8444 or email specoll@uark.edu at least two weeks in advance of your arrival to ensure availability of the materials.

Use Information

No Use Restrictions Apply.

No Interlibrary Loan.

Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).

Biographical Note

Don Hamilton, a Little Rock attorney, has served on the Board of Directors of the Arkansas Wildlife Federation since 1981. He is also a member of the Wilderness Steering Committee, which is involved with the management of the wilderness areas in Arkansas's two national forests. In 1977, Hamilton and the Arkansas Wildlife Federation actively pursued the preservation of wilderness areas within Arkansas national forests. The Arkansas Wilderness Act was introduced in the House of Representatives on May 5, 1983 by Congressman Ed Bethune and later in the Senate by Senators Dale Bumpers and David Pryor on November 7, 1983. Public hearings were held in the House of Representatives and the Senate, in Little Rock and Washington D.C., in which Mr. Hamilton testified as a witness supporting the adoption of the Act in all of these hearings. The Arkansas Wilderness Act required that certain undeveloped national forest lands in the Ouachita and Ozark - St. Francis National Forests be preserved as wilderness areas. It was signed into law by President Ronald Reagan on October 19, 1984.

Extent

1.5 Linear Feet (243 items + 6 volumes in 2 boxes)

Additional Description

Arrangement of the Papers

Materials are arranged in chronological order.

Acquisition Information

The Don Hamilton Arkansas Wilderness Act Papers was donated to the Special Collections Department by Don Hamilton of Little Rock, Arkansas on July 29, 1986.