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Al Lepage Papers on Political Activism and Living History

 Accession
Identifier: ACC-2013-28

Content Description

Papers from the collection of Al Lepage. In the 1980s-1990s, Lepage was an activist in the anti-nuclear and environmentalist movements in Oregon, working as a canvasser for SANE / FREEZE and OSPIRG. He later became a well-known living history interpreter and director of the National Coast Trail Association. This collection includes material from his areas of interest, including political pamphlets, and material related to conservation, historic trails and historical reenactments in the Pacific Northwest.

Acquisition Type

Gift

Restrictions Apply

No

Dates

  • 1980-2010

Extent

3 Cubic Feet (3 boxes)

Inventory

Box 1: Notes, brochures and small publications related to activism in the 1980s-1990s in Oregon, including material on: SANE, permaculture, alternative monetary systems, environmentalism, organic farms, anti-logging, the Green Party, OSPIRG, Jolene Unsoeld for Congress, recycling and solar power. Box 2: Historical reenactment files including material on the Cowlitz Trail, Fort Vancouver, the Lewis & Clark Bicentennial "Whale of a Hike," Alexander Macleod, Michael T. Simmons, Jedediah Smith, and others. Box 3: Diefenderter, Heather. "Protecting a vanishing ecosystem: the ancient forests of the Pacific Northwest, a sourcebook for activists;" Oregon Forest Resources Institute reports and other reports related to forestry and watersheds; additional notes on historical reenactments; and the "Scott-Applegate Trail 1846-1847 Atlas and Gazetteer." Oversize (housed in drawer 6): - "Save Opal Creek" sign from a protest to preserve a forest area, which was eventually made into a federal wilderness area in the Willamette National Forest. (For more information see: Seidman, David. Showdown at Opal Creek: The Battle for America's Last Wilderness. New York: Carol & Graf, 1993.) - "Former Shopper Supports Strike" sign used in a protest at a Fred Meyer's store; possibly during the 1994 strike?