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Inventory of the Great Hollow Wilderness School/WOW Collection, 1985 - 1999
Special Collections and ArchivesOlin Library
Wesleyan University
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Middletown, CT 06457 USA
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Descriptive Summary |
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| Repository | Special Collections & Archives, Wesleyan University |
| Creator | Great Hollow Wilderness School (New Fairfield, Conn.) |
| Title | Great Hollow Wilderness School/WOW Collection, |
| Dates | 1985 - 1999 |
| Linear Feet | 1.5 |
| Archival Boxes | 3 |
| Abstract | In 1969, Peter Budryk opened the Great Hollow Wilderness School (GHWS) to provide disadvantaged children and teenagers with a wilderness experience. In 1985, the GHWS offered a Wesleyan Orientation in the Wilderness (WOW) program for incoming freshmen at Wesleyan University. |
| The Great Hollow Wilderness School/WOW Collection includes files with information about both programs, and objects given to participants, such as water bottles, t-shirts, and hats. | |
| Call Number | 1995-1 |
| Location | For current information on the location of these materials, please consult Special Collections & Archives staff. |
| Language of Material | Material in English |
Historical Note
In the late 1960s, a 1,440 acre wildlife preserve in New Fairfield was willed to Wesleyan University by Walter Gordon Merritt. The land was named Great Hollow and in 1969, Peter Budryk, with the moral support of Murray Durst, created the Great Hollow Wilderness School (GHWS), a sort of combination of Upward Bound and Outward Bound: a wilderness program for disadvantaged youth. After the first year of the program in 1970, Budryk developed a graduate course in the Wesleyan Master of Arts in Teaching program in outdoor education leadership; after a few years, the course was no longer needed as a group of capable GHWS staff were available. In 1973, Budryk was named executive director of the program and was given full responsibility for its development and operation. In 1982, the Wilderness Education Association invited and accredited GHWS to conduct the National Standard Program in Outdoor Leadership Certification.
In 1985, GHWS was given approval to run an optional freshman orientation trip. The first Wesleyan Orientation in the Wilderness (WOW) in 1985 was very successful and the program continued through the 1990s.
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Collection Overview
The Great Hollow Wilderness School/WOW Collection includes files with information about both programs, and objects given to participants, such as water bottles, t-shirts, and hats.
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Restrictions
Access Restrictions
No restrictions.
Copyright Notice
Copyright for Official University records is held by Wesleyan University; all other copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
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Online Catalog Headings
These and related materials may be found under the following headings in online catalogs.
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Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Great Hollow Wilderness School/WOW Collection, Collection #1995-1, Special Collections & Archives, Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT, USA.
Acquisitions Information
Given by Erhard Konerding in summer 1995.
Processing Information
Processed by Kate Levy, April 2009
Encoded by Valerie Gillispie, April 2009
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