The Leopold Archives

Photo Requests click here.

The Leopold archives represent a wealth of information about the evolution of Leopold’s thinking and the dawning and growth of the conservation movement from the early 1900s through Leopold’s death in 1948 and beyond.

The Aldo Leopold Foundation is the primary steward of Leopold’s writings, unpublished manuscripts, journals, correspondence, sketches, photographs, and implements he used on the land.

Photo by Ed Pembleton

The Aldo Leopold Foundation maintains a photographic archive that includes over 1000 images from the 1930's and 40's of Aldo Leopold and the Leopold family and friends. Many of these images are of the restoration work at the sand farm. Release of archival images can be granted for one-time use, for a fee based on the context of the image and its distribution. Please contact the Foundation if you are interested in using any archival material.

In addition to preserving the physical aspects of the Leopold legacy, the Aldo Leopold Foundation serves as a clearinghouse and umbrella organization for information regarding Aldo Leopold, his work and his ideas. The Foundation holds the rights to all of Leopold's unpublished material and works in non-extant publications. This extensive collection of Leopold papers is housed at the University of Wisconsin Archives.

Archival Use Requests

The Aldo Leopold Foundation may grant permission for the use of photographs or other archival materials in publications, exhibits, or multi-media as it is consistent with our mission.

To view a slideshow of archival photographs, click here.

To request use of a photo in this collection, download and complete this form (PDF).

Email completed form to Projects Coordinator Jeannine Richards at jeannine@aldoleopold.org, or mail to Photo Requests, Aldo Leopold Foundation, PO Box 77, Baraboo, WI 53913. Please use the number that has been assigned to each photo to indicate the photos you wish to use.