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Finding Aid to the Trustees for Conservation records BANC MSS 74/71 c
Lori Dedeyan The Bancroft Library
2017 The Bancroft Library University of California Berkeley, CA 94720-6000 [email protected] URL: http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/libraries/bancroft-library
Finding Aid to the Trustees for BANC MSS 74/71 c 1 Conservation records BANC MSS 74/71 c Language of Material: English Contributing Institution: The Bancroft Library Title: Trustees for Conservation records Creator: Trustees for Conservation Identifier/Call Number: BANC MSS 74/71 c Physical Description: 5.2 Linear Feet(4 cartons, 1 slim document box) Date (inclusive): 1951-1975 Abstract: This collection contains the records of the Trustees for Conservation, a California environmental organization formed in 1954. The records document the legislative and fundraising activity of the Trustees for several major projects and campaigns, including the passage of the Wilderness Act of 1964, the California State Park System, the San Francisco Bay Shoreline and Point Reyes National Seashore, and opposition to the Echo Park Dam on the Colorado River at the Dinosaur National Monument. Included are correspondence, financial records, legal documents, administrative records and meeting minutes, and program documents from the Trustees for Conservation and other environmental organizations, notably the Wilderness Society and Sierra Club. Language of Material: Collection materials are in English. Many of the Bancroft Library collections are stored offsite and advance notice may be required for use. For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the library's online catalog. Access Collection is open for research. Publication Rights Materials in this collection may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). In addition, the reproduction of some materials may be restricted by terms of University of California gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and publicity rights, licensing and trademarks. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of without permission of the copyright owner. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user. All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from, or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in writing to the Head of Public Services, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley 94720-6000. See: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/reference/permissions.html. Preferred Citation [Identification of item], Trustees for Conservation records, BANC MSS 74/71 c, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley. Alternate Forms Available There are no alternate forms for this collection. Related Materials The Bancroft Library holds several collections related to the conservation and environmental movements in California and the United States. These include the records of Sierra Club, its chapters and members, and environmentalists such as David Ross Brower, Thomas J. Graff, and the correspondence of Trustees for Conservation president Ansel Adams. The Bancroft also holds the records of the Friends of the River Foundation, Friends of the Earth, and the Save the Redwoods League. Acquisition Information Gift of Trustees for Conservation via William J. Losh, Executive Secretary, on September 20, 1973. Accruals No additions are expected. Arrangement Arranged to the folder level. Processing Information Processed by Lori Dedeyan in 2017, with the generous support of the National Historical Publications and Records Commission. Organizational History Trustees for Conservation was a California environmental organization formed in 1954, in response to a U.S. Bureau of Reclamation proposal to create a dam on the Green River tributary of the Colorado River, in the Echo Park district of the Dinosaur National Monument. The Echo Park Dam project was opposed by The Sierra Club and other organizations, which
Finding Aid to the Trustees for BANC MSS 74/71 c 2 Conservation records BANC MSS 74/71 c created Trustees for Conservation “expressly for the purpose of raising money and spending money in education and legislative activities in which existing conservation organizations felt they could not engage,” after a Supreme Court decision in the same year affirmed the federal government’s power to revoke the tax-exempt status of organizations that spent significant time and resources on lobbying. (1) After the abandonment of the Echo Park project in favor of Glen Canyon Dam, the Trustees continued their involvement in federal and state environmental policy and lobbied for the creation of a National Wilderness Preservation System, Outdoor Recreation Resource Review Commission, and other park systems in California and the San Francisco Bay Area. The objectives of the organization, according to its by-laws, were to “promote the wise use and conservation of the natural resources” of the U.S. and to secure the “protection and preservation of our National Parks and Monuments” and “wildlife and wilderness areas.” Trustees for Conservation had its offices in San Francisco. Its membership included leaders of the conservation groups by which it had been created and prominent environmentalists of the time, such as Ansel Adams, Thomas H. Jukes, Clifford V. Heimbucher, Lewis F. Clark, Edgar Wayburn, David Ross Brower (first Executive Director of the Sierra Club and founder of Friends of the Earth, Earth Island Institute, and other environmental organizations), Wallace Stegner, Alfred A. Knopf, Newton B. Drury (fourth director of the American National Park Service and the executive director of the Save-the-Redwoods League), and Howard Zahniser. Howard Zahniser, the primary author of the Wilderness Act of 1964, was also the Washington representative of the Trustees for Conservation during this time, as well as executive secretary and executive director of the Wilderness Society. 1. “Purposes and Objectives of the Trustees for Conservation.” Trustees for Conservation, 1958. Scope and Contents This collection contains the records of the Trustees for Conservation, a California environmental organization formed in 1954. The records document the legislative and fundraising activity of the Trustees for several major projects and campaigns, including the passage of the Wilderness Act of 1964, the California State Park System, the San Francisco Bay Shoreline and Point Reyes National Seashore, and opposition to the Echo Park Dam on the Colorado River at the Dinosaur National Monument. Included are correspondence, financial records, legal documents, administrative records and meeting minutes, and program documents from the Trustees for Conservation and other environmental organizations, notably the Wilderness Society and Sierra Club. The collection is arranged into three series: Series 1 (Correspondence) includes incoming and outgoing correspondence within the organization, with other environmental organizations, general correspondence, and inquiries. Series 2 (Administrative materials) includes meeting minutes, financial documents and tax forms, legal documents and lobby registration forms, and lists of the leadership. Series 3 (Program records and publicity materials) includes correspondence, mailers, and documentation relating to various projects and campaigns. Subjects and Indexing Terms Landscape protection--United States. Wilderness areas--United States. Wilderness areas--California. Unites States. Wilderness Act National parks and reserves--United States National parks and reserves--California Environmental protection--United States--History. Environmentalists--United States. Dinosaur National Monument (Colo. and Utah) Trustees for Conservation
Finding Aid to the Trustees for BANC MSS 74/71 c 3 Conservation records BANC MSS 74/71 c Series 1.Correspondence 1953-1973
Series 1. Correspondence 1953-1973 Physical Description: Carton 1; Carton 2, folders 1-13 Arrangement Internal and general correspondence listed first; other correspondence arranged alphabetically by correspondent. Scope and Contents Includes internal correspondence between trustees, general correspondence, inquiries from interested persons, correspondence related to specific projects and campaigns, and letters from affiliated organizations and persons.
carton 1, Correspondence with trustees 1954-1973 Folders 1-9 carton 1, General correspondence 1955-1960 Folders 10-15 carton 1, General correspondence 1965-1973 Folders 16-25 carton 1, Inquiries (public) 1972 Folders 26-28 carton 1, Audubon Society 1961-1963 Folders 29 carton 1, Brooks, Paul 1968-1969 Folders 30 carton 1, Crawford, Hilary H. 1971-1973 Folders 31 carton 1, Dinosaur National Monument/ Echo Park Dam project (1 of 2) 1953-1956 Folders 32 Carton 2, Folder 1 Dinosaur National Monument/ Echo Park Dam project (2 of 2) 1953-1956 carton 2, Folders 2 Jukes, Thomas H. 1969-1972 carton 2, Folders 3 National Parks Association (correspondence and documents) 1955-1964 carton 2, Folders 4 Sierra Club 1960-1972 carton 2, folder 5 Sierra Club snow forecast- Weldon F. Heald 1954-1961 carton 2, folder 6 The Wilderness Society 1953-1964 carton 2, folder 7 Zahniser, Howard 1957-1962 carton 2, Zimmermann, William Jr. 1958-1967 Folders 8-13 Series 2. Administrative materials 1954-1975 Physical Description: Carton 2, folders 14-26; Carton 3, folders 1-25 Arrangement Listed by activity. Scope and Contents Contains the administrative and financial documents of the Trustees for Conservation, including tax forms, financial records, registration forms for lobbying activity, meeting minutes, and records of the organization leadership.
carton 2, Meeting minutes, bylaws, articles of incorporation 1954-1972 Folders 14-17 carton 2, Annual meeting minutes 1955-1972 Folders 18-21 carton 2, Executive Committee meeting minutes and correspondence 1955-1972 Folders 22-24 carton 2, Lists of trustees and terms 1954-1975 Folders 25-26 carton 3, Lobby registration and reports 1957-1972 Folders 1-6 carton 3, Bills and invoices 1958-1973 Folders 7-15
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carton 3, Tax forms 1954-1972 Folders 16-17 carton 3, folder 18 Financial reports, bank statements 1957-1973 carton 3, Fund appeal 1961-1965 Folders 19-21 carton 3, folder 22 Contributions (financial) 1956-1957 carton 3, folder 23 Thank you letters to contributors 1955-1962 Carton 3, Mailing permits 1955-1963 Folder 24 Carton 3, Printing order and stationery 1955-1960 Folder 25 Series 3. Program records and publicity materials 1951-1974 Physical Description: Carton 3, folders 26-28; Carton 4; Box 1 Arrangement Listed alphabetically by subject/program. Scope and Contents Includes correspondence, mailers and briefs, statements, publications, and policy documents related to various projects and initiatives with which the Trustees for Conservation was involved. This includes the passage of the US Wilderness Act (1964), the California State Park system, and campaigns against various development and dam-building projects.
carton 3, Mailers 1955-1971 Folders 26-27 Carton 3, News releases 1955-1962 Folder 28 carton 4, folder 1 Articles about William Losh 1957-1973 carton 4, folder 2 Alaska Conservation Review and other newsletters 1971-1973 carton 4, folder 3 Arizonans for Quality Environment (formerly Arizonans for Water Without Waste) newsletters and correspondence 1967-1972 carton 4, folder 4 California State Parks 1960-1964 carton 4, folder 5 California State Park system circa 1954 carton 4, folder 6 California Wilderness Areas/ Wilderness Policy 1961-1971 carton 4, folder 7 Council of Conservationists- correspondence and documents about Colorado River 1955-1957 carton 4, folder 8 Conservation Associates/ Sempervirens Fund 1962-1973 carton 4, Dinosaur National Monument/ Echo Park Dam project 1953-1955 Folders 9-10 carton 4, folder 11 Eel River Water Basin- dam projects 1967-1968 carton 4, folder 12 Everglades National Park, Canal- III 1967 carton 4, folder 13 Federation of Western Outdoor Clubs- correpsondence and briefs 1955-1972 carton 4, folder 14 Fort Point Historical Monument 1960-1961 carton 4, folder 15 Friends of the Earth- mailers 1970-1971 carton 4, folder 16 Great Basin National Park Association 1955-1960 carton 4, folder 17 The Nature Conservancy circa 1960-1965 carton 4, folder 18 Open Space/ People for Open Space/ San Francisco Bay Shoreline 1959-1968 carton 4, folder 19 Point Reyes National Seashore 1960-1964 carton 4, folder 20 Sierra Club- National News Report (weekly newsletters) 1973 carton 4, folder 21 Sierra Club public relations primer (prepared by William Losh) 1974 carton 4, Wilderness Bill- correspondence 1957-1963 folder 22-23 carton 4, folder 24 Wilderness Bill- Congressional Record 1956-1964 carton 4, folder 25 Wilderness Bill- clippings 1956-1964 carton 4, folder 26 Wilderness Bill- statements, plans, and publications 1953-1964 carton 4, folder 27 Wilderness hearings under Wilderness Act (Wilderness Society material) 1966-1967 carton 4, folder 28 Second and Third Biennial Wilderness Conferences 1951-1953 carton 4, folder 29 Fourth Biennial Wilderness Conference 1954-1955 carton 4, folder 30 Eight Biennial Wilderness Conference 1963
Finding Aid to the Trustees for BANC MSS 74/71 c 5 Conservation records BANC MSS 74/71 c Series 3.Program records and publicity materials 1951-1974
Box 1, folder 1 Ninth Biennial Wilderness Conference 1965 Box 1, folder 2 Tenth Biennial Wilderness Conference 1967 Box 1, folder 3 Various conservation projects 1955-1972
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