Guide to the Greenpeace Pacific Southwest Records This finding aid was created by John Grygo and Lindsay Oden on September 25, 2017. Persistent URL for this finding aid: http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/f1qg73 © 2017 The Regents of the University of Nevada. All rights reserved. University of Nevada, Las Vegas. University Libraries. Special Collections and Archives. Box 457010 4505 S. Maryland Parkway Las Vegas, Nevada 89154-7010 [email protected] Guide to the Greenpeace Pacific Southwest Records Table of Contents Summary Information ..................................................................................................................................... 3 Historical Background ..................................................................................................................................... 3 Scope and Contents Note ................................................................................................................................ 4 Arrangement .................................................................................................................................................... 4 Administrative Information ............................................................................................................................. 4 Related Materials ............................................................................................................................................. 5 Names and Subjects ........................................................................................................................................ 5 Collection Inventory ........................................................................................................................................ 6 - Page 2 - Guide to the Greenpeace Pacific Southwest Records Summary Information Repository: University of Nevada, Las Vegas. University Libraries. Special Collections and Archives. Creator: Greenpeace Pacific Southwest (Las Vegas, Nev.) Title: Greenpeace Pacific Southwest Records ID: MS-00363 Date [inclusive]: 1962-1994 Date [bulk]: 1982-1992 Physical Description: 6.42 Cubic Feet (5 Boxes) Physical Description: 5.42 Linear Feet Language of the English Material: Abstract: The Greenpeace Pacific Southwest Records are comprised of files and documents pertaining to environmental activism in Southern Nevada from 1962 to 1994, primarily addressing the organization of protests at the Nevada Test Site. The collection contains newspaper articles, newsletters, publications, financial records, protest information, correspondence, meeting minutes, articles of incorporation, Freedom of Information Act requests, and Nevada Test Site information. Also contained in the collection are maps and documents related to various environmental issues such as nuclear waste, land use, wildlife protection, and international environmental activism. Preferred Citation Greenpeace Pacific Southwest Records, 1962-1994. MS-00363. Special Collections, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. ^ Return to Table of Contents Historical Background Greenpeace was founded in 1971 by a group of anti-nuclear weapons activists, and one of the organization's primary goals was to bring attention to the dangers of nuclear testing. Since its founding, Greenpeace has been an active voice on environmental issues such as instituting commercial whaling bans, stopping nuclear testing, and protecting Antarctica. Greenpeace maintained an office in Las Vegas, Nevada from 1982 through 1993 as a part of the Greenpeace Pacific Southwest (GPW) region. The majority of Greenpeace's work in Southern Nevada focused on demonstrations and activism at the Nevada Test Site. - Page 3- Guide to the Greenpeace Pacific Southwest Records Source: "About Greenpeace," Greenpeace.org, accessed July 16, 2015. http://www.greenpeace.org/usa/about/. ^ Return to Table of Contents Scope and Contents Note The Greenpeace Pacific Southwest Records span 1962 to 1994. The records are comprised of files from Greenpeace officers and activists in Southern Nevada pertaining to environmental issues, and deal primarily with demonstrations against nuclear testing in Nevada at the Nevada Test Site. The records contain Greenpeace Pacific Southwest's financial records, meeting minutes, protest information, correspondence, Nevada Test Site information, newspaper articles, newsletters, and publications. Also included in the materials are Greenpeace's articles of incorporation, applications for tax-exempt status, maps, and documents concerning environmental issues such as nuclear waste, land use, wildlife protection, and international environmental activism. The materials also contain Greenpeace interviews on cassette tape and CD, and Greenpeace ephemera such as a Greenpeace necklace, pins, and buttons. ^ Return to Table of Contents Arrangement Materials remain in original order. ^ Return to Table of Contents Administrative Information Access Note Collection is open for research. Publication Rights Materials in this collection may be protected by copyrights and other rights. See Reproductions and Use on the UNLV Special Collections website for more information about reproductions and permissions to publish. - Page 4- Guide to the Greenpeace Pacific Southwest Records Acquisition Note Materials were donated in 1995 by Steven Rohl; accession number 1995-51. Processing Note Materials were processed by Aron McArthur in 2011. In 2015, as part of a legacy finding aid conversion project, John Grygo revised and enhanced the collection description to bring it into compliance with current professional standards. ^ Return to Table of Contents Related Materials Related Materials The following resources may provide additional information to the materials in this collection: Nevada Desert Experience Records, MS-00524. Special Collections, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada. Alice P. Broudy Papers on Broudy v United States, MS-00097. Special Collections, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada. ^ Return to Table of Contents Names and Subjects • Underground nuclear explosions -- Nevada -- Nevada Test Site • Nevada Test Site (Nev.) • Nuclear weapons -- Testing -- Accidents -- Nevada Test Site (Nev.) • Nuclear weapons -- Testing • American Environmental Movement -- U.S. • Nuclear weapons -- Nevada -- Testing -- Environmental aspects • Environmentalism -- Nevada -- Las Vegas • Cold War -- United States • Environmental impact statements • Peace movements -- Nevada • Civil Disobedience--Las Vegas, Nevada • Photographs - Page 5- Guide to the Greenpeace Pacific Southwest Records Collection Inventory Title/Description Containers Citizen's Call newsletter, 1982-1983 box 01 folder 01 Women's Strike for Peace newsletter, 1983-1984 box 01 folder 02 The William Newsletter, 1984 box 01 folder 03 Woman's Action for Nuclear Disarmament (WAND) bulletin, 1983 box 01 folder 04 Newsletter: Rural Nevada Forum, undated box 01 folder 05 Peace Conversation Times, 1983 box 01 folder 06 Nuclear Times magazine, 1983-1984 box 01 folder 07 The New Abolitionist: Nuclear Free America newsletter, 1983 box 01 folder 08 MX Update/Nuclear Issues, 1981-1983 box 01 folder 09 The Waste Paper: Sierra Club newspaper, 1983 Summer and Fall box 01 folder 10 Direct Action: Livermore Action Group/ Playing the War Game brochure, undated box 01 folder 11 The Nuclear Resistor newspaper, 1983 July, 1984 March, 1986 September box 01 folder 12 Heartland newspaper, 1983-1984 box 01 folder 13 Ground Zero newspaper, 1983-1984 box 01 folder 14 Greenpeace Examiner, 1981-1984 box 01 folder 15 Greenpeace Bulletin/Greenpeace News, 1981-1984 box 01 folder 16 Environmental Action booklets, 1982-1983 box 01 folder 17 Earth First Lithia Edition, 1983 June 21 box 01 folder 18 Testing News newsletter, 1981-1984 box 01 folder 19 The Desert Sun, 1983-1984 box 01 folder 20 Contaminated Times: Community Action Network, 1984 box 01 folder 21 Citizen Alert booklet, 1983-1984 box 01 folder 22 Clergy and Laity Concerned (CALC) Report booklet, 1983 box 01 folder 23 American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Nevada membership questionnaire, 1984 box 01 folder 24 Subatomic Times, 1983 box 01 folder 25 Flier to stop nuclear testing at the Nevada Test Site, 1991 April 8 box 01 folder 26 You Have the Need to Know newsletter, 1983 box 01 folder 27 Nevada Outdoor Recreation Association, Inc. newsletter, 1986 box 01 folder 28 The Test Banner newspaper, 1990 May - Page 6- Guide to the Greenpeace Pacific Southwest Records box 01 folder 29 The MX cartoon book, undated box 01 folder 30 Greenpeace Magazine, 1988-1991 box 01 folder 31 Handbook for Nonviolent Action, 1983 box 01 folder 32 Greenpeace coloring books (2), 1990 box 01 folder 33 Bumper stickers, undated box 01 folder 34 Greenpeace Annual Report, 1989 box 01 folder 35 Illustrated Chronicle of the Greenpeace Flagship Rainbow Warrior, 1989 box 01 folder 36 Physical Description: 2 Items Nuclear Free Seas Briefing Paper, undated box 01 folder 37 The Greenpeace Catalog, 1990-1991 box 01 folder 38 Donnelly/Colt Catalogue: Progressive Resources for Grassroots Organizing and box 01 folder 39 Fundraising, 1990 The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, 1991 January-February box 01 folder 40 Neptune Papers Nos. 3-6, 1989-1990 box 01 folder 41 Summary of the Proceedings and Analysis of the Test Ban Treaty Conference, 1991 box 01 folder 42 Pamphlets on radiation, 1983 box 01 folder 43 Greenpeace-Nachrichten (German magazine), 1986 box 01 folder