Lille d'Easum, 1899-1980 An Inventory of her Research Collectio n in The Library of the University of British Columbi a Special Collections Division Prepared by : Riina Tamm Aspi Balsara March- April 1984 Introduction Lille d'Easum (1899-1980) was B .C. Voice of Women executive member, Executive secretary of the B .C . branch, Canadian Coalition for Nuclear Responsibility, freelanc e writer and an anti-nuclear activist . Lille d'Easum's involvement during the 1960s and especially the 1970s in the anti - nuclear movement, particularly her work as Executive-secretary for the B .C . branch o f the Canadian Coalition for Nuclear Responsibility (CCNR), is the focus of the collection . There is extensive information (Magazine articles, fact sheets, corporate and governmen t publications and newspaper clippings) on nuclear power plants, uranium mining, the hazard s of the nuclear industry, and nuclear terrorism . Disarmament and the international peace movement, particularly in Japan, are also significant topics . There are several folder s of CCNR correspondence, especially with other anti-nuclear and environmental organizations . The collection contains numerous articles written by Lille d'Easum on variou s nuclear energy issues, and a variety of her other writings, such as her prize-winnin g short story, "Return to P'yong-yan g " , and the article on the Amchitka Nuclear Test . Also in the collection is extensive information on the energy crisis, alternativ e energy sources, alternative technology and lifestyles, environmental concerns, intern- ational politics - particularly imperialism in "Third World" countries - and informatio n on individuals in the anti-nuclear and environmental movements, such as Helen Caldicot t and Amory Lovins . There is a large variety of periodicals, primarily dealing with environmenta l concerns and also anti-nuclear groups' newsletters . The collection, as a whole, i s quite varied, brought together by the major CCNR concerns . There is also some B .C . Voice of Women material interspersed with the CCNR information . The collections cover the years 1969-1980, with major activity in the middl e 1970's . The materials are arranged by correspondence, ephemera, printed matter an d subject files . Major groups and individuals selected for the name inde x A selection of groups listed : B.C. Voice of Women Atlin [as subject ] Brace Research Institute Atomic Energy Commission as subject ] CCNR Trilateral Commission [as subject ] Energy Probe B .C . Hydro Friends of the Earth Queen Charlotte Islands [as subject ] Gensuikyo Cheekye—Dunsmuir Alliance see box 7 Greenpeace CAIMAW Canadian Association of Industrial Mech - International Atomic Energy Agenc y anical & Allied Workers see box 1 New Alchemy Institute Vennema Report as subject] UN Association in Canada U.S . Environmental Protection Agency Women Strike for Peace Selection of individuals listed : Bogart, Larry Caldicott, Helen Edwards, Gordon Gillespie, Alastair Gofman, John Keenleyside, Hugh Knelman, Fre d Lapp, Ralph Pfeiffer, E .W . Rasmussen, Norman Risingmoore, Car l Rosenberg, Dorothy Sayle, Lydia Silkwood, Kare n Stanton, Florenc e Garrick, David (SPEC ) Inglis, John Lewis, W . Bennet Cannon, Wayne Griffiths, George Lovins, Amory Nader, Ralph Hurtig, Mell see box 1—1 Lauk, Gary see box 1— 1 Bonner, Rober t Endicott, James see box 2— 1 Winch, Harold see box 10—1 Maclnnis, Grace see box 10— 1 Douglas, T .C . see box 10—1 iv Table of Content s Box 1 : Ms . d'Easum's correspondence (1975-1980) as an active member of the Canadian coalition for Nuclear Responsibility (CCNR) ; subject files and printed item s concerning the British Columbia environment and generation of electrical powe r Page 1 Box 2 : Correspondence with Gensuikyo (1975-6) and Federacion de Mujeres Cubanas (1969-71) . This box also contains information on countries throughout the world, particularl y the political situations in "Third Worl d" countries . The Vietnam War, Cuba and Castro, Cambodia, the Laos invasion, and the overthrow of Allende's government ar e included . Page 9 Box 3 : Correspondence (1973-4) includes letters from Hugh Keenleyside . The box deal s mainly with Alternative Energy and technology, conservation, and environmenta l issues . Folder 6 concerns the Brace Research Institute, Folders 13 and 35 the New Alchemy Institute . Page 1 2 Box 4 : Mostly subject files (largely clippings) on a variety of topics related to science , technology, environmental issues, pacificism, economics, and politics . Most o f the material dates from the 1970's . Page 1 5 Box 5 : Correspondence (1969-1976) with Japanese anti-nuclear movements . Also in the box is extensive printed information on alternative energy, particularly sola r pacer. Folders 31 to 33 include information on anti-nuclear groups in Japa n (Gensuikin conference 1979) . Page 1 8 Box 6 : Primarily dealing with nuclear energy and its various aspects : nuclear power v Table of Contents cont . Box6 cont . : plants, underground bomb testing, nuclear waste, radiation, uranium mining, nuclea r war (and disarmament) . Folder 45 contains information on Trident, folders 47 and 48 concern the Canadian Uranium Inquiry . Page 2 2 Box7 : Correspondence, primarily 1980, includes letters from the Cheekye-Dunsmuir Alliance and Fred Knelman . Otherwise, mostly printed matter and bulletins from various peace, anti-nuclear, and environmental groups . Subject file includes variou s clippings on nuclear power : folder 35 deals with nuclear terrorism . Page 26 Box 8 : This box chiefly comprises the following journals : Alternatives (1973-1980) , Bulletinof the Atomic Scientists {1972-1980), and Progress (1974-1975) . The subject matter deals with ecology and alternatives to nuclear energy . Page 29 Box9 : Entirely consisting of printed matter : Periodicals with articles on nuclear energy, alternative energy, and environmental groups' newsletters . Page 30 Box 10 : The material includes various clippings on the perils of nuclear power . The correspondence folder comprises letters from federal M .P .s on the subject of Chemical and Biological Warfare . Folders 7 to 9 contain clippings on the Atomic Energy Commission . Page 33 Box11 : Correspondence (1977) includes letters from Voice of Women, John Gofman, Hugh Hugh Keenleyside, Greenpeace, International Atomic Energy Agency and Japan Congress against Atomic and Hydrogen bombs . Otherwise, mostly printed matter . Topics include atomic energy, nuclear power plants, uranium mining, and nuclear vi Table of Contents cont . Box 11 cont : waste . Folder 19 contains some biographical information on Lille d'Easum . Page 36 Box 12 : Correspondence from John Inglis (1973) and W . Bennet Lewis (1975), a critic o f L . d'Easum . The box also contains printed matter on nuclear energy : Atomic Energ y of Canada Annual Reports 1969-1977, Pickering Annual Reports 1969-1977, Pickerin g Annual Report 1972, and Quarterly Rpport 1973 . Folders 14 to 27 contain a variety of Lille d'Easum's writings (eg . The Amchitka Test, Return to P'yong - yang, and numerous book reviews) . Page 39 Box 13 : Correspondence (1969-80) includes Wayne Cannon (1972) concerning the CANDU reactor , John Gofman (1970-1) and George Griffiths {1972) . The box also includes a serie s of reports by John Gofman concerning health hazards from radiation . Subject file folders contain information on various anti-nuclear, environmental an d political activists : Rosalie Bertell, Helen Caldicott, Daniel Ellsberg, Joh n Gofman, Fred Knelman, Ralph Lapp, Amory Lovins, Ralph Nader, E .W . Pfeiffer , Norman Rasmussen, Karen Silkwood, George Wald, Hugh Wynne-Edwards . There i s also information on chemical and biological warfare, The Spiderwort Strateg y Papers and the Trilateral Commission . Page 41 Box 14 : Correspondence (1969-1980) includes letters from E .W . Pfeiffer, Hugh Keenleyside , and various organizers and participants of the Nuclear Free pacific Conference , 1975 . Clippings and conference notes on the Pacific Rim countries, particularl y those involved in the Conference for a Nuclear Free Pacific, Suva, Fiji, 197 5 (folders 5-8) . Folder 10 includes the Atomic Energy Commission 1973 Tas k Force Report (the Gossick Report) . Folder 17 contains information on the U N Stockholm Conference, 1972, folder 18 contains the Vennema Report, 1969, an d folder 19 houses Voice of Women information on nuclear issues (1974-6) . Scrap- books and loose press clippings on nuclear power, arms, the environment an d related issues, comprise the rest of the collection . Page 44 -1- Lille d'Easum Correspondence : Canadian Coalition for Nuclear Responsibility 1-1 Correspondence (1975-1977 ) Freeman, Helen Rieustra (CKVU ) Eames, Julie Hilary? (Heron Rocks, Hornby Island ) Terral, Jim Phyllis? Hurtig, Mel (Hurtig Publishers ) Mahood, Gar ( Canadian Environmental Law Association ) Spode, Lynne (Environmental Centre, Camosun College ) Morton, Jan (United Nations Association Canada ) Elliot, Donna (Toronto VoW ) Guy, Stewart Honderich, Belan d Ravenscroft, Dorothy (EPA ) Bohlen, Jim (Greenpeace Experimental farm, Denman Island ) Smith, Ameli a Cardini, Linda (Canadian Environmental Law Association ) Sayle, Lydia (UN Association Canada ) Freeman, Helen (Calgary VoW ) Sharp, Betty Billings, Betty (Environmental Action of Colorado ) Peden, Bill (Energy Probe ) Hurtig, Me l Gillespie, Alastair (Minister of Industry, Trade & Commerce, Ottawa ) Fulford, D .W. (Transport, Communications & Energy Division ) Lauk, Gary Mahaffey (Chevron Standard ) ?17 Sunset Drive,