Descriptive Summary
Administrative Information
Biography/History
Scope and Content
Organization and Arrangement
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Indexing Terms
Related Material
Descriptive Summary
Title: Sierra Club Angeles Chapter records
Date (inclusive): 1917-1984
Collection number: 1199
Creator:
Sierra Club. Angeles Chapter.
Extent:
204 document boxes. (100.6 linear ft.)
1 half document box.
1 oversize box.
Abstract: The Sierra Club branch in Los Angeles, California was founded by Phil Bernays and some fellow Sierrans in 1911. The Chapter
originally provided leadership for hiking trips into the local mountains and High Sierra, and helped spread the word of John
Muir. The collection consists of conservation issues and administration files including Southern California region minutes
(1951-84), chapter newsletters and other publications, and assorted conservation issue materials related to the Sierra Club
Angeles Chapter.
Language: Finding aid is written in
English.
Language of the Material:
Materials are in English.
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact UCLA Library Special Collections
for paging information.
Administrative Information
Restrictions on Access
Open for research. STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact UCLA Library
Special Collections for paging information.
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Property rights to the physical object belong to the UC Regents. Literary rights, including copyright, are retained by the
creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright
owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift of the Sierra Club Angeles Chapter, 1977-. The 2012 addition consisting of the Alice E. Knapp papers was transferred
from UC Berkeley, Bancroft Library.
Processing Note
Processed by Evert Volkersz, 1967; 2012 addition processed by Courtney Dean with the assistance of Jillian Cuellar in the
Center for Primary Research and Training.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Sierra Club Angeles Chapter records (Collection 1199). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles
E. Young Research Library, UCLA.
UCLA Catalog Record ID
Biography/History
The Sierra Club is a nonprofit organization in the U.S. and Canada that works to promote and protect natural resources; it
was founded in San Francisco (1892) by the naturalist John Muir who was the first president (1892-1914); by the late 20th
century the club grew to an approximate 540,000 members; local chapters organize conferences, lectures, films, exhibits, and
various expeditions; it publishes reports, magazines, books, and special publications and has numerous committees working
to educate the public on environmental issues and lobbying local, state, and federal bodies for environmental legislation.
The Sierra Club branch in Los Angeles, California was founded by Phil Bernays and some fellow Sierrans in 1911; the Southern
California Chapter, as it was originally known, stretched from San Luis Obispo to the Mexican border to the California desert;
Muir Lodge in Big Santa Anita Canyon was Club headquarters from October 4, 1913 until its destruction in the great storm of
1938; the Chapter originally provided leadership for hiking trips into the local mountains and High Sierra and helped spread
the word of John Muir.
Scope and Content
Collection consists primarily of material related to the Sierra Club Angeles Chapter. Includes conservation issues and administration
files including Southern California region minutes (1951-1984), chapter newsletters and other publications, and assorted conservation
issue materials. Also includes newsletters published by various sections of the club.
Organization and Arrangement
Materials are arranged alphabetically.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
COLLECTION CONTAINS DIGITAL MATERIALS: Special equipment or further processing may be required for viewing. To access digital
materials you must notify the reference desk in advance of your visit.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
Sierra Club. Angeles Chapter--Archives.
Sierra Club. Angeles Chapter--History.
Nature conservation--California, Southern--Archival resources.
Environmental protection--California, Southern.
Genres and Forms of Material
photographs.
scrapbooks.
Newsletters.
Related Material
Sierra Club Oral History Project (Collection 329). Available at Library Special Collections, UCLA.