Roland Hauck papers, 1963-1982

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Summary

Creators:
Hauck, Roland, 1902-1983.
Abstract:
Extent:
6 boxes
Language:
Preferred citation:

Roland Hauck papers. Sonoma State University Library

Background

Scope and content:

The materials are organized into six boxes and four separate record groups: Roland Hauck, Subject Files, Clippings, and Pamphlets. There are a total of one hundred sixty-four folders of documentary material.

Biographical / historical:

Roland Hauck was born in Duluth Minnesota on August 17, 1902. He grew up in Oakland and attended Stanford University. He worked in advertising for J. Walter Thompson and other agencies in San Francisco and New York, and had his own agency for many years. After his marriage in 1926 he and his wife acquired creekside property in Napa as a weekend retreat. His exposure to the environment made him aware of the vulnerability of creeks and streams in the region. By the 1960s he and his wife were living in the Sonoma Valley, and in 1972 Hauck helped to found the Save Our Creek Committees of America. Hauck was dedicated to the preservation of creeks, streams, and other waterways in Sonoma Valley and throughout California. He was also interested in city planning as it relates to waterways, and opposed the construction of the Warm Springs Dam. Hauck is considered the father of western urban creek preservation, and he was also a member of Friends of the River, the Sierra Club, and the National Science Foundation. Roland Hauck died on January 20, 1983.

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research by appointment.

Terms of access:

The library can only claim physical ownership of the collection. Users are responsible for satisfying any claimants of literary property.

Preferred citation:

Roland Hauck papers. Sonoma State University Library

Location of this collection:
Special Collections
1801 E. Cotati Avenue
Rohnert Park, CA 94928, US
Contact:
(707) 664-4152
specialcollections@sonoma.edu
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