Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Sierra Club. Angeles Chapter.
- 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.
- Extent:
- 204 document boxes. (100.6 linear ft.) 1 half document box. 1 oversize box.
- Language:
- Finding aid is written in English. and Materials are in English.
Background
- Scope and content:
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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.
- Biographical / historical:
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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.
- Acquisition information:
- 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.
- Arrangement:
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Materials are arranged alphabetically.
- Physical / technical requirements:
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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.
- 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.
- Rules or conventions:
- Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard
Access and use
- Location of this collection:
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A1713 Charles E. Young Research LibraryBox 951575Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
- Contact:
- (310) 825-4988