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Publication Rights
Preferred Citation
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Related Materials
Acquisition Information
Accruals
Arrangement
Processing Information
Organizational History
Scope and Contents
Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
The Bancroft Library
Title:
Trustees
for
Conservation
records
Creator:
Trustees
for
Conservation
Identifier/Call Number: BANC MSS 74/71 c
Physical Description:
5.2 Linear Feet
(4 cartons, 1 slim document box)
Date (inclusive): 1951-1975
Abstract: This collection contains the records of the
Trustees
for
Conservation
, a California environmental organization formed in 1954. The records document the legislative and fundraising activity of
the Trustees for several major projects and campaigns, including the passage of the Wilderness Act of 1964, the California
State Park System, the San Francisco Bay Shoreline and Point Reyes National Seashore, and opposition to the Echo Park Dam
on the Colorado River at the Dinosaur National Monument. Included are correspondence, financial records, legal documents,
administrative records and meeting minutes, and program documents from the
Trustees
for
Conservation
and other environmental organizations, notably the Wilderness Society and Sierra Club.
Language of Material: Collection materials are in English.
Physical Location: Many of the Bancroft Library collections are stored offsite and advance notice may be required for use. For current information
on the location of these materials, please consult the library's online catalog.
Access
Collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
Materials in this collection may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). In addition, the reproduction
of some materials may be restricted by terms of University of California gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions,
privacy and publicity rights, licensing and trademarks. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond
that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of without permission of the copyright owner. Responsibility for
any use rests exclusively with the user.
All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from, or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in writing to the
Head of Public Services, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley 94720-6000. See: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/reference/permissions.html.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item],
Trustees
for
Conservation
records, BANC MSS 74/71 c, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
Alternate Forms Available
There are no alternate forms for this collection.
Related Materials
The Bancroft Library holds several collections related to the conservation and environmental movements in California and the
United States. These include the records of Sierra Club, its chapters and members, and environmentalists such as David Ross
Brower, Thomas J. Graff, and the correspondence of
Trustees
for
Conservation
president Ansel Adams. The Bancroft also holds the records of the Friends of the River Foundation, Friends of the Earth,
and the Save the Redwoods League.
Acquisition Information
Gift of
Trustees
for
Conservation
via William J. Losh, Executive Secretary, on September 20, 1973.
Accruals
No additions are expected.
Arrangement
Arranged to the folder level.
Processing Information
Processed by Lori Dedeyan in 2017, with the generous support of the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Organizational History
Trustees
for
Conservation
had its offices in San Francisco. Its membership included leaders of the conservation groups by which it had been created
and prominent environmentalists of the time, such as Ansel Adams, Thomas H. Jukes, Clifford V. Heimbucher, Lewis F. Clark,
Edgar Wayburn, David Ross Brower (first Executive Director of the Sierra Club and founder of Friends of the Earth, Earth Island
Institute, and other environmental organizations), Wallace Stegner, Alfred A. Knopf, Newton B. Drury (fourth director of the
American National Park Service and the executive director of the Save-the-Redwoods League), and Howard Zahniser. Howard Zahniser,
the primary author of the Wilderness Act of 1964, was also the Washington representative of the
Trustees
for
Conservation
during this time, as well as executive secretary and executive director of the Wilderness Society.
1. “Purposes and Objectives of the
Trustees
for
Conservation
.”
Trustees
for
Conservation
, 1958.
Scope and Contents
This collection contains the records of the
Trustees
for
Conservation
, a California environmental organization formed in 1954. The records document the legislative and fundraising activity of
the Trustees for several major projects and campaigns, including the passage of the Wilderness Act of 1964, the California
State Park System, the San Francisco Bay Shoreline and Point Reyes National Seashore, and opposition to the Echo Park Dam
on the Colorado River at the Dinosaur National Monument. Included are correspondence, financial records, legal documents,
administrative records and meeting minutes, and program documents from the
Trustees
for
Conservation
and other environmental organizations, notably the Wilderness Society and Sierra Club.
The collection is arranged into three series:
Series 1 (Correspondence) includes incoming and outgoing correspondence within the organization, with other environmental
organizations, general correspondence, and inquiries.
Series 2 (Administrative materials) includes meeting minutes, financial documents and tax forms, legal documents and lobby
registration forms, and lists of the leadership.
Series 3 (Program records and publicity materials) includes correspondence, mailers, and documentation relating to various
projects and campaigns.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Landscape protection--United States.
Wilderness areas--United States.
Wilderness areas--California.
Unites States. Wilderness Act
National parks and reserves--United States
National parks and reserves--California
Environmental protection--United States--History.
Environmentalists--United States.
Dinosaur National Monument (Colo. and Utah)
Trustees
for
Conservation