California Right to Know Collection, 1978-1991

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Summary

Title:
California Right to Know Collection
Dates:
1978-1991
Extent:
8.75 Linear Feet 7 cartons
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], California Right to Know Collection, MSS 2022-10. Archives and Special Collections, University of California, San Francisco.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection contains written and printed materials related to the right to know about the presence of, and exposure to, hazardous and toxic materials in California. The bulk period covered in California history are the years 1978 to 1982. These materials include efforts initiated by Tom Hayden and the Campaign for Economic Democracy's Stop Environmental Cancer Project to increase public awareness about exposures to hazardous and toxic materials in the workplace and in the community. Key participants include Paul Blanc, Allegra Hamman, Linda Rudolph and Ruth Heifitz. Governor Edmund G. Brown's efforts to develop information on use, storage and disposal of hazardous materials in the workplace and in the community through a model ordinance community right to know. This effort grew into a larger effort to give local governments planning and land use policy tools regarding emergency response and safe storage of hazardous materials. Key participants include Kenneth Finney in the Governor's Office, and Dede Hapner and Diane Takvorian in San Diego. Also includes information on efforts elsewhere in the US that were similar to California policy efforts, New Jersey and Federal OSHA, for example.

Acquisition information:
This collection was donated to the UCSF Archives and Special Collections by Michael Picker in 2022.
Processing information:

Collection is unprocessed but open for research.

About this collection guide

Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2024-05-01 16:53:28 UTC .

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

Copyright has not been assigned to the UCSF Library.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], California Right to Know Collection, MSS 2022-10. Archives and Special Collections, University of California, San Francisco.

Location of this collection:
UCSF Library & CKM Archives and Special Collections, 530 Parnassus Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94143-0840, US