Kenoli Oleari records of the Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides, 1960-1994, bulk 1973-1991

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Summary

Creators:
Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides and Oleari, Kenoli
Abstract:
This collection documents the activities of the Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides (NCAP), the California Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides (CCAP), and various other organizations and local groups with which they collaborated or were affiliated. It includes correspondence; administrative documents; research and court documents relating to various campaigns and legal challenges made by the NCAP and other organizations; petitions, testimonies, and other documents related to local ballot measures; correspondence and reports of the US Forest Service, USDA, and other government agencies; and extensive subject files and publications concerning pesticide and herbicide use, aerial spraying, vegetation management by the US Forest Service and other agencies, and the health and environmental effects of pesticide use.
Extent:
5.2 Linear Feet 4 cartons, 1 oversize folder
Language:
English and Collection materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Kenoli Oleari records of the Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides, BANC MSS 2005/241 c, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection documents the activities of the Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides (NCAP), the California Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides (CCAP), and various other organizations with which they collaborated or were affiliated. It includes correspondence; administrative documents; research and court documents relating to various campaigns and legal challenges made by the NCAP and other organizations; petitions, testimonies, and other documents related to local ballot measures; correspondence and reports of the US Forest Service, USDA, and other government agencies; and extensive subject files and publications concerning pesticide and herbicide use, aerial spraying, vegetation management by the US Forest Service and other agencies, and the health and environmental effects of pesticide use.

The collection is divided into four series:

Series 1 (Correspondence and administrative documents) includes correpsondence from the NCAP and CCAP, meeting minutes, bylaws, and financial documents.

Series 2 (Program files) includes program documents of the NCAP, CCAP, and affiliated organizations.

Series 3 (Publications) includes newsletters by the NCAP and other evironmental organizations, pamphlets, guides, reports, and studies relating to pesticide use and its effects.

Series 4 (Subject files) includes research material for the NCAP, such as court cases, journal articles, newspaper articles, medical studies, testimonies, reports, and other publications.

Biographical / historical:

The Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides (NCAP) is a five- state grassroots organization that works to increase awareness of pesticide use and its alternatives. This collection primarily contains the records of NCAP activities in Oregon and the activities of its California branch (California Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides (CCAP)) in Siskiyou County, California. Also included are documents from its affiliate groups, such as Siskiyou Citizens Against Toxic Sprays, Salmon River Concerned Citizens, and People for Healthy Forests.

The NCAP and CCAP worked to increase public awareness of the use and aerial application of pesticides, particularly in forestland, and to challenge federal and local spraying programs through petitions, grassroots organizing, and legal actions. These included court cases against the US Environmental Protection Agency, the US Department of Agriculture, the US Forest Service, and the CA Department of Food and Agriculture.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Kenoli Oleari, 2004.
Processing information:

Processed by Lori Dedeyan in 2017, with the generous support of the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.

Arrangement:

Arranged to the folder level.

Accruals:

No additions are expected.

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.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

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], Kenoli Oleari records of the Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides, BANC MSS 2005/241 c, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.

Location of this collection:
University of California, Berkeley, The Bancroft Library
Berkeley, CA 94720-6000, US
Contact:
510-642-6481
bancref-library@berkeley.edu
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