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Title: Save the American River Association records
Identifier/Call Number: MSS 2007/23
Contributing Institution:
California State University, Sacramento Special Collections & University Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
7.5 Linear feet
(6 record cartons)
Date: 1961-2006
Abstract: Collection contains articles, congressional bills, correspondence, minutes, newsletters, news clippings, publications, reports,
research notes, petitions, testimonies, and written statements compiled by the Save the American River Association.
Language of Materials note: Collection materials for the Save the American River Association are in English.
creator:
Save the American River Association.
[Identification of item including date], [Folder Title], MSS 2007/23, Save the American River Association records, Department
of Special Collections and University Archives, The Library, California State University, Sacramento.
Conditions Governing Access note
Collection is open for research. Some restrictions may apply.
Copyright is protected by the copyright law, Chapter 17 of the U.S. Code. Requests for permission to publish, quote, or reproduce
from collections must be submitted in writing to the Head of the Department of Special Collections and University Archives.
Permission for publication is given on the behalf of the Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Library,
California State University, Sacramento as the owner of the physical item and is not intended to include permission of the
copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.
Save the American River Association (SARA) is a grass-roots organization supporting the American River (California) and its
American River Parkway. Established in 1961, the organization’s mission is to “protect and enhance the wildlife habitat, fishery,
and recreational resources of the American River Parkway”. SARA is a non-profit organization with more than 600 members. Some
previous presidents of SARA include: Alan Wade, Frank Cirill, Jim Jones, Warren V. Truitt, Peter H. Smurr, Leslie Bisharat,
and Stephen Green.
www.sarariverwatch.org
The collection contains articles, congressional bills, correspondence, minutes, newsletters, news clippings, publications,
reports, research notes, petitions, testimonies, and written statements compiled by the Save the American River Association.
The language of the materials included in this collection is English. The collection consists of 6 cartons (7.5 linear feet).
There are 8 series pertaining to the Save the American River Association Records. Included are the following: Administrative
(subseries – Correspondence, Agendas/Minutes, General Files); Legal Records; Activity Files; Research Materials; Conferences,
Publications; Maps; and Photographs, Slides, Negatives.
1915 – John Nolen (town planner) outlined a general plan for a possible parkway
Late 1940s – Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr. (a planner and landscape architect), hired to conduct studies to guide the direction of state
parks post-war
1940s-1950s – public pressure for more outdoor recreation and in turn a movement to preserve natural areas
1950 – River Recreation and Park Association formed, taking responsibility to form a parkway
1955 – Folsom and Nimbus Dams completed
1961 – Save the American River Association (SARA) established. Founders include Jim Mullaney, Harold Severaid, Elmer Aldrich,
Howard Leach, and Effie Yeaw
1970s-1990s – Court disputes with EBMUD (East Bay Municipal Utility District)
1972 – Decision 1400 issued by State Water Resources Control Board, setting minimum flows for the American River
1993 – Cal Expo plan parking lot near Bushy Lake
1995 – Struggle begins to preserve Fair Oaks Bluff
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Goethe, C.M. (Charles Matthias), 1875-1966
Save the American River Association.
Severaid, Joye Harold
Wade, Alan
Yeaw, Effie
American River (Calif.)
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Environmentalism
Natural history -- California -- Sacramento Region
Photographs
Rivers -- California