Finding Aid to the Lara Hilder and Peter Liederman papers, 1976-1995
Christina Mune
Processing of this collection was funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and administered by the Council on Library and
Information Resources (CLIR), Cataloging Hidden Special Collections and Archives program.
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Finding Aid to the Lara Hilder and Peter Liederman papers, 1976-1995
Collection number: BANC MSS 97/142 c
The Bancroft Library
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA 94720-6000
Phone: (510) 642-6481
Fax: (510) 642-7589
Email: bancref@library.berkeley.edu
URL: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/
Processing of this collection was funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and administered by the Council on Library and
Information Resources (CLIR), Cataloging Hidden Special Collections and Archives program.
- Finding Aid Author(s):
- Christina Mune
- Date Completed:
-
December 2010
- Finding Aid Encoded By:
- GenX
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Collection Summary
Collection Title: Lara Hilder and Peter Liederman papers
Date (inclusive): 1976-1995
Collection Number: BANC MSS 97/142 c
Creators:
Hilder, Lara Marie, 1946-
Extent:
11 cartons
13.75 linear feet
Repository: The Bancroft Library.
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA 94720-6000
Phone: (510) 642-6481
Fax: (510) 642-7589
Email: bancref@library.berkeley.edu
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Abstract: The Lara Hilder and Peter Liederman Papers document the couple’s environmental and nuclear disarmament activities with the
Sierra Club from 1985 to 1994. These efforts focused mainly on campaigns to include nuclear disarmament in the Sierra Club’s
policy agenda and publication of and research for environmentalist periodicals. The bulk of material consists of research
for the publications, including government reports regarding the military’s impact on the environment, newsletters from various
peace, environmental and nuclear disarmament groups, and newspaper and magazine clippings. Sierra Club activity files demonstrate
Hilder and Liederman’s work to increase the organization's participation in anti-nuclear activities.
Languages Represented: Collection materials are in English
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on the location of these materials, please consult the library's online catalog.
Information for Researchers
Access
Collection is open for research.
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Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Lara Hilder and Peter Liederman papers, BANC MSS 97/142 c, The Bancroft Library, University of California,
Berkeley
Alternate Forms Available
There are no alternate forms of this collection.
Related Material
Guide to the Sierra Club Members Papers, BANC MSS 71/295 c
Guide to the Sierra Club Records, 1891-, BANC MSS 71/103 c
Guide to the Sierra Club National Legislative Office Records, 1960-[on-going], BANC MSS 71/289 c
Sierra Club Office of the Executive Director Records, BANC MSS 2002/230 c
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog
Hilder, Lara Marie, 1946--Archives
Liederman, Peter, 1946--Archives
Sierra Club
Uncovering California's Environmental Collections Project
Antinuclear movement
Environmental protection--California
Environmentalists--California
Nuclear disarmament
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
The Lara Hilder and Peter Liederman papers were given to The Bancroft Library by Lara Hilder and Peter Liederman April 20,
1997.
Processing Information
Processing of the Lara Hilder and Peter Liederman Papers was generously funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and administered
by the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR). The Bancroft Library was awarded a Cataloging Hidden Special Collections
and Archives grant from 2010-2012, "Uncovering California's Environmental Collections," in collaboration with eight additional
special collections and archival repositories throughout the state and the California Digital Library (CDL). Grant objectives
included processing of over 33 hidden collections related to the state's environment and environmental history. The collections
document an array of important sub-topics such as irrigation, mining, forestry, agriculture, industry, land use, activism,
and research. Together they form a multifaceted picture of the natural world and the way it was probed, altered, exploited
and protected in California over the twentieth century. Finding aids are made available through the Online Archive of California
(OAC).
This collection was processed by Christina Mune in 2010.
Biographical Information
Lara Marie Hilder (Gundel), born 1946, earned a B.S. in Chemistry from Valparaiso University in 1967 and a Ph.D. in physical
chemistry from U.C. Berkeley in 1975. As a chemist and researcher at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) since 1977,
Hilder developed ground-breaking methods to measure air pollutants. Peter Liederman, born 1946, holds a B.A. in Political
Science from San Francisco State University, an M.A. in Public Administration from Golden Gate University and a law degree
from John F. Kennedy University School of Law. Since 1999 he has practiced real estate end environmental law in Berkeley,
California.
Both Hilder and Liederman took an active interest in nuclear disarmament campaigns in the San Francisco Bay Area in the 1980s
and 1990s as leaders of the Sierra Club Disarmament Committee. As editors of the environmental periodicals
Peacepaper(1986-1988) and
IMPACTS(1991-1994), and contributors to the Sierra Club’s
Yodeler, Hilder and Liedermen sought to educate the public and encourage activism regarding the negative environmental impact of
the arms race and military nuclear development, particularly in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Scope and Content of Collection
The Lara Hilder and Peter Liederman Papers document the couple’s environmental activities with the Sierra Club Disarmament
Committee from 1985 to 1994. These efforts focused mainly on campaigns to include nuclear disarmament in the Sierra Club’s
policy agenda along with publication of and research for periodicals promoting the end of the arms race. Both acted as chief
editors of
Peacepaper (1986-1988) and
IMPACTS (1991-1994), and were frequent contributors to the newspaper of the San Francisco Bay Chapter of the Sierra Club,
Yodeler. The bulk of material consists of research for the publications that includes government reports regarding the military’s
impact on the environment, newsletters from various peace, environmental and nuclear disarmament groups, and newspaper and
magazine clippings. Sierra Club activity files demonstrate Hilder and Liederman’s work as part of the Sierra Club Disarmament
Committee to increase the organization's participation in anti-nuclear activities.
The collection has been divided into three series: Periodicals, Sierra Club Activities and Research Files. Periodicals and
Sierra Club Activities reflect the original chronological organization of the collection. Research Files have been arranged
alphabetically for better access and to express the relationship between the large number of files on the Department of Energy,
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and the Navy’s policy of homeporting the USS Missouri in Alameda. Original folder titles
and the order within folders have been maintained.
Series 1:
Periodicals.
1979-1994
Physical Description:
Cartons 1-2
Arrangement
Arranged Chronologically
Scope/Content
Research, drafts and completed editions of Sierra Club periodicals Hilder and Liederman edited and contributed to from 1985-1991.
Hilder and Liederman were editors of
Peacepaper and
IMPACTS. They also contributed to the Sierra Club's
Yodeler and created a supplement for the publication in 1986 titled "Environmental Hazards of the Military: the Arms Race in our
Community."
carton 1, folder 1
Ideas for National Newsletter (Peacepaper)
1985
carton 1, folder 2
Peacepaper, Sierra Club Disarmament Comm.
1985-1986
carton 1, folder 3
Peacepaper Mini-Grant
1986
carton 1, folder 4
Peacepaper No. 4
1986 April
carton 1, folder 5
Peacepaper No. 5
1986 September
carton 1, folder 6
SDI Policy for Peacepaper No. 5
1986
carton 1, folder 7
Peacepaper No. 6
1986 December
carton 1, folder 8
Peacepaper Paste-up Supplies and Labels
1986
carton 1, folder 9
Peacepaper Background, Sierra Club Referendum
1986-1987
carton 1, folder 10
Peacepaper No. 7
1987 March
carton 1, folder 11
Peacepaper No. 8
1987 October
carton 1, folder 12
Peacepaper No. 9
1988 March
carton 1, folder 13
Peacepaper No. 10
1988 June
carton 1, folder 15
Peacepaper Paste-up Sheets
1987-1988
carton 1, folder 16
Peacepaper Extra Copies
1985-1988
carton 1, folder 17
IMPACTS Background
1988-1992
carton 1, folder 20
IMPACTS Background Iraq Environmental Impact
1991
carton 1, folder 21
IMPACTS Background Middle East Fires
1991
carton 1, folder 22
IMPACTS Background Oil Fires
1991
carton 1, folder 23
IMPACTS Background Ozone Depleting Chemicals
1991
carton 2, folder 3
IMPACTS Background
1991 Summer
carton 2, folder 4
IMPACTS Background DOE Reports
1991
carton 2, folder 5
IMPACTS Background
1992 Summer/Autumn
carton 2, folders 6-7
IMPACTS 3 Background
1992 Summer
carton 2, folders 8-9
IMPACTS 4 Background
1992 Autumn
carton 2, folder 10
IMPACTS Background DOE Reports
1992
carton 2, folder 11
IMPACTS 5 Background
1993
carton 2, folder 12
IMPACTS 5 Background
1993-1994
carton 2, folder 13
IMPACTS Background Government Reports
1979-1991
carton 2, folder 16
Yodeler Supplemental Distribution
1987-1988
Series 2:
Sierra Club Activites.
1984-1994
Physical Description:
Carton 3
Arrangement
Arranged Chronologically.
Scope/Content
Series consists of correspondence, meeting minutes, referendums and ballot drafts surrounding Hilder and Liederman's participation
in the Sierra Club Disarmament Committee.
carton 3, folder 1
San Francisco Bay Chapter Miscellaneous.
1984
carton 3, folder 3
Nuclear Concerns Coalition.
1985
carton 3, folder 5
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty.
1986
carton 3, folder 6
Disarmament Subcommittee.
1986
carton 3, folder 10
Environmental Impacts of Warfare Committee.
1986-1987
carton 3, folder 11
Executive Committee Election.
1986-1987
carton 3, folder 12
Environmental Impacts of Warfare Committee.
1987 December
carton 3, folder 14
San Francisco Bay Chapter.
1987
carton 3, folder 15
Disarmament Subcommittee.
1987-1988
carton 3, folder 16
Executive Committee Election (Hilder as candidate).
1988
carton 3, folder 17
Military Impacts on the Environment Committee.
1988
carton 3, folder 18
Disarmament Committee Meeting List.
1989
carton 3, folder 19
San Francisco Bay Chapter.
1989
carton 3, folder 20
Disarmament Subcommittee.
1989-1990
carton 3, folder 21
Military Impacts on the Environment Committee.
1990
carton 3, folder 22
Military Impacts on the Environment Committee.
1991
carton 3, folders 23-24
Military Impacts on the Environment Committee- Meeting Notes.
1992 November
carton 3, folder 25
National News Report.
1992-1993
carton 3, folder 26
San Francisco Bay Chapter.
1992-1993
carton 3, folder 28
Military Impacts on the Environment Committee.
1993 April 18
carton 3, folder 29
Military Impacts on the Environment Committee.
1993
carton 3, folder 30
San Francisco Bay Chapter.
1993
carton 3, folder 31
Military Impacts on the Environment Committee.
1994 January
Series 3:
Research Files.
1980-1994
Physical Description:
Cartons 4-11
Arrangement
Arranged Alphabetically.
Scope and Content of Collection
Contains research files comprised of reports, newsletters and clippings regarding nuclear disarmament and the impact of the
military on the environment. Series includes large sections on the Department of Energy and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
Files on the Navy's policy of stationing the USS Missouri in Alameda have been arranged under "Homeporting".
Miscellaneous Research files were originally titled "Xerox". These contain notated periodicals and clippings that seem to
have been given to Hilder and Liederman by colleagues. Most pertain to nuclear weapons, disarmament, and the military's impact
on the environment.
carton 4, folder 1
Anti-Ballistic Missile Treat and Related Issues
1994
carton 4, folder 6
Arms Race in Our Backyard Prop. Notes
1985-1987
carton 4, folder 10
Chemical and Biological Weapons
1989-1992
carton 4, folders 11-12
Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), Ozone and Military CFCs
1990-1992
carton 4, folder 13
Citizens for a Better Environment
1988-1989
carton 4, folder 15
Climate Change, Ozone, Greenhouse
1991
carton 4, folders 16-19
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty
1985-1994
carton 4, folder 20
Department of Defense Environmental Problems
1993
carton 4, folder 21
Department of Energy: Conversion
1991-1992
carton 4, folder 22
Department of Energy: Declassification
1994
carton 4, folder 23
Department of Energy: Environmental Survey of Facilities
1988
carton 4, folder 24
Department of Energy: Facilities, Individual Plants
1989
carton 4, folder 25
Department of Energy: Fernald
1992
carton 4, folder 26
Department of Energy: Freedom of Information Act
1991
carton 4, folder 27
Department of Energy: Hanford
1992
carton 4, folder 28
Department of Energy: Health Hazards
1989
carton 4, folder 29
Department of Energy: Idaho and NPR
1992
carton 4, folder 30
Department of Energy: Keystone Dialogues
1993
carton 5, folder 1
Department of Energy: Labs and General Problems
1989
carton 5, folder 2
Department of Energy: Los Alamos
1992
carton 5, folder 3
Department of Energy: National Ignition Facility
1994-1995
carton 5, folder 4
Department of Energy: Nuclear Facilities
1987
carton 5, folders 5-6
Department of Energy: Nuclear Weapons Clippings
1988-1990
carton 5, folder 7
Department of Energy: Oakridge
1992
carton 5, folder 8
Department of Energy: Programmatic Environmental Impact Statements (PEIS)
1992-1993
carton 5, folder 9
Department of Energy: Radiation Tests
1994
carton 5, folder 10
Department of Energy: Risk Assessment
1994
carton 5, folder 11
Department of Energy: Rocky Flats
1992
carton 5, folder 12
Department of Energy: Savannah River
1991-1992
carton 5, folders 13-14
Department of Energy: Spent Nuclear Fuels
1993
carton 5, folder 15
Department of Energy: Tritium
1989
carton 5, folder 16
Department of Energy: Tritium
1993
carton 5, folder 17
Department of Energy: Virginia Lawsuit
1991-1992
carton 5, folder 18
Department of Energy: Waste
1989
carton 5, folder 19
Department of Energy: Waste
1993
carton 5, folder 20
Department of Energy: Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP)
1991-1994
carton 5, folders 21-24
Department of Energy: Miscellaneous Clippings
1991-1994
carton 6, folder 1
Earth Island Institute
1988-1989
carton 6, folder 2
Earth Summit and Related Conferences
1991-1992
carton 6, folder 3
Eastern Europe Environmental Action
1987
carton 6, folders 5-7
Economic Conversion
1989-1993
carton 6, folder 8
Environmental Defense Fund
1987
carton 6, folder 9
Environmental Impact of the Arms Race
1987
carton 6, folders 10-12
Environmental Issues
1991-1993
carton 6, folder 13
Environmental Movement Media
1987
carton 6, folder 14
Europe and NATO
1991-1992
carton 6, folder 15
Federal Facility Compliance Act
1993-1994
carton 6, folders 18-25
Homeporting USS Missouri
1987-1989
carton 6, folder 26
Institute for Energy and Environmental Research
1991-1992
carton 6, folder 27
Iraq Nuclear Weapons
1991
carton 6, folder 28
Iraq Nuclear and Chemical Weapons
1993
carton 6, folder 29
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory: Department of Energy Facility Conference
1988-1989
carton 6, folder 30
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory: Department of Energy Impact Report
1992
carton 7, folder 1
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory: Disarmament Committee Project
1986-1987
carton 7, folder 2
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory: Environmental Impact of Nuclear Weapons
1989
carton 7, folder 3
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory: Environmental Impact of University of California Contract
1987
carton 7, folder 4
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory: Environmental Research
1987
carton 7, folders 5-6
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory: Hazardous Waste Environmental Impact Statement
1987-1988
carton 7, folder 7
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory: Tiger Team
1990
carton 7, folder 8
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory: University of California Contract
1995
carton 7, folder 9
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory: Uranium-Atomic Vapor Laser Isotope Seperator
1992
carton 7, folders 10-17
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory: Miscellaneous Clippings
1989-1993
carton 7, folders 18-22
Middle East Environment
1991-1993
carton 8, folders 1-2
Military Base Closures
1992-1993
carton 8, folder 3
Military Base Closures and Conversions, Bay Area
1993
carton 8, folder 4
Military Base Closures and Realignment Report from Department of the Navy
1990
carton 8, folders 5-6
Military Bases in the Bay Area
1987
carton 8, folder 8
Military Computing and Artificial Intelligence
1987
carton 8, folder 9
Military Environmental Impact
1990-1992
carton 8, folders 10-11
Military Land Issues
1991-1993
carton 8, folders 12-13
Military Nuclear Information
1994
carton 8, folder 14
Military Toxic Waste
1987-1988
carton 8, folder 15
Military Toxic Waste San Francisco Bay Area
1990
carton 8, folder 16
Mitchell Bill/Resource Convservation and Recovery Act
1991-1993
carton 8, folder 17
Mount Tam Project and Tamalpais Conservation Club
1987
carton 8, folder 18
Nevada Test Site Visit
1988
carton 8, folder 19
New Zealand Nuclear Issues
1986
carton 8, folders 20-21
Nuclear Arms Control, Lawrence Berkeley Lab Reading Group
1985
carton 8, folder 22
Nuclear Arms: Miscellaneous Clippings
1980-1988
carton 9, folder 1
Nuclear Free Zone, Oakland and Alameda
1989-1990
carton 9, folder 2
Nuclear Initiative Proposition 15
1976
carton 9, folder 4
Nuclear Issues, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory Reading Group
1984-1986
carton 9, folder 5
Nuclear Issues, Local
1988
carton 9, folder 6
Nuclear Issues, Political
1985
carton 9, folder 7
Nuclear Issues Miscellaneous Clippings
1987
carton 9, folder 9
Nuclear Power and Waste
1991
carton 9, folder 10
Nuclear Proliferation
1993
carton 9, folders 11-12
Nuclear Weapons Issues
1989
carton 9, folder 16
Peace Action Reports
1992
carton 10, folder 7
Peace Park at Crissy Field
1987
carton 10, folders 9-10
Persian Gulf Environment
1991-1992
carton 10, folder 15
Radiation Health Issues
1993
carton 10, folder 17
Rocky Flat Dose Reconstruction Study
1992
carton 10, folder 18
Russia Nuclear Weapons Security
1991-1992
carton 10, folder 19
Russia: Miscellaneous Clippings
1992-1994
carton 10, folder 20
San Francisco Bay Ecology
1984-1988
carton 10, folder 21
SANE/FREEZE Newsletter
1988
carton 10, folder 22
SANE/FREEZE Newsletter
1992
carton 10, folder 23
Strategic Analysis and Policy
1993
carton 10, folder 24
Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty
1991-1992
carton 11, folder 1-2
Strategic Defense Initiative
1985-1987
carton 11, folder 3
Strategic Defense Initiative
1993
carton 11, folder 4
Strategic Defense Initiative and the Anti-Ballistic Missile
1991-1992
carton 11, folders 6-8
Ultimate Environmental Issue Slideshow
1985-1987
carton 11, folders 9-15
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
1990-1993
carton 11, folder 16
Uranium and Plutonium
1990-1992
carton 11, folders 19-21
Miscellaneous Research
1991-1992
