Finding Aid to the Sierra Club Board of Directors meeting minutes, 1892-1995

Bancroft Library Staff

The Bancroft Library

University of California at Berkeley

Berkeley, CA 94720-6000

URL: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu

Finding Aid to the Sierra Club Board of Directors meeting minutes, 1892-1995

Collection number: BANC FILM 2945

The Bancroft Library

University of California at Berkeley

Berkeley, CA 94720-6000

URL: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu

Finding Aid Author(s):: Bancroft Library Staff
Finding Aid Encoded By:: GenX

Collection Summary

Collection Title: Sierra Club Board of Directors meeting minutes

Date (inclusive): 1892-1995

Collection Number: BANC FILM 2945

Creator: Sierra Club. Board of Directors.

Extent: 13 microfilm reels: negative (BNEG 3225) and positive; 35 mm. 51 digital objects (40168 images)

Repository: The Bancroft Library

The Bancroft Library

University of California at Berkeley

Berkeley, CA 94720-6000

URL: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu

Abstract: The collection consists of the Sierra Club Board of Director Meeting Minutes from 1892-1995. Filmed from originals held by the Sierra Club.

Languages Represented: Collection materials are in English

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Information for Researchers

Access

Collection is open for research.

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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Sierra Club Board of Directors meeting minutes, BANC FILM 2945, The Bancroft Library, The Bancroft Library

Alternate Forms Available

Microfilm of the Sierra Club minutes are available at The Bancroft Library (BANC FILM 2945). Original copies of the minutes may be found in the Sierra Club Records (BANC MSS 71/103c).

Related Material

Sierra Club Records (BANC MSS 71/103c)

Sierra Club Office of the Executive Director records (BANC MSS 2002/230c)

Sierra Club Members Papers (BANC MSS 71/295c)

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog

Sierra Club. Archives

Sierra Club. Board of Directors

Conservation of natural resources--United States

Conservationists--United States

Environmental protection--United States

Environmentalists--United States

Administrative Information

Accruals

No additions are expected.

Organizational History

The Sierra Club was founded on May 28, 1892, by John Muir, a noted preservationist, and a group of influential friends who sought to create an organization to protect the boundaries of the newly established Yosemite National Park. Under Muir’s leadership, the club waged numerous battles to defend the natural wonders of both Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. Despite these early political struggles, the club, prior to WWII, was for the most part an outing organization for climbers, hikers, and campers. Following the war, the club became both far more political and national in its scope under the leadership of David Brower, who involved members in opposing a number of federal reclamation projects. In 1971, the club established the Sierra Club Legal Defense Fund, a group whose task was to handle the club’s mounting litigation. During the 1980s, the club experienced considerable growth as it garnered support for opposing the policies of Secretary of the Interior James Watt, who advocated use, rather than protection, of wilderness. As a result, between 1980 and 1983, the club’s membership nearly doubled to 346,000. The popularity of environmentalism has helped keep the Sierra Club an appealing and powerful organization for the general public and politicians. The club continues to fight for the preservation of wilderness and the protection of national parks. The club involves itself in new environmental concerns such as clean energy.

Scope and Content of Collection

The collection consists of the Sierra Club Board of Director Meeting Minutes from 1892-1995. Filmed from originals held by the Sierra Club.

Microfilm contents:

Reel 1: 1892-April 1951
Reel 2: May 1951-1960
Reel 3: 1961-1965
Reel 4: 1966-May 1969
Reel 5: June 1969-March 1971
Reel 6: May 1971-Sept 1974
Reel 7: Sept. 1974 (cont.)-1977
Reel 8: 1978-1980
Reel 9: 1981-1983
Reel 10: 1984-1986
Reel 11: 1987-1989
Reel 12: 1990-1992
Reel 13: 1993-1995

Note

Filmed from originals held by the Sierra Club.

Minutes: 1892-1907 1892-1907

Sierra Club Board of Directors meeting minutes 1892-1907 1892-1907 BANC FILM 2945