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BANC MSS 2007/135
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Collection Title: Robert Jasperson papers
Date (inclusive): 1958-1984
Collection Number: BANC MSS 2007/135
Creators :
Jasperson, Robert
Extent:
Number of containers: 11 cartons
Linear feet: 13.75
Repository: The Bancroft Library
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, California, 94720-6000
Phone: (510) 642-6481
Fax: (510) 642-7589
Email: bancref@library.berkeley.edu
URL: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/
Abstract: The collection contains records relating to Jasperson's involvement with the
Conservation Law Society of America, the Sierra Club Foundation, Save-the-Redwoods League and the Walnut Creek
Open Space Foundation.
Languages Represented: Collection materials are in English
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.
Collection is open for research.
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[Identification of item], Robert Jasperson Papers, BANC MSS 2007/135, The Bancroft Library, University of
California, Berkeley.
There are no alternate forms of this collection.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public
access catalog.
Conservation Law Society of America
Sierra Club Foundation
Save-the-Redwoods League
Walnut Creek Open Space Foundation
Environmental law--California
Environmentalists--California
The Robert Jasperson Papers were given to The Bancroft Library by Sally Jasperson on March 15, 2007.
No additions are expected.
Arranged to the container level.
Processed by the Bancroft Library staff in 2007.
Robert Jasperson was born December 12, 1928 in Washington, D.C. He grew up in a Navy family and attended
Annapolis for two years before resigning in order to enroll in the University of Montana's forestry program.
After graduation he served as an infantry lieutenant in Korea. He returned to the University of Montana on the
G.I. Bill to study law and spent summers as a ranger in Glacier National Park.
In 1960 Jasperson moved to San Francisco and joined a law firm that practiced personal injury cases. He also
joined the Sierra Club. When David Brower and Richard Leonard formed the Conservation Law Society of America,
Jasperson was hired as Executive Director. In 1968 he did much of the initial legal research for the
Conservation Law Society's landmark lawsuit to prevent Walt Disney from building a ski resort in Mineral King.
He later became General Counsel for the Save-the-Redwoods League, where he negotiated land acquisitions through
both donations and purchases. Jasperson remained active in the Walnut Creek Open Space Foundation, serving on
the board until his death on April 15, 2005.
Scope and Content of Collection
The collection contains records relating to Jasperson's involvement with the Conservation Law Society of
America, the Sierra Club Foundation, Save-the-Redwoods League and the Walnut Creek Open Space Foundation.
Subject files include correspondence, research notes, legal documents, and general organizational papers, such
as articles of incorporation, meeting minutes, and memoranda. Conservation Law Society of America projects,
pursued in conjunction with other conservation groups, are the primary focus of the papers. The papers are
arranged as received.