Poland (Roscoe A.) Environmental Collection, 1957-1986

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Summary

Title:
Roscoe A. Poland Environmental Collection
Dates:
1957-1986
Creators:
Poland, Roscoe A.
Extent:
3.75 Linear Feet
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

Identification of item, folder title, box number, Roscoe A. Poland Environmental Collection, Special Collections and University Archives, San Diego State University Library.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection documents local agriculture, business, construction, economic conditions, the environment, land, parks, recreation, and tourism. It consists of correspondence, publications, maps and other data relating to a series of public hearings held pursuant to the Wilderness Act (PL88-577) of 1964 regarding the disposition of environmentally sensitive localities.

Biographical / historical:

Roscoe A. Poland has been active in wilderness conservation since the mid-1950s. His personal efforts began with writing letters to public officials and grew with the publication of The Conservation Call in the Spring of 1969, which still appears regularly.

Acquisition information:
Roscoe A. and Wilma Poland
Arrangement:

The collection is organized as follows: materials dealing with California locales are in box 1; boxes 2 and 3 contain materials on other localities and are arranged alphabetically by state.

Accruals:

1978-014, 1996

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
André Ausems
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2021-01-19 13:59:40 -0800 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

The copyright interests in these materials have not been transferred to San Diego State University. Copyright resides with the creators of materials contained in the collection or their heirs. The nature of historical archival and manuscript collections is such that copyright status may be difficult or even impossible to determine. Requests for permission to publish must be submitted to the Head of Special Collections, San Diego State University, Library and Information Access. When granted, permission is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical item and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder(s), which must also be obtained in order to publish. Materials from our collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials.

Preferred citation:

Identification of item, folder title, box number, Roscoe A. Poland Environmental Collection, Special Collections and University Archives, San Diego State University Library.

Location of this collection:
Library and Information Access
5500 Campanile Drive
San Diego, CA 92182-8050, US
Contact:
(619) 594-6791
askscua@mail.sdsu.edu
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