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BANC MSS 2003/314 c
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Collection Title: Mark Dubois papers
Date (inclusive): 1970-2002
Collection Number: BANC MSS 2003/314 c
Creators :
Dubois, Mark, 1949-
Extent:
Number of containers: 16 cartons, 1 box, 1 oversize folder
Linear feet: 20
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 Mark Dubois Papers document Dubois's work as an environmental advocate over the course of three decades (1970-2002). An
avid river rafter, Dubois began his career as an environmental advocate in 1973, co-founding Friends of the River. Dubois
went on to co- found and direct numerous environmental awareness organizations and campaigns, including the California Water
Protection Council, the International Rivers Network, and WorldWise. He also served as International Coordinator for Earth
Day 1990 and 2000 and has served as an advisor to numerous other groups. The collection has been divided along the lines
of his work and contains records of the individual organizations as well as Dubois's personal files from his tenures at each
organization.
Languages Represented: Bulk of collection materials are in English. Some form correspondence and publicity is in various other languages.
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, with the following exceptions: Two folders regarding International Rivers Network have been
closed by the donor for a period of twenty years from date of creation (2008).
Copyright has been assigned to The Bancroft Library. Materials in these collections are protected by the U.S. Copyright Law
(Title 17, U.S.C.) and may not be used without permission of The Bancroft Library. Use may be restricted by terms of University
of California gift or purchase agreements, privacy and publicity rights, licensing terms, and trademarks. All requests to
reproduce, publish, quote from, or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in writing to the Head of Public Services,
The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley 94720-6000. See:
http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/reference/permissions.html .
Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research
and educational purposes.
[Identification of item], Mark Dubois Papers, BANC MSS 2003/314 c, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
There are no alternate forms of this collection.
Friends of the River Foundation Records, BANC MSS 88/25 c
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Dubois, Mark, 1949--Archives
Friends of the River Foundation
Environmentalists--California
Water resources development--California--Stanislaus River
Stream conservation--California--Stanislaus River
New Melones Dam (Calif.)
New Melones Lake (Calif.)
The Mark Dubois Papers were given to The Bancroft Library by Mark Dubois in 2003. Additions were made in 2006.
Future additions are expected.
Arranged to the folder level.
Processed by Teresa Mora in 2006.
Born on February 24, 1949, Mark Dubois was raised in Sacramento, California and spent much time rafting the Stanislaus River
and exploring its canyons. In 1972 he co-founded Environmental Traveling Companions, a non-profit rafting outfit specializing
in taking delinquent and inner-city children and disabled adults down the Stanislaus.
Dubois began his career as an environmental advocate in 1973 when he took up the fight to save the Stanislaus River from being
dammed, co-founding Friends of the River to organize the campaign. Dubois rose to national prominence when, in 1979, he chained
himself to the Stanislaus River canyon bedrock as the new reservoir was being filled. His action resulted in a temporary halt
in the filling of the reservoir, buying time for legal action and the formation of a legislative campaign to save the Stanislaus
River. Despite these efforts, the reservoir was filled in 1982, but Dubois continued his work on behalf of the natural environment,
co-founding the International Rivers Network in 1984 and serving as International Coordinator for Earth Day 1990 and 2000.
Recognizing the devastating effects of dams around the world and the promotion of dams as "development," his work has expanded
to include lobbying the World Bank and International Monetary Fund. In 1991, Dubois founded WorldWise, a grassroots campaign
for international bank reform, challenging the World Bank to reform and redirect their investments to fund projects with more
positive and sustainable social, environmental, and economic benefits.
Scope and Content of Collection
The Mark Dubois Papers document Dubois's work as an environmental advocate over the course of three decades (1970-2002). An
avid river rafter, Dubois began his career as an environmental advocate in 1973, co-founding Friends of the River. Dubois
went on to co-found and direct numerous environmental awareness organizations and campaigns, including the California Water
Protection Council, the International Rivers Network, and WorldWise. He also served as International Coordinator for Earth
Day 1990 and 2000 and has served as an advisor to numerous other groups. The collection has been divided along the lines of
his work and contains records of the individual organizations as well as Dubois's personal files from his tenures at each
organization.
The collection has been divided into nine series: Friends of the River; California Water Protection Council; International
Rivers Network; Earth Day 1990; WorldWise; Earth Day 2000; Other Organizations; Reference Files; and Non-governmental Organizations.
Succinct series descriptions provide a basic outline of the records available. The researcher should consult the container
list to determine if the records contain a topic of interest as not all subjects are mentioned in these brief descriptions.
The researcher should be aware that many topics might be covered in more than one series. Many of Dubois's interests carried
through from one organization to another. For example, materials regarding the damming of rivers can be found throughout the
collection.
The collection arrived at the Bancroft Library in little order. Where evident, existing folder titles have been retained;
however much of the order has been imposed by the archivist. Material was duplicated throughout the collection, and for the
most part, duplicates have been discarded. The collection also contained numerous faxes of poor quality that have been reformatted.