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Sierra Club Foundation records, 1960-[on-going].
BANC MSS 89/230 c; BANC MSS 89/230 c BOX 2; BANC MSS 89/230 c
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Title:

Sierra Club Foundation records, 1960-[on-going]

Creator/Contributor:

Sierra Club Foundation, creator

Abstract:

Minutes of the Board of Trustees meetings, 1960-1989.
By-laws; Articles of Incorporation; annual reports; funding assistance handbooks; funding services guide; funding statements; minutes; projects list; photograph of document recommending the purchase by Sierra Club of property in Tuolumne Meadows, Yosemite National Park, signed by John Muir.

Date:

1960 (issued)

Subject:

Conservationists -- United States
Environmentalists -- United States
Environmentalists -- California
Environmental protection -- United States -- History

Note:

Microfilm : unavailable until positive copies made.
Sierra Club Foundation Records, BANC MSS 89/230 c, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley
Copyright has not been assigned to The Bancroft Library. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of the Manuscripts Division. Permission for publication is given on behalf of The Bancroft Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.
Established in 1960 as a tax-exempt foundation by the Sierra Club but independent of it. During the first several years of its existence, Colburn Wilbur served as its executive secretary. The Foundation is currently (1992) directed by Stephen M. Stevick and the Board of Trustees. Foundation grants are made to Sierra Club chapters, groups, programs, and projects, as well as a few other environmental organizations.
The Sierra Club Foundation began transferring records to The Bancroft Library in 1989.

Type:

Minutes.
Articles of incorporation.

Physical Description:

2 box (.8 linear feet) and 5 reels of microfilm.

Language:

English

Identifier:

BANC MSS 89/230 c
BANC MSS 89/230 c BOX 2
BANC MSS 89/230 c

Origin:

Various places

Copyright Note:

Microfilm : unavailable until positive copies made.
Copyright has not been assigned to The Bancroft Library. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of the Manuscripts Division. Permission for publication is given on behalf of The Bancroft Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.