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In 1996, MVGSC embarked on its first major undertaking, the restoration of Whitemoore Park, Morgantown's first public park. This was a combined MVGSC and BOPARC effort, which resulted in the restoration of the landscape and the building of new trails. Whitemoore Park was re-dedicated in 1998. \nMVGSC was an advocacy organization, and it helped promote and save First Ward Greenspace (now Jack Roberts Park) and Tibbs Run Reservoir Greenspace (now West Virginia Botanic Garden). Its efforts helped to create the Morgantown Tree Board, promoting urban forestry. Starting in 1997, MVGSC held the First Annual Greenspace Summit, bringing together local greenspace stakeholders. An outgrowth of the Greenspace Summits was the March 2000 statewide Building Coalitions to Visualize Community Green Space Conference, hosted by MVGSC and attended by 150 people. MVGSC again teamed with BOPARC in 2002 and played an important role in promoting the purchase of Dorsey's Knob/Sky Rock as a seventy-acre public park. \nMVGSC's other grassroots efforts included writing grants for both the City of Morgantown and the City of Star City. These grants helped fund trail building in White Park including the Learning Trail, Pompano Run Trail, and other trail construction and improvement grants. It helped construct other trails, such as the Cheat Lake Elementary School Nature Trail. In 2003 MVGSC released its ultimate Trail Plan, an all-encompassing vision for trails in Morgantown. It should be noted that the majority of MVGSC trail initiatives were designed to connect with the anticipated Caperton Trail and the Deckers Creek Trail, both still in their development phase. \nMVGSC's mission was not limited to advocacy and trails, but it worked to improve bicycle and pedestrian safety in Morgantown, as well. 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Ultimately, however, the organization remained local. The organization was modeled on the Friends of Deckers Creek, a local watershed group, formed to clean up and revitalize Deckers Creek. \nIn early March 1995, MVGSC invited nearly twenty local environmentally friendly groups to meet and explore their mutual interests. By the end of the year, MVGSC had created a members' network through the use of email and printed calendars with the goal of making Morgantown and the Monongahela River Valley an environmentally friendly place to live. MVGSC published its first newsletter in April 1995. \nThe MVGSC green space efforts began immediately, helping to organize the April 1995 25th Anniversary Celebration of Earth Day. It then helped raise funds for the wheelchair accessible overlook at Coopers Rock State Forest and participated in the annual Morgantown Trash Bash cleanup project.  In 1996, MVGSC embarked on its first major undertaking, the restoration of Whitemoore Park, Morgantown's first public park. This was a combined MVGSC and BOPARC effort, which resulted in the restoration of the landscape and the building of new trails. Whitemoore Park was re-dedicated in 1998. \nMVGSC was an advocacy organization, and it helped promote and save First Ward Greenspace (now Jack Roberts Park) and Tibbs Run Reservoir Greenspace (now West Virginia Botanic Garden). Its efforts helped to create the Morgantown Tree Board, promoting urban forestry. Starting in 1997, MVGSC held the First Annual Greenspace Summit, bringing together local greenspace stakeholders. An outgrowth of the Greenspace Summits was the March 2000 statewide Building Coalitions to Visualize Community Green Space Conference, hosted by MVGSC and attended by 150 people. MVGSC again teamed with BOPARC in 2002 and played an important role in promoting the purchase of Dorsey's Knob/Sky Rock as a seventy-acre public park. \nMVGSC's other grassroots efforts included writing grants for both the City of Morgantown and the City of Star City. These grants helped fund trail building in White Park including the Learning Trail, Pompano Run Trail, and other trail construction and improvement grants. It helped construct other trails, such as the Cheat Lake Elementary School Nature Trail. In 2003 MVGSC released its ultimate Trail Plan, an all-encompassing vision for trails in Morgantown. It should be noted that the majority of MVGSC trail initiatives were designed to connect with the anticipated Caperton Trail and the Deckers Creek Trail, both still in their development phase. \nMVGSC's mission was not limited to advocacy and trails, but it worked to improve bicycle and pedestrian safety in Morgantown, as well. This work included sidewalks and bike lanes on the new Star City bridge, proposed bike lanes and sidewalks on Mon Boulevard, and the creation of the Morgantown Bike Board. \nThe Mon Valley Green Space Coalition is still an active organization in 2025. Its mission continues true to its founding, the development, preservation, and protection of interconnected trails and green spaces in the Monongahela River Valley. developing, preserving, and protecting interconnected trails and green spaces in the Monongahela River Valley.  \nSources:\n\"Department of History: Greg Good.\" Department of History | West Virginia University. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.\n\"Homepage.\" The Mon Valley Green Space Coalition. 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Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nInformal interview with Greg Good by Lee Maddex, October 3, 2025\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nEmails between Lee Maddex and Greg Good, October 9, 2025\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nMVGSC informational panels\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\n\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003eMVGSC Member Groups/Stakeholders 1995-2008 (see Box 4)\n\u003clist listtype=\"unordered\"\u003e \n\u003citem\u003eFriends of Deckers Creek\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eCoopers Rock Foundation\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eBoard of Parks and Recreation\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eMon River Trails Conservancy\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eWV Botanical Garden\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eTibbs Run Coalition\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eGreater Morgantown Chamber of Commerce\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eMorgantown Beautification Commission\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eWest Virginia Rails to Trails Commission\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eChestnut Ridge Regional Park\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eVision 2000\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eGreater Morgantown Community Trust\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eWest Virginia University\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eCity of Morgantown\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eMorgantown City Planning Commission\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eMonongalia County Commission\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eCity of Star City\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eWV Trails Coalition\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eDorsey's Knob/Sky Rock Park\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eMason Dixon Park\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eWV Sierra Club\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eSierra Club, Monongahela Group\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eWalk/Bike Morgantown\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eWest Virginia Transportation Transfer Center\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eFriends of White Park Woodlands\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eFriends of Whitemoore Park\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eFriends of Cheat Lake Trail\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eMon County Commissioners\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eUrban Forest/Tree Board\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eWV Division of Forestry\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eMain Street Morgantown\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eFriends of the Cheat\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eIssac Walton League\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eBoy Scouts\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eGirl Scouts of SW Pennsylvania\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eNational Park Service, Rivers and Trails\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eMountain Stream Monitors\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eWV Rivers Coalition \u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eNeighborhood Associations (GSC-NA)\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eCheat Lake Environmental and Recreation Association (CLEAR)  \u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eGreenmont Community Center\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eWiles Hill Community Association\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eSnake Hill Wildlife Management Area \u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eSuncrest Neighborhood Association\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eRogers Beauty Spot\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eSouth Park Association of Neighbors\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eJerome Park\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eFirst Ward Community Park Association\u003c/item\u003e\u003c/list\u003e\u003c/p\u003e  "],"collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_3241","ead_ssi":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_3241","_root_":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_3241","_nest_parent_":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_3241","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/oai/WVU/repositories_2_resources_3241.xml","aspace_url_ssi":"https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/197201","title_ssm":["Mon Valley Green Space Coalition Records"],"title_tesim":["Mon Valley Green Space Coalition Records"],"unitdate_ssm":["1995-2008"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1995-2008"],"normalized_date_ssm":["1995/2008"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Mon Valley Green Space Coalition Records, 1995/2008"],"text":["Mon Valley Green Space Coalition Records, 1995/2008","A\u0026M 3965","Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","/repositories/2/resources/3241","Monongalia County (W. 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They wanted the coalition to be broad and to be inclusive of the entire Monongahela River Valley. Ultimately, however, the organization remained local. The organization was modeled on the Friends of Deckers Creek, a local watershed group, formed to clean up and revitalize Deckers Creek. \nIn early March 1995, MVGSC invited nearly twenty local environmentally friendly groups to meet and explore their mutual interests. By the end of the year, MVGSC had created a members' network through the use of email and printed calendars with the goal of making Morgantown and the Monongahela River Valley an environmentally friendly place to live. MVGSC published its first newsletter in April 1995. \nThe MVGSC green space efforts began immediately, helping to organize the April 1995 25th Anniversary Celebration of Earth Day. It then helped raise funds for the wheelchair accessible overlook at Coopers Rock State Forest and participated in the annual Morgantown Trash Bash cleanup project.  In 1996, MVGSC embarked on its first major undertaking, the restoration of Whitemoore Park, Morgantown's first public park. This was a combined MVGSC and BOPARC effort, which resulted in the restoration of the landscape and the building of new trails. Whitemoore Park was re-dedicated in 1998. \nMVGSC was an advocacy organization, and it helped promote and save First Ward Greenspace (now Jack Roberts Park) and Tibbs Run Reservoir Greenspace (now West Virginia Botanic Garden). Its efforts helped to create the Morgantown Tree Board, promoting urban forestry. Starting in 1997, MVGSC held the First Annual Greenspace Summit, bringing together local greenspace stakeholders. An outgrowth of the Greenspace Summits was the March 2000 statewide Building Coalitions to Visualize Community Green Space Conference, hosted by MVGSC and attended by 150 people. MVGSC again teamed with BOPARC in 2002 and played an important role in promoting the purchase of Dorsey's Knob/Sky Rock as a seventy-acre public park. \nMVGSC's other grassroots efforts included writing grants for both the City of Morgantown and the City of Star City. These grants helped fund trail building in White Park including the Learning Trail, Pompano Run Trail, and other trail construction and improvement grants. It helped construct other trails, such as the Cheat Lake Elementary School Nature Trail. In 2003 MVGSC released its ultimate Trail Plan, an all-encompassing vision for trails in Morgantown. It should be noted that the majority of MVGSC trail initiatives were designed to connect with the anticipated Caperton Trail and the Deckers Creek Trail, both still in their development phase. \nMVGSC's mission was not limited to advocacy and trails, but it worked to improve bicycle and pedestrian safety in Morgantown, as well. This work included sidewalks and bike lanes on the new Star City bridge, proposed bike lanes and sidewalks on Mon Boulevard, and the creation of the Morgantown Bike Board. \nThe Mon Valley Green Space Coalition is still an active organization in 2025. Its mission continues true to its founding, the development, preservation, and protection of interconnected trails and green spaces in the Monongahela River Valley. developing, preserving, and protecting interconnected trails and green spaces in the Monongahela River Valley.  \nSources:\n\"Department of History: Greg Good.\" Department of History | West Virginia University. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.\n\"Homepage.\" The Mon Valley Green Space Coalition. 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Ultimately, however, the organization remained local. The organization was modeled on the Friends of Deckers Creek, a local watershed group, formed to clean up and revitalize Deckers Creek. \nIn early March 1995, MVGSC invited nearly twenty local environmentally friendly groups to meet and explore their mutual interests. By the end of the year, MVGSC had created a members' network through the use of email and printed calendars with the goal of making Morgantown and the Monongahela River Valley an environmentally friendly place to live. MVGSC published its first newsletter in April 1995. \nThe MVGSC green space efforts began immediately, helping to organize the April 1995 25th Anniversary Celebration of Earth Day. It then helped raise funds for the wheelchair accessible overlook at Coopers Rock State Forest and participated in the annual Morgantown Trash Bash cleanup project.  In 1996, MVGSC embarked on its first major undertaking, the restoration of Whitemoore Park, Morgantown's first public park. This was a combined MVGSC and BOPARC effort, which resulted in the restoration of the landscape and the building of new trails. Whitemoore Park was re-dedicated in 1998. \nMVGSC was an advocacy organization, and it helped promote and save First Ward Greenspace (now Jack Roberts Park) and Tibbs Run Reservoir Greenspace (now West Virginia Botanic Garden). Its efforts helped to create the Morgantown Tree Board, promoting urban forestry. Starting in 1997, MVGSC held the First Annual Greenspace Summit, bringing together local greenspace stakeholders. An outgrowth of the Greenspace Summits was the March 2000 statewide Building Coalitions to Visualize Community Green Space Conference, hosted by MVGSC and attended by 150 people. MVGSC again teamed with BOPARC in 2002 and played an important role in promoting the purchase of Dorsey's Knob/Sky Rock as a seventy-acre public park. \nMVGSC's other grassroots efforts included writing grants for both the City of Morgantown and the City of Star City. These grants helped fund trail building in White Park including the Learning Trail, Pompano Run Trail, and other trail construction and improvement grants. It helped construct other trails, such as the Cheat Lake Elementary School Nature Trail. In 2003 MVGSC released its ultimate Trail Plan, an all-encompassing vision for trails in Morgantown. It should be noted that the majority of MVGSC trail initiatives were designed to connect with the anticipated Caperton Trail and the Deckers Creek Trail, both still in their development phase. \nMVGSC's mission was not limited to advocacy and trails, but it worked to improve bicycle and pedestrian safety in Morgantown, as well. 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Its mission continues true to its founding, the development, preservation, and protection of interconnected trails and green spaces in the Monongahela River Valley. developing, preserving, and protecting interconnected trails and green spaces in the Monongahela River Valley.  \n\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003eSources:\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://history.wvu.edu/faculty-and-staff/adjuncts-and-lecturers/greg-good\"\u003e\"Department of History: Greg Good.\"\u003c/a\u003e Department of History | West Virginia University. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.monvalleygreenspace.org/\"\u003e\"Homepage.\"\u003c/a\u003e The Mon Valley Green Space Coalition. 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The West Virginian Chapter officially became the 57th chapter in 1984, with Dr. Katharine Gregg as the chairman.","For more materials regarding the Sierra Club and Dr. Katharine Gregg's work, see A\u0026M 4598, Katharine Gregg Papers.","Records of the West Virginia Chapter of the Sierra Club, an American environmental preservation organization. Records include correspondence, meeting minutes, publications, audiovisual materials, and other records of the Chapter's operations. This collection also includes one box of records from the Potomac Chapter, from which the West Virginian Chapter was formed.","The materials of this collection are generally related to two topics: administration and activism.","Administrative records are related to internal operations, and are regarding issues such as the group's formation, finances, membership, and leadership (Boxes 1-5). Types of records include correspondence; meeting minutes; reports; bylaws; fundraising; and guidelines/training materials on activism, volunteering, and outings. There is a disc with meeting minutes of the Executive Committee from the year 2000 (box 4, folder 6). There are also the responses to a survey regarding member interest in things such as outings, issues, and politics, as well as a CD accompanying the material (box 3). This collection also includes lyrics and audio of songs written by West Virginian singer and activist Kate Long, written for the West Virginia Chapter (box 2, folder 6), and two CDs with Ad Campaigns about Marcellus Shale Gas Drilling (box 2, folder 15). Finally, there is a thumb drive with unidentified \"Sierra Club Files,\" (box 2, folder 15).","Activist records include correspondence, educational materials, research, and newspaper articles related to the chapter's grassroots environmentalist activities (boxes 5-7). Materials include things such as action and legislative alerts, fact sheets, educational leaflets, policy statements, guidelines for organizing, as well as programs and invitations for various events held by the Chapter. The Monongahela Forest Plan is a prominent topic (box 7). Other topics include conservation of State Parks, surface mining, resource extraction, Clean Water and Air, acid rain, and the Monongahela Trail Project. This collection includes correspondence with other activist groups working on the same issues, including the Highlands Conservancy and the League of Women Voters.","There are also copies of The Monongahela Circulars, the publication of the group while they were part of the Potomac Chapter, and The Mountain State Sierran, the West Virginian Chapter's publication (box 8). 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The West Virginian Chapter officially became the 57th chapter in 1984, with Dr. Katharine Gregg as the chairman.","For more materials regarding the Sierra Club and Dr. Katharine Gregg's work, see A\u0026M 4598, Katharine Gregg Papers.","Records of the West Virginia Chapter of the Sierra Club, an American environmental preservation organization. Records include correspondence, meeting minutes, publications, audiovisual materials, and other records of the Chapter's operations. This collection also includes one box of records from the Potomac Chapter, from which the West Virginian Chapter was formed.","The materials of this collection are generally related to two topics: administration and activism.","Administrative records are related to internal operations, and are regarding issues such as the group's formation, finances, membership, and leadership (Boxes 1-5). Types of records include correspondence; meeting minutes; reports; bylaws; fundraising; and guidelines/training materials on activism, volunteering, and outings. There is a disc with meeting minutes of the Executive Committee from the year 2000 (box 4, folder 6). There are also the responses to a survey regarding member interest in things such as outings, issues, and politics, as well as a CD accompanying the material (box 3). This collection also includes lyrics and audio of songs written by West Virginian singer and activist Kate Long, written for the West Virginia Chapter (box 2, folder 6), and two CDs with Ad Campaigns about Marcellus Shale Gas Drilling (box 2, folder 15). Finally, there is a thumb drive with unidentified \"Sierra Club Files,\" (box 2, folder 15).","Activist records include correspondence, educational materials, research, and newspaper articles related to the chapter's grassroots environmentalist activities (boxes 5-7). Materials include things such as action and legislative alerts, fact sheets, educational leaflets, policy statements, guidelines for organizing, as well as programs and invitations for various events held by the Chapter. The Monongahela Forest Plan is a prominent topic (box 7). Other topics include conservation of State Parks, surface mining, resource extraction, Clean Water and Air, acid rain, and the Monongahela Trail Project. This collection includes correspondence with other activist groups working on the same issues, including the Highlands Conservancy and the League of Women Voters.","There are also copies of The Monongahela Circulars, the publication of the group while they were part of the Potomac Chapter, and The Mountain State Sierran, the West Virginian Chapter's publication (box 8). Additionally, there are some of the original, master copies of The Mountain State Sierran (box 8, folder 1).","Intellectual property rights (copyright, literary rights, artistic rights, or patents) have not been transferred to the West Virginia \u0026 Regional History Center; the Sierra Club, West Virginia Chapter retains those rights. The donor gives permission for the WVRHC to make copies for users of this material for scholarship and research purposes. Permission to publish in print or online must be acquired from the donor organization. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.","West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/","West Virginia and Regional History Center","Sierra Club. 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Types of records include correspondence; meeting minutes; reports; bylaws; fundraising; and guidelines/training materials on activism, volunteering, and outings. There is a disc with meeting minutes of the Executive Committee from the year 2000 (box 4, folder 6). There are also the responses to a survey regarding member interest in things such as outings, issues, and politics, as well as a CD accompanying the material (box 3). This collection also includes lyrics and audio of songs written by West Virginian singer and activist Kate Long, written for the West Virginia Chapter (box 2, folder 6), and two CDs with Ad Campaigns about Marcellus Shale Gas Drilling (box 2, folder 15). Finally, there is a thumb drive with unidentified \"Sierra Club Files,\" (box 2, folder 15).","Activist records include correspondence, educational materials, research, and newspaper articles related to the chapter's grassroots environmentalist activities (boxes 5-7). 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Researchers must \ncontact the West Virginia \u0026 Regional History Center reference department to request digitization.","Copies of the 1969-1985 issues of the Highlands Voice (boxes 5-6, digital object) are available on reel W Microfilm 1347 in the West Virginia and Regional History Center.","Issues of the Highlands Voice from 2005-2025 are located in the stacks of the West Virginia and Regional History Center, as well as the Appalachian Collection on the third floor of the Downtown Library.","Dave Elkinton was elected the third President of the Highlands Conservancy in 1973 at the age of 29, serving continuously as a member since 1970, and as a Board member from 1973 to 1990. Elkinton is a retired social worker, with degrees from West Virginia University and the University of Kentucky. His career was split among community development, non-profit management, and state and local government, including service as executive of the Pricketts Fort Memorial Foundation from 1983 to 1998, an organization which operates Pricketts Fork State Park in Fairmont, West Virginia.","The West Virginia Highlands Conservancy is an environmental activist organization focused on the preservation and management of the Highlands Region of West Virginia. Founded in 1965, the group has used advocacy and legal strategies to organize around issues such as the proposed Highlands Scenic Highway, the Davis Power project, strip mining, and clean water, and played a role in the passage of the Eastern Wilderness Areas Act of 1975. In addition to activist campaigns, the group has also published the Highlands Voice and hiking guides, and has organized group activities such as hiking, canoeing, and regular workshops.","For more information and sources, see the About Us page, or explore the Highlands Conservancy website","A\u0026M 3282, West Virginia Highlands Conservancy, Records","A\u0026M 3223, Linda Cooper, Environmentalist, Canaan Valley Papers","The papers of David Elkinton, environmentalist and author of Fighting to Protect the Highlands: The First Forty Years of the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy. Materials include drafts, correspondence, financial records, court records, publications, meeting minutes, photographs, and audiovisual materials such as cassette tapes of interviews. These records include personal records of Elkinton, as well as some records of the Highlands Conservancy and it's leadership, such as president Larry George. This collection is divided into two series: Book and Research Materials, and Historical Materials.","Series 1, Book and Research Materials, includes papers relating to the research, writing, and publication process of his history of the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy (sometimes abbreviated as WVHC). Book materials are related to the process of funding and publishing, as well as drafts and feedback during the writing process. In addition to the paper copies, there is also a floppy disk with a copy of his working draft (box 1, folder 9). Research materials include notes about sources, research trips, and contacts, as well as articles, correspondence, and several detailed topical indexes of the Highlands Voice (Box 2, Folder 12), the WVHC's publication (also referred to as \"the Voice\").","Series 2, Historical Materials, contains the records, documents, publications, photographs, cassette tapes, and a disc collected by Elkinton during his research, as well as during his time with the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy. These records concern the group's activist and recreational activities, as well as administrative records such as meeting minutes, financial records, and correspondence. This includes records of the early years of the organization, beginning in 1966 (Box 3), the regular review workshops the organization hosted (Box 4), publications of the Highlands Voice from the first edition as well as the early newsletter, original photographs collected for the Highlands Voice, and tapes of the interviews Elkinton conducted. The materials for the 2005 review workshop also include a disc with audiovisual materials (box 4, folder 5). Copies of the 1969-1989 editions of the Highlands Voice are available on microfilm and digitally upon request.","Highlights include complete drafts of his book (Box 1); legal records from the 1985-1986 cases against the Division of Water Resources and Canaan Village (Box 3 folders 8-9); a notebook containing a list of early members (Box 3, Folder 4); copies of the newsletter that preceded the Highlands Voice (1968, box 5, folders 1-2); and interviews conducted by Elkinton (box 9) as well as the accompanying notes (Box 2, folder 2). 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This includes records of the early years of the organization, beginning in 1966 (Box 3), the regular review workshops the organization hosted (Box 4), publications of the \u003ctitle\u003e\u003cpart\u003eHighlands Voice\u003c/part\u003e\u003c/title\u003e from the first edition as well as the early newsletter, original photographs collected for the \u003ctitle\u003e\u003cpart\u003eHighlands Voice\u003c/part\u003e\u003c/title\u003e, and tapes of the interviews Elkinton conducted. The materials for the 2005 review workshop also include a disc with audiovisual materials (box 4, folder 5). 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This includes records of the early years of the organization, beginning in 1966 (Box 3), the regular review workshops the organization hosted (Box 4), publications of the Highlands Voice from the first edition as well as the early newsletter, original photographs collected for the Highlands Voice, and tapes of the interviews Elkinton conducted. The materials for the 2005 review workshop also include a disc with audiovisual materials (box 4, folder 5). Copies of the 1969-1989 editions of the Highlands Voice are available on microfilm and digitally upon request.","Highlights include complete drafts of his book (Box 1); legal records from the 1985-1986 cases against the Division of Water Resources and Canaan Village (Box 3 folders 8-9); a notebook containing a list of early members (Box 3, Folder 4); copies of the newsletter that preceded the Highlands Voice (1968, box 5, folders 1-2); and interviews conducted by Elkinton (box 9) as well as the accompanying notes (Box 2, folder 2). 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Includes resource materials collected for his book, such as research notes, video and audio tapes of interviews, photographs, and historical records of the environmental activist organization West Virginia Highlands Conservancy, including correspondence, court papers, and issues of its periodical publication the \u003ctitle\u003e\u003cpart\u003eHighlands Voice\u003c/part\u003e\u003c/title\u003e for period 1969 through 1989, as well as the 1968 newsletter and some editions of the \u003ctitle\u003e\u003cpart\u003eHighlands Voice\u003c/part\u003e\u003c/title\u003e from 1990-2005.\u003c/abstract\u003e\n    "],"abstract_tesim":["The papers of David Elkinton, environmentalist and author of Fighting to Protect the Highlands: The First Forty Years of the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy. 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