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Start Over Date range 1990 Subjects Environmentalism Level Collection

Katharine Gregg Papers, 1972/2003 4.67 Linear Feet 3 record cartons, 15 in. each; 1 document case, 5 in.; 1 document case, 2.5 in.; 1 flat storage box, 3 in.; 1 oversize folder, 0.5 in.

Gregg, Katharine

Papers, reports, and other materials of Dr. Katharine Gregg relating to projects and reports on which she worked, including the Canaan Valley Power Project, Monongahela National Forest Land Management and Resource Plan, and the Holly Grove Mining/Little Kanawha Environmental Impact Statement. This collection also includes material documenting Dr. Gregg's involvement with the Sierra Club, including two yard signs protesting the creation of the proposed Potomac-Appalachian Transmission Highline.

  1. West Virginia and Regional History Center

Linda Cooper, Environmentalist, Canaan Valley Papers, 1945/1995 27.9 Linear Feet Summary: 27 ft. 11 in. (22 records cartons, 15 in.; 1 document case, 5 in.)

Cooper Elkinton, Linda

These records document Linda Cooper's efforts to preserve the environment of Canaan Valley, WV, and to establish a National Wildlife Refuge there. These include reports, brochures, and other material regarding the development and creation of the Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge, correspondence, memoranda, and other material regarding the construction and development of the Davis Pumped Storage Project (a hydroelectric energy storage facility), and newspaper articles, newsletters, correspondence, essays, and other material regarding the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy and other conservation efforts and organizations in West Virginia. Also included are maps of the proposed Refuge and several slide shows from presentations on the Davis Pumped Storage Project, the Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge, and other similar projects.

  1. West Virginia and Regional History Center

Linda Cooper, Environmentalist, Records of Citizens for Responsible Wind Power, 1977/2008, bulk 2002/2008 9.47 Linear Feet 7 record cartons, 15 in. each; 1 document case, 5 in.; 2 flat storage boxes, 1.5 in. each; 6 oversized folders, 0.1 in. each.

Cooper Elkinton, Linda
Citizens for Resposible Wind Power (CRWP) was in operation between 2004 and 2008 and sought to oppose wind power in the West Virginia region, including plants in Mount Storm, Beech Ridge, and Liberty Gap. Records include minutes, correspondence, reports, and legal documents.
  1. West Virginia and Regional History Center

National Audubon Society, Mountaineer Chapter, Records, 1970/2013 2.5 Linear Feet 2 record cartons, 15 in. each

National Audubon Society. Mountaineer Chapter
Administrative records of the Mountaineer Chapter of the National Audubon Society. Includes copy of original charter (1971), minutes, correspondence, newsletters, financial records, and brochures. There are numerous bird count records for the Morgantown area. Local topical files include material regarding a NASCAR lawsuit, a Wal-Mart expansion, and a West Virginia Ecology Youth Camp. There are also two videos related to National Audubon's "Protect the Arctic Campaign".
  1. West Virginia and Regional History Center

New River Symposiums Proceedings, 1982/1999 0.1 Linear Feet Summary: 1/2 in.

New River Gorge National River (Agency : U.S.)
Compact disc of a searchable database of 1200 facsimile pages of New River Symposium Proceedings dating from 1982-1999. Articles in the Proceedings discuss the natural and cultural features of the New River region of West Virginia, including the following topics: botany, Civil War, coal mining, environmentalism, folklore, folk music, geology, Green Sulphur Springs, historic preservation, iron industry, native Americans, railroads, rivers (Bluestone, Gauley, New), transportation, and Mary Draper Ingles.
  1. West Virginia and Regional History Center

University of Virginia Weldon Cooper Center Institute for Engagement and Negotiation, 1988/2024 6.8 Cubic Feet 17 letter document boxes and 1 half-size letter box .304 Gigabytes 61 files: 1 ppt, 1 wmv, 56 jpegs, 1 psd, 2 db

University of Virginia. Institute for Environmental Negotiation

This collection contains the records of RG-15/5 (Weldon Cooper Center/ Institute for Engagement and Negotiation (IEN) and consists of project-based information, meeting notes, and developed reports for various environmental and social justice issues, including Virginia waterway rehabilitation projects, hazard waste sites, economic development, traffic, affordable housing, food resources, national parks, and governmental regulations. Included are photographs and negatives of sites that the Institute protects and snapshots of staff; newsletters; and research material. Founded in 1980 as the Institute for Environmental Negotiation, it served as a leading environmental and public policy dispute resolution organization. Over its four decades of work, IEN's focus expanded beyond environmental sustainability to more intentionally encompassed environmental, economic, and social resilience. It was rebranded in 2019 as the Institute for Engagement & Negotiation to reflect this evolution. The Institute focuses on promoting sustainable environments, resilient communities, community health, fresh food access, social equity, and capacity building through training and leadership

  1. University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.

West Virginia Highlands Conservancy, David Elkinton Research Papers, 1969/2007 5 Linear Feet Summary: 5 ft. (4 records cartons, 15 in. each)

Elkinton, David P.
The papers of David Elkinton, environmentalist and author of "Fighting to Protect the Highlands: The First Forty Years of the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy". 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 "Highlands Voice" for period 1969 through 1989.
  1. West Virginia and Regional History Center

West Virginia Highlands Conservancy, Records, 1967/1996 8.75 Linear Feet Summary: 8 ft. 9 in. (7 records cartons, 15 in. each)

West Virginia Highlands Conservancy
Administrative records, correspondence, publications, financial records and other material of the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy (WVHC), an environmental advocacy group formed in 1967. This collection contains material regarding the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy's activism on issues such as preservation of wilderness areas and air quality, among others.
  1. West Virginia and Regional History Center

West Virginia Wild Water Association Records, 1965/2008 1.7 Linear Feet 1 ft. 8 in. (1 records carton, 15 in); (1 document case, 5 in.)

West Virginia Wildwater Association
Consists primarily of most copies of the Association's newsletter, Wild Water Splashes (later titles: Whitewater Splashes and Splashes) which records the minutes of the organization's meetings and plans for whitewater canoe trips. Also includes the Association's schedule/membership rosters for most years, and miscellaneous whitewater and camping itineraries and newspaper articles about the Association. The West Virginia Wild Water Association was founded in 1965 to meet the need for a local source of information about West Virginia's white-water streams and canoe and kayak sport.
  1. West Virginia and Regional History Center

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