Conservationists
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:
James Lippincott Goodwin papers
Collection
Call Number: MS 243
Abstract:
The papers consist of correspondence, business records, maps and records of various forest conservation organizations in Connecticut and North Carolina, where James Goodwin carried on his lumbering operations. His activities in the conservation associations and as field secretary of the Connecticut State Park Forest Commission is documented in correspondence, reports, minutes of meetings and records of plantings carried on by the organizations. The maps show Goodwin's holdings in various...
Dates:
1882-1967
George Bird Grinnell papers
Collection
Call Number: MS 1388
Abstract:
The papers, which consist of letterbooks, correspondence, and subject files, including photographs and writings, document George Bird Grinnell's leading role in the American conservation movement. The material focuses on Grinnell's adult life (1886-1938) and details his work as editor of Forest and Stream magazine, authority on American Indians of the West, and active participant in the National Audubon Society, the Boone and Crockett Club, the American Game Protective and Propagation...
Dates:
1859-1939
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
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George Bird Grinnell papers
John Dennett Guthrie papers
Collection
Call Number: MS 1121
Abstract:
The papers contain correspondence, notes, writings, printed material, photographs and memorabilia concerning forestry and forest policy in Alaska, Arizona, Oregon, Texas, and Virginia and material on Guthrie's association with Civilian Conservation Corps, United States Forest Service, Society of American Foresters and the Yale Forest School.
Dates:
1901-1959
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
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John Dennett Guthrie papers
Charles Augustus Lindbergh papers
Collection
Call Number: MS 325
Abstract:
The papers consist of correspondence; diaries; writings; childhood, school and college materials; financial, legal, and housekeeping records; reports; memoranda; drawings; maps; publications; artifacts; and memorabilia documenting the life and interests of Charles Augustus Lindbergh. The papers form the largest and most extensive collection of his personal, professional, and family papers. They document his work as a pilot, developer of commercial aviation and rocketry, bio-engineer, air...
Dates:
1780-1999, bulk 1911-1974
Paul Bigelow Sears papers
Collection
Call Number: MS 663
Abstract:
The papers consist of correspondence; writings; topical research files; minutes, agendas, and other organizational papers; and teaching files, which document Paul Bigelow Sear's career as an educator, conservationist, author, and spokesman for the environment. The papers focus on Sears's activities on behalf of professional scientific organizations and civic groups interested in conservation, such as the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the Ecological Society of America,...
Dates:
1910-1969
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
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Paul Bigelow Sears papers
James Gustave Speth papers
Collection
Call Number: MS 2068
Abstract:
James Gustave Speth (1942-) is a lawyer, activist, author, and advocate for the environment. The James Gustave Speth Papers consist of Speth’s professional papers from 1977 to 2000 and cover the bulk of his career in environmental law, as well as his service as a fellow in research and innovation organizations.
Dates:
1968-2013
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
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James Gustave Speth papers
Frederic Collin Walcott papers
Collection
Call Number: MS 529
Abstract:
The early papers relate to Walcott's business concerns and his game preserve. The bulk of the collection covers the period from 1915-1919 when Walcott was with the Rockefeller Foundation War Relief Commission and the U.S. Food Administration. Beginning with 1929 there is some correspondence from his career as Republican Senator from Connecticut. The remainder of the collection relates to Walcott's work in Polish relief (1939-1940) and his interest in conservation. Other persons represented...
Dates:
1850-1948