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MS.R.164
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Title: Environmental Coalition of Orange County records
Identifier/Call Number: MS.R.164
Contributing Institution:
Special Collections and Archives, University of California, Irvine Libraries
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
2.0 Linear feet
(5 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1967-1981
Abstract: This collection consists of materials related to the Environmental Coalition of Orange County (ECOC), a non-profit environmental
group based in Santa Ana, California. The collection includes subjects divided into various county environmental issues from
the mid-to-late 1970s to the early 1980s. In addition to correspondence to and from ECOC Executive Director, Harold (Hal)
M. Thomas sprinkled throughout the collection, there are a variety of printed materials on many different local environmental
issues.
Creator:
Environmental Coalition of Orange County, Inc. (California)
This collection is open for research.
Property rights reside with the University of California. For permissions to reproduce or to publish, please contact the Head
of Special Collections and Archives.
Environmental Coalition of Orange County Records. MS-R164. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine,
California.
Transferred by UCI Reference Librarian Yvonne Wilson, May 2012.
Processed by Chris S. Ervin, 2012 September.
Formed in 1972, the purpose of the Environmental Coalition of Orange County, Inc. was stated, "...to preserve and enhance
the environmental quality of Orange County." The Coalition informed its members and the public through its newsletter, "Environmental
News" which was described as a clearinghouse of all environmentally concerned groups and individuals in Orange County.
Collection Scope and Content Summary
This collection consists of materials related to the Environmental Coalition of Orange County (ECOC), a non-profit environmental
group based in Santa Ana, California. Formed in 1972, the ECOC described itself as a clearinghouse of all environmentally
concerned groups and individuals in Orange County. The collection includes subjects divided into various county environmental
issues from the mid-to-late 1970s to the early 1980s. In addition to correspondence to and from ECOC Executive Director, Harold
(Hal) M. Thomas sprinkled throughout the collection, there are a variety of printed materials on many different local environmental
issues.
This collection is arranged in 5 series:
- Series 1. Correspondence
- Series 2. Operational records
- Series 3. Program records
- Series 4. Project records
- Series 5. Public relations records
Related material can be found in the following collections:
Laguna Greenbelt, Inc. Records (Collection MS-R064). Department of Special Collections and Archives, University of California,
Irvine. http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/tf7v19p15z/
Orange County Environmental Issues, Land Use, and Planning Collection (Collection MS-R065). Department of Special Collections
and Archives, University of California, Irvine. http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/tf4f59n9gg/
Laguna Beach Historic Survey Board Records, 1980-1981 (Collection MS-R098). Department of Special Collections and Archives,
University of California, Irvine. http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt2h4nb12j/
Ray E. Williams Files on Newport Bay Environmental Issues (Collection MS.R.108). Department of Special Collections and Archives,
University of California, Irvine. http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt3b69r8n9/
Raymond L. Watson Papers (Collection MS.R.120). Department of Special Collections and Archives, University of California,
Irvine. http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt867nf5qj/
August S. Carstens Collection (Collection MSS 0042). Mandeville Special Collections Library, University of California, San
Diego. http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/tf6d5nb4pj/
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Environmental Coalition of Orange County, Inc. (California)
Activists -- California -- Orange County.
Coastal ecology -- California -- Orange County
Correspondence
Environmental impact statements -- California -- Orange County.
Environmental protection -- California -- Orange County -- History -- Sources
Environmentalists -- California -- Orange County
Land use -- Environmental aspects -- California -- Orange County
Maps -- California -- Orange County.
Newsletters -- California -- Orange County -- 20th century.
Nonprofit organizations -- United States
Open spaces -- California -- Orange County -- History -- Sources.
Regional planning -- California -- Orange County -- History -- Sources
Slides -- 20th century.