Green Party of California records, 1942-2014

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Summary

Creators:
Green Party of California
Abstract:
Platforms, minutes, meeting materials, reports, memoranda, correspondence, bulletins, newsletters, election campaign materials, legal and financial records, printed matter, and audiovisual material relating to political conditions and environmental issues in California. Includes material on other Green organizations at the local, state, national, and international levels.
Extent:
40 manuscript boxes, 1 card file boxes, 6 oversize boxes, 3 oversize folders (19.6 Linear Feet)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Green Party of California records, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives

Background

Scope and content:

The Green Party of California collection includes institutional records from the organization, along with the personal papers of Danny Moses and Susan King, both political and administrative members of the organization. The institutional records of the party include platform materials, meeting minutes, conference materials, reports, memoranda, correspondence, bulletins, newsletters, election campaign materials, legal and financial records, printed matter, and audiovisual material relating to political conditions and environmental issues in California. The papers of Danny Moses include correspondence, institutional records, notes, press materials, and research materials, as well as materials from his 1994 campaign for Lieutenant Governor of California. The papers of Susan King include institutional records, correspondence, meeting minutes, campaign materials, and strategy notes.

Additionally, this collection contains printed matter, conference materials, and institutional records from Green organizations at the local, state, national, and international levels.

Biographical / historical:

Following the success in the 1980s of the German environmentally-oriented political party Die Grünen, several American political activists established the Green Committees of Correspondence in 1984. Following this national grassroots movement, several smaller, local organizations began to form, with the first national meeting taking place in 1989 in Eugene, Oregon to develop a national political platform. The California organization was officially founded in 1990, and on January 21st, 1992, the Green Party of California officially qualified for ballot status.

Acquisition information:
Materials were acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 2014.
Physical location:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.

Terms of access:

For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Green Party of California records, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives

Location of this collection:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-6003, US
Contact:
(650) 723-3563
hooverarchives@stanford.edu
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