Sierra Club Southwest Office records, 1900-2000, bulk 1966-1996

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Summary

Abstract:
The Sierra Club Southwest Office Records (1900-2000, bulk 1966-1996) document the conservation, research, and political activities of the Southwest Office and its individual Sierra Club chapters.
Extent:
32.5 linear feet (26 cartons)
Language:
Collection materials are in English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Sierra Club Southwest Office records, BANC MSS 98/134 c, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley

Background

Scope and content:

The Sierra Club Southwest Office Records (1900-2000, bulk 1966-1996) document the conservation, research, and political activities of the Southwest Office and its individual Sierra Club chapters. The records include correspondence, reports, clippings, publications, and notes. Major topics of interest include air quality, energy and power, mining, water, and wilderness. The bulk of the collection pertains to issues at the state level in Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah (Series 1-4). Series 5, Subject Files, includes a small amount of materials on Alaska, California, Nevada, Texas, and Wyoming, but focuses mainly on issues that transcend state lines or that are approached on a larger scale. Series 6, Organizational Documents, contains materials related to Sierra Club committees, campaigns, and projects.

Original folder titles are retained throughout, including the organization's use of "Indian" to refer to Native Americans.

From the collection but cataloged separately are a cassette tape labeled "Restoring the Earth, 1/88, U.C. Berkeley, Future of the Environmental Movement: J. Bass w/ D. Brower, M. Fischer, D. Foreman, T. Graff, & T. Look" (Phonotape 2954 C) and 13 film reels (Motion Picture 834). Film reel labels include "California Air Resources Board: To Clear the Air," "Redwoods," "Rio Rancho Promotion Film (1968?)," "Quiet Calkin," and "Look What We've Done to This Land (Blue Sky Copy)." Remaining reels are unlabeled.

Biographical / historical:

The Sierra Club was founded in 1892 by John Muir in San Francisco, California. The Southwest Office includes the Utah Chapter, the Rocky Mountain Chapter (Colorado), the Rio Grande Chapter (New Mexico), and the Grand Canyon Chapter (Arizona). The Southwest Regional Office is located in Phoenix, Arizona, with additional offices in Boulder, Colorado and Salt Lake City, Utah.

Acquisition information:
Gift; December 1, 1997.
Processing information:

Processed by Arcadia Falcone in 2011.

Accruals:

No additions are expected.

Physical location:
Many of the Bancroft Library collections are stored offsite and advance notice may be required for use. For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
Rules or conventions:
DACS

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

Materials in this collection may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). In addition, the reproduction of some materials may be restricted by terms of University of California gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and publicity rights, licensing and trademarks. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of without permission of the copyright owner. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.

All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from, or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in writing to the Head of Public Services, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley 94720-6000. See: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/reference/permissions.html.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Sierra Club Southwest Office records, BANC MSS 98/134 c, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley

Location of this collection:
University of California, Berkeley, The Bancroft Library
Berkeley, CA 94720-6000, US
Contact:
510-642-6481
bancref-library@berkeley.edu
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