A Guide to the Papers of the Conservation Council of Virginia, 1972, and 1986-1996 #9883-f

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Preferred Citation

Papers of the Conservation Council of Virginia, 1972, and 1986-1996, Accession #9883-f , Special Collections Dept., University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Acquisition Information

These papers were given to the University of Virginia Library by Nancy Summers, Richmond, Virginia, on July 14, 1997.

Biographical/Historical Information

The Conservation Council of Virginia was formed in 1969 as a decentralized coalition of approximately forty Virginia environmental groups whose main purpose was to act as an organizing agency for the participating groups in lobbying for common state environmental goals.

Scope and Content Information

This addition to the papers of the Conservation Council of Virginia contains ca. 2,000 items (12 Hollinger boxes, ca. 5 linear feet), 1972, and 1986-1996, consisting of three types of records: 1) organizational records, which include minutes, correspondence, by-laws, financial statements, membership lists, newsletters, news clippings, research reports, and printed materials; 2) topical files concerning environmental issues and the positions of the Conservation Council of Virginia; and 3) ad hoc advisory group records.

Organization

The collection is organized alphabetically by file name within each of three series and in reverse chronological order within each folder.
Series I: Organizational Records (Boxes 1-5)

Series II: Topical Files (Boxes 5-10)
Series III: Ad hoc advisory groups (Boxes 10-12)

Contents List

Series I: Organizational Records

Box 1
Board of Directors Meetings 1987-1994

5 folders
Box 1
By-laws and Articles of Incorporation 1986-1994
Box 1
Correspondence 1987-1992 Apr

3 folders
Box 2
Correspondence 1992 May - 1994

7 folders
Box 3
Financial Papers 1988-1994

2 folders
Box 3
Meetings 1988-1990 Apr 7

5 folders
Box 4
Meetings 1990 Aug 4 - 1994

4 folders
Box 4
Meeting Notices 1986-1994
Box 4
Membership Lists - Associate Organizations 1989-1993
Box 4
Membership Lists - Individual & Board of Directors 1988-1992
Box 4
Membership Lists - Voting Organizations 1990 - 1993
Box 5
Newsletters 1986-1994

2 folders
Box 5
"Some Comments on the Founding & Functioning of the Conservation Council of Virginia" by Robert T. Dennis 1972 Mar
Box 5
Tax Information 1991-1996

2 folders
Box 5
Treasurer's Reports 1990-1994

2 folders

Series II: Topical Files

Box 5
Conference re: Air Quality & Energy Policy in Virginia, held on September 26, 1992 1991-1993

2 folders
Box 6
Land Use Strategy Group 1990-1991
Box 6
Medical Waste Incineration 1991-1992

5 folders
Box 7
Medical Waste Incineration 1993-1996

6 folders
Box 7
National Park Service - Air Quality 1991 Jan-Mar
Box 8
National Park Services - Air Quality 1991 Apr - 1992 Aug

5 folders
Box 9
National Park Service - Air Quality 1992 Sep - 1995

4 folders
Box 9
National Park Service - Finding of Adverse Impact on Air Quality in Shenandoah National Park 1990-1991

2 folders
Box 9
National Park Service - Shenandoah National Park Coalition 1990-1991
Box 10
Nontidal Wetlands Strategy Group 1989-1993

4 folders

Series III: Ad Hoc Advisory Groups

Box 10
Ad Hoc Advisory Group on Acid Rain Operating Permits 1992 - 1994 Sep

3 folders
Box 11
Ad Hoc Advisory Group on Acid Rain Operating Permits 1994 Oct - 1996

3 folders
Box 11
Ad Hoc Advisory Group Concerning New and Modified Stationary Source Permits 1990-1992, n.d.

4 folders
Box 12
Ad Hoc Advisory Group Concerning New and Modified Stationary Source Permits - Documents 1993-1994

4 folders
Box 12
Ad Hoc Advisory Group Concerning Operating Permits for Stationary Sources - Title V 1992-1994

2 folders