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Biblioscope

An Archival Guide & Bibliography

Archival Materials

British Columbia Archives 655 Belleville Street Victoria, BC Canada Pemberton, Chartres Cecil, 1864–1943 1900–1941 1 linear foot Pemberton was a lawyer of Victoria, British Columbia, with an interest in natural history, development of public parks and tourism. The papers include correspondence, memoranda, notes, clippings and photographs on Beacon Hill Park (1921–1935), Mt. Douglas Park (1930– 1935), Walbran Park (1923–1929), history of the Strait of Juan de Fuca and diary of Frances Barkley; correspondence of Tourist Trade Development Association of Victoria and Vancouver Island, and of its Historic Objects and Natural Features Committee (1930–1941), with correspondence on the grave of Capt. George Vancouver (1935–1937), and with Denys Nelson re Indian fort at Crescent Beach; correspondence, articles, notes on tree growth and oddities; documents concerning Fairfield Farm Estate (1910–1935), Frederick George Walker (1890, 1931); mementoes, European War 1914– 1918; reminiscences, invitations (1891, 1899, 1936), notes on experiences as law clerk.
National Agricultural Library, Special Collections 10301 Baltimore Boulevard Beltsville, MD 20705 Smokey Bear Collection 1902 to 1994 (bulk 1942 to 1970s) [no size given] These items document the personalities and the activities of the United States Forest Service's fight against fire. The majority of the items relate to the various advertising activities of the Cooperative Forest Fire Prevention (CFFP) program that began in 1942. Topics documented herein include the development of the Smokey Bear character in all of its manifestations, the maturation of the live bears: Smokey and Little Smokey, and public appearances of the costumed Smokey Bear. The materials consist of original paintings and drawings, reproduction posters, color proofs, mechanicals, printed material (including foreign material), clippings, slides, photographs, negatives, video cassettes, film clips, audio discs, audio reel-to-reel tapes, commercial products and three dimensional memorabilia.
State Historical Society of Wisconsin. Area Research Centerbr. Library Learning Center 2420 Nicolet Drive Green Bay, WI 54301-7001 Metz, Sharon K., b. 1934 1973–1986 9.8 cubic feet Legislative papers of a former Democratic state representative from Green Bay, Wisconsin (1975–1987) known for her advocacy of child care legislation and her support of energy conservation. In the Legislature, Metz was appointed to the Environmental Quality Committee and named chair of its subcommittee on solar energy, and she quickly won a reputation for her environmental advocacy. In 1978 she was named legislator of the year by the Wisconsin Wildlife Federation. In 1979 she was named the first chair of the Assembly Energy Committee. In 1980, 1982, and 1984 she was named one of the top Wisconsin legislators by the Environmental Decade. Included are correspondence and memoranda to and from constituents, colleagues, representatives of advocacy groups, and governmental officials.
State Historical Society of Wisconsin. Area Research Center. Library Learning Center 2420 Nicolet Drive Green Bay, WI 54301-7001 Solar Energy Resource Association 1977–1982 2.6 cubic feet Records, mainly 1979–1981, of the Solar Energy Resource Association, a non-profit membership organization formed in 1978 to promote solar energy technology in Wisconsin for the Mid-America Solar Energy Complex and the U.S. Department of Energy. Later the organization turned to information referral, lobbying, publication of the "Wisconsin Solar News," conferences, and other project-oriented activities before dissolving from lack of funding in 1982. Included are articles of incorporation; board minutes; policy papers; financial records; correspondence; project and lobbying files; and reference files on the Badger Safe Energy Alliance, Bailly Alliance, Black Hills Alliance, Brown County Energy Conservation Center, Wisconsin Citizens Environmental Council, Citizen/Labor Energy Coalition, League Against Nuclear Dangers, Madison Energy Conservation Committee, Northern Thunder, Rainbow Alliance, and other organizations.
University of California, Los Angeles Department of Special Collections Room A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575 Cornell, Ralph D. (d. 1972) 1925–1972 56 linear feet, 56 oversize boxes, 23 oversize folders Ralph D. Cornell was the supervising landscape architect at UCLA from 1937–72. Some of Cornell's other landscape architecture projects included Pomona College, Torrey Pines Park, Los Angeles Music Center, and La Brea Tar Pits. The collection consists of office files, business records, correspondence, photographs, slides, glass negatives, and books related to Ralph D. Cornell's career as a landscape architect and designer.
University of California. Water Resources Center. 410 O'Brien Hall University of California Berkeley Berkeley CA 94720 Joseph B. Lippincott Photo Albums 1895–1930 4,000 items Between 1895 and 1930, Joseph Barlow Lippincott compiled over 5,000 photographs documenting the numerous waterworks projects in which he was involved. In July 1906 Lippincott left the Reclamation Service to join William Mulholland as assistant chief engineer of the Owens River Project. While serving as assistant chief engineer of the Los Angeles Aqueduct, Lippincott collected a series of photographs documenting the construction of the Aqueduct, from initial surveys of the Owens River Valley to delivery of water to Los Angeles. The photographs, many taken by Lippincott himself, illustrate the sparse beauty of the Valley and the constructed elegance of the Aqueduct.

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