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Biblioscope

An Archival Guide & Bibliography

Archival Materials

Minnesota Historical Society Library and Archives Division 345 Kellogg Boulevard West St. Paul, MN 55102-1906 Dayton, Charles K., (b. 1939) 1922–1979 8 cubic feet Correspondence, legal documents, reports, printed matter, and background materials documenting Dayton's work as legal representative for the Minnesota Public Interest Research Group, the North Star Chapter of the Sierra Club, and the Minnesota Federation of Ski Touring Clubs on litigation relating to snowmobiling and logging operations in wilderness sections of Boundary Waters Canoe Area.
Oregon Historical Society Research Library 1200 SW Park Ave. Portland, OR 97205 Center for Columbia River History 1998–2000 15 linear feet The collection documents social, political, economic, scientific, and technological changes in the Columbia River Basin since the building of large federal hydroelectric dams began in the 1930s. The collection adds significantly to Columbia Basin history through its focus on dissent regarding Columbia River dams, and the varied impacts of dam building on communities in the basin. It is composed of one large project, Columbia River Dissenters, conducted by the Oregon Historical Society in partnership with the Center for Columbia River History, and five smaller projects conducted from Center for Columbia River History offices and through Portland State University.
University of Alaska Fairbanks Alaska and Polar Regions Dept. Elmer E. Rasmuson Library Fairbanks, AK 99701-1005 US Lindblom, Olof H. (b. 1890). 1898–1902 .25 cubic feet The papers consist primarily of 52 photographs. Subjects include Erik Olof Lindblom, who first discovered gold at Nome, Alaska; his partners John Brynteson and Jafet Lindeberg and their Pioneer Mining Company; and scenes of gold miners and mining near Nome, Alaska. While many of the images are familiar, this collection includes identifications of people and places as provided by Lindblom's son, Olof. Also included is a photocopy of the book: The New Gold Fields at Cape Nome, Their History, Location and Output, Written from personal Observation by Ivan Brostrom, with sections pertaining to Erik Lindblom marked; and a description of Erik Lindblom's encounter with members of the "Soapy" Smith gang.
University of Alaska Fairbanks Alaska and Polar Regions Dept. Elmer E. Rasmuson Library Fairbanks, AK 99701-1005 US Potter, Ocha 1878–1950 .25 cubic feet Papers consist of Ocha Potter's autobiography, illustrated with photographs. While a student at the Michigan College of Mines, Potter was hired to prospect for copper in the Copper River region of Alaska (1905–1908). The Alaska portion of the text is illustrated with approximately 30 photographs taken in the region between Valdez, Tonsina, and the Chitistone River, including photographs of local Athabascan Indians. The main part of his memoir, written over the winter of 1938–39, ends with a description of the effects of the Great Depression upon the mining industry and inhabitants of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. An epilogue, written in 1950, reflects upon events of the intervening years.
University of California, Irvine. Library. Special Collections and Archives Irvine, California 92623-9557. Laguna Greenbelt, Inc. 1956–1990 (bulk 1968–1988) 10.8 linear feet Laguna Greenbelt, Incorporated (LGI) is a non-profit organization founded in 1968 to preserve the open space bordering the City of Laguna Beach, California and comprising Sycamore Hills and five canyons: Aliso, Wood, El Toro, Laguna and Morro. LGI has worked both with and against local governments and private corporations in order to minimize land development of the designated greenbelt. The records include correspondence, legal papers, organizational publications, printed items, environmental impact reports, visual materials and minutes which document the origins and evolution of LGI in its first twenty years. The collection chronicles activities and evolving philosophies of LGI and its members.
University of Delaware The University Library Newark, DE 19717-5267 Browning, Armistead W., Jr. 1960–1987 30 linear feet Born in 1938, Armistead Willis Browning, Jr., was a landscape architect, environmentalist, and teacher who dedicated his life to environmental preservation and education, and to his career as a landscape designer. Mr. Browning was the founder of Turtle Creek Designs, a landscape design consulting firm in Pocopson, Pennsylvania. The firm did residential work and large-scale environmental studies. Browning worked extensively with the Brandywine Conservancy in Chadds Ford and Pocopson Township, producing landmark studies of the scenic, historical, and natural features of the Brandywine Valley Region. From 1977 until his death in 1987, Browning taught courses in landscape design and native plant horticulture at the University of Delaware. His weekly column, "Notes from Turtle Creek," appeared in The Kennett Paper. The papers contain lecture notes on landscape architecture and design, Japanese gardens, native plants and meadows, ecological and environmental topics; material relating to his work with the Brandywine Valley Association and Turtle Creek; notebooks and field books. Also included are plans and drawings for many of his landscaping assignments, and approximately 9,700 slides of gardens, flora, and landscapes.

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