Environmental Studies Program; Records ua

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1 Environmental Studies Program; Records ua This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on May 02, English M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections & Archives

2 Table of Contents Summary Information... 3 History... 3 Scope and Contents... 4 Arrangement of the Collection... 5 Information... 5 Controlled Access Headings... 6 Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements... 6 Collection Inventory... 6 Files... 6 Writings... 9 Pipewatch Web Archives Page 2 -

3 Summary Information Repository: Creator: Title: ID: M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections & Archives State University of New York at. Environmental Studies Program Environmental Studies Program Records ua Date [inclusive]: Physical Description: Physical Location: Language of the Material: Language of the Material: Abstract: Preferred Citation 1.33 cubic ft. The materials are located onsite in the department. English English Preferred citation for this material is as follows: A multidisciplinary program active from that encouraged the study and research of environmental issues. Identification of specific item, series, box, folder, Environmental Studies Program Records, M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University at, State University of New York (hereafter referred to as the Environmental Studies Program Records). History The Environmental Studies Program of the State University of New York at (as the University at, SUNY was then known) was established in 1970 under President Louis T. Benezet. Its inception came at a time of increasing interest in environmental issues through programs such as the Environmental Forum, a community open forum that brought together academic and local activists and was organized by Louis Ismay since 1969 at the university. The Environmental Decisions Commission was also created under President Benezet in It was responsible for considering and advising on - Page 3-

4 environmental issues on campus. At the same time, publication began of an environmental student newsletter, Environmental Issues. The Environmental Studies Program was organized by a Program Planning Committee coordinated by Eugene McLaren, a professor of chemistry and a researcher in the Atmospheric Science Research Center (ASRC). An Advisory Committee headed by Vincent Schaefer, Director of the ASRC, aided the planning committee. The Environmental Studies Program was designed to be multi-disciplinary and pull together faculty like Louis (Lou) Ismay, Rosemary Nichols, and Robert Rienow. The resulting program began in 1972 by designating existing courses as environmentally related and offering several new classes in existing departments. The official environmental major or second field was established in In 1975, after having been officially in operation for two years, the program had a total of 60 students in the major or as dual-majors. A Presidents Select Committee found the program too fragmented and diffuse and recommended that it be terminated. A Task Force considered the issue in 1976 and concurred, noting that budget constraints at the time prevented the program from being properly expanded and developed. Despite appeals to new President Emmett Fields from student and faculty groups, the program was dissolved in Scope and Contents The students, faculty, and administrative committees of the Environmental Studies Program generated the materials in this collection during its five years of existence. Numerous members of the program, most notably Lou Ismay, Eugene McLaren, and Rosemary Nichols, collected these materials. The records consist of memoranda, correspondence, meeting minutes, reports, and class materials. There is little material from the years that the program was in full operation. Instead, most of the documents concentrate on the programs creation ( ). The materials that do represent the years of operation generally consist of class materials or course descriptions rather than administrative materials. Also included are materials generated by offshoots and side projects of the program, like the Capital District Solid Waste Environmental Education Program (CD SWEEP) and the student newsletter, Environmental Issues. The largest of these projects is the Peoples Pipewatch Related Collections iare the papers of Jackson Davis, Louis Ismay, Vincent Schaefer, Eugene McLaren, and Robert Rienow, all of whom were involved in the program and the records of the Environmental Decisions Commission, Office of the President, and the University Senate. - Page 4-

5 Arrangement of the Collection The collection is organized into three series arranged chronologically. Information Publication Statement M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections & Archives Revision Description EAD file created Encoded in EAD by Gregory Wiedeman April Processing Information Processed in 2016 by Joshua Hauck-Whealton. Acquisition Information All items in this manuscript group were donated to the University Libraries, M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives. Access Access to student material in Series 2 is restricted, please consult an archivist to view this material. Copyright This page may contain links to digital objects. Access to these images and the technical capacity to download them does not imply permission for re-use. Digital objects may be used freely for personal reference use, referred to, or linked to from other web sites. Researchers do not have permission to publish or disseminate material from these collections without permission from an archivist and/or the copyright holder. The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming to the laws of copyright. Some materials in these collections may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) and/or by the copyright or neighboring-rights laws of other nations. More information about U.S. Copyright is provided by the Copyright Office. Additionally, re-use may be restricted by terms of University - Page 5-

6 Libraries gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and publicity rights, licensing and trademarks. The University Archives are eager to hear from any copyright owners who are not properly identified so that appropriate information may be provided in the future. Controlled Access Headings Conservation and the Environment Environmental education Environmental education--activity programs--united States Web Archives U Academic Departments State University of New York at Ismay, Louis F. McLaren, Eugene Nichols, Rosemary Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements Web Archives Collection Inventory Files, Date [inclusive]: Physical Description: 0.66 cubic ft. Arrangement Arranged alphabetically. - Page 6-

7 Scope and Contents This series consists of materials directly related to the creation, operation, and termination of the Environmental Studies Program. Best represented are the early years during the creation phase, when several committees were planning the program. These include the President's Advisory Committee and the Program Planning Committee that operated in These were later replaced by the Steering Committee and the Environmental Studies Committee. Most of the materials in this series are memoranda that represent communications between committee members as well as between committee members and university administration. There are also meeting minutes, reports, correspondence and class materials. For an overview of the programs creation, see Box 2, Folder 8, Report on Environmental Studies Program, which is composed of materials organized by Paul Bulger and Lou Ismay. Title/Description Ad Hoc Committee on Pine Bush Alternative Plan Date [inclusive]: American Society for Public Administration, "The Environmental Crisis" Conference, Conference Materials Annual Report Articles, News Clippings Date [inclusive]: Capital District Solid Waste Environmental Education Program (CD SWEEP) Date [inclusive]: Class Materials Committee to Report on Attitudes and Values on Environment of Students (C.R.A.V.E.S.), Survey Correspondence Date [inclusive]: Course Listings and Descriptions Date [inclusive]: Page 7- Instances Folder 1 Folder 2 Folder 3 Folder 4 Folder 5 Folder 6 Folder 7 Folder 8 Folder 9

8 Environmental Decisions Commission Date [inclusive]: 1970 Environmental Issues, Newsletter Environmental Program Steering Committee, Meeting Agendas, Minutes, Memoranda, Reports Environmental Studies Advisory Committee, Meeting Minutes, Memoranda, Reports Environmental Studies Program, Draft Proposal Fliers, Leaflets Date [inclusive]: 1970 Date [inclusive]: 1976 Grant Proposals Grant Sources Interim Director Search Committee, Memoranda Date [inclusive]: 1972 "Man and Environment," Program Proposal Date [inclusive]: 1970 Memoranda Date [inclusive]: 1970 Memoranda Memoranda Date [inclusive]: Folder 10 Folder 11 Folder 12 Folder 13 Folder 14 Folder 15 Folder 16 Folder 17 Folder 18 Folder 1 Folder 2 Folder 3 - Page 8-

9 Memoranda New York State Food Conference, Correspondence "Report of the Subcommittee on Biology in Public Affairs" Date [inclusive]: 1970 Report on Environmental Studies Program, Paul Bulger and Lou Ismay Reports, 1970 Date [inclusive]: 1976 Response to Recommendation to Terminate Program, Memorandum Date [inclusive]: 1976 Smog, Litter, Overpopulation, Pollution (SLOP) Program, Leaflets Date [inclusive]: 1970 Social Ecology Program Proposal Student Committee for Environmental Studies, Recommendations Date [inclusive]: 1972 "The SUNY-A Environmental Studies Proposal Including Project Research in the Five Rivers Area," Environmental Studies Advisory Committee "The Universities and Environmental Quality: Commitment to Problem Focused Education," US Office of Science and Technology Date [inclusive]: 1969 Folder 4 Folder 5 Folder 6 Folder 7 Folder 8 Folder 9 Folder 10 Folder 11 Folder 12 Folder 13 Folder 14 Folder 15 Writings, Date [inclusive]: Page 9-

10 Physical Description: 0.33 cubic ft. Arrangement Arranged alphabetically. Scope and Contents Most of the materials in this series are memoranda that represent communications between committee members as well as between committee members and university administration. There are also meeting minutes, reports, correspondence and class materials. For an overview of the programs creation, see Box 2, Folder 8, Report on Environmental Studies Program, which is composed of materials organized by Paul Bulger and Lou Ismay. Title/Description Atmospheric Sciences Research Center, "Small Utility Internal Combustion Engine Test" Date [inclusive]: 1972 Student, "Electric Power Generation and Environmental Prospect" Date [inclusive]: 1970 Student, "The Environment of a College: A Study of the Campus and Construction of the State University of New York at " Fonseca, John, "Law and Society" Part I, Notes Date [inclusive]: 1972 Fonseca, John, "Law and Society" Part II Date [inclusive]: 1972 Student, "SUNY-A Recycle: An Institutionalized Non-volunteer Paper Recycling Program" Student, Internship Journal Date [inclusive]: 1976 McLaren, Eugene, "Toward a New Town in Greene County" Moore, John, "Man and his Environment: A Syllabus" Nichols, Rosemary, "Environmental Law: Cases and Commentary" Nichols, Rosemary, "The Present Condition of Aesthetic Zoning: Has Beauty Found Shelter?" Instances Folder 1 Folder 2 Folder 3 Folder 4 Folder 5 Folder 6 Folder 7 Folder 8 Folder 9 Folder 10 Folder 11 - Page 10-

11 Northeastern Regional Organization, National Speleological Society, "Report on New York State Cave Survey Information" Student, "An Undergraduate Research Study of Chemical Pollution in the Campus Pond" Date [inclusive]: 1972 Werking, James, Motorcycle Safety: Introductory Curriculum" Folder 12 Folder 13 Folder 14 Pipewatch, Date [inclusive]: Physical Description: 0.33 cubic ft. Arrangement Arranged alphabetically. Scope and Contents An offshoot of John Cronin's People Pipewatch, Peoples Pipewatch was housed in the Department of Fine Arts of the State University of New York at. Its volunteers monitored discharge pipes leading to the Hudson River and compared the resulting effluents to the allowable limits in the National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits. This series contains mostly NPDES Notices and drafts of the permits and are indexed by the company owning the discharge pipe. Title/Description Airco Industrial Gases, Profile Date [inclusive]: 1976 County Jail, NPDES Notice, Notes Allegheny Ludlum Steel Company, NPDES Notice, Notes Allied Chemical Corporation, NPDES Notice Date [inclusive]: 1976 American Oil Company, NPDES Notice, Notes - Page 11- Instances Folder 1 Folder 2 Folder 3 Folder 4

12 Date [inclusive]: Folder 5 Atlantic Cement Company, NPDES Notice, Notes Bendix Corporation, NPDES Notice, Notes Callanan Industries, NPDES Notice, Notes City of Mechanicville, NPDES Notice, Notes, Profile City of Watervliet, NPDES Notice, Notes Completed Sample Forms Correspondence, Citizens Protecting the Environment, List of Complaints Received Correspondence, EPA Ford Motor Company, NPDES Notice, Profile General Electric, Fort Edward, NPDES Notice, Profile Hercules Incorporated Folder 6 Folder 7 Folder 8 Folder 9 Folder 10 Folder 11 Folder 12 Folder 13 Folder 14 Folder 15 Folder 16 - Page 12-

13 HP Hood and Sons Inc., NPDES Notice, Notes Hudson Cement Company, NPDES Notice, Notes International Playtex Corporation, NPDES Notice, Notes Metropolitan Petroleum Company, NPDES Notice, Notes Date [inclusive]: 1973 Mobil Oil Corporation, NPDES Notice, Notes Date [inclusive]: Niagra Mohawk Power Company, NPDES Notice, Notes Normanskill, Sample Form New York State Department of Health, Griffin Lab, NPDES Notice, Notes New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation, NPDES Notice, Notes New York State Thruway Authority, NPDES Notice, Notes, Sample Form Pepsi Cola, NPDES Notice, Notes Folder 17 Folder 18 Folder 19 Folder 20 Folder 21 Folder 22 Folder 23 Folder 24 Folder 25 Folder 26 Folder 27 Shell Oil Company, NPDES Notice, Notes Folder 28 - Page 13-

14 Date [inclusive]: Sun Oil Company, NPDES Notice, Notes Texaco Incorporated, NPDES Notice, Notes Tobin Packing Company, Town of Bethlehem, NPDES Notice, Notes Town of Colonie, NPDES Notice, Notes Town of East Greenbush, NPDES Notice, Notes Town of Guilderland, NPDES Notice, Notes Town of Ulster, Profile Date [inclusive]: 1976 US Steel Corporation, NPDES Notice, Notes Village of Altamont, NPDES Notice, Notes Village of Green Island, NPDES Notice, Notes Folder 29 Folder 30 Folder 31 Folder 32 Folder 33 Folder 34 Folder 35 Folder 36 Folder 37 Folder 38 Folder 39 Village of South Glens Falls, NPDES Notice, Notes Folder 40 - Page 14-

15 Web Archives, 2006 September September 18 Date [inclusive]: 2006 September September 18 Physical Description: 278 captures Immediate Source of Acquisition: Immediate Source of Acquisition Web crawling is managed through the Internet Archive's Archive-It service. This page includes links to both the university's collection and the Internet Archive's public collection. Surface-level crawling of is performed daily which should includes most top-level webpages. Separate targeted crawls of every albany.edu subdomain are performed monthly to attempt to gather all content. This includes: m.albany.edu, library.albany.edu, events.albany.edu, cstar.cestm.albany.edu, csda.albany.edu, and alumni.albany.edu Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements Web Archives Title/Description program_environmental_science.html - University Archives collection Date [inclusive]: 2013 May September 18 Digital Object: program_environmental_science.html - University Archives collection WARC file for program_environmental_science.html, (please see en.wikipedia.org/wiki/web_archive for more details) Date [inclusive]: 2013 May September 18 Instances Web-Archive 1 WARC 1 Conditions Governing Access: Conditions Governing Access WARC files are very large and difficult to work with. Your request may take time to process, and we may be unable to deliver your request remotely. Please consult an archivist if you are interested in researching with web archives. program_environmental_science.html - Internet Archive collection Date [inclusive]: 2006 September September 18 Web-Archive 2 - Page 15-

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