Robert Smythe papers, 1975-1986
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Summary
- Creator:
- Smythe, Robert
- Abstract:
- Natural resources consultant. The Robert Smythe papers comprise correspondence, reports, clippings, and publications chiefly relating to Smythe's work as an officer with the North Carolina Chapter of the Sierra Club. Includes information about environmental issues in North Carolina such as air and water quality, waste management, energy conservation, and land use, as well as the Club's efforts to influence the North Carolina Legislature on environmental matters.
- Extent:
- 7.9 Linear Feet
Approx. 4500 Items - Language:
- Material in English
- Collection ID:
- RL.01225
Background
- Scope and content:
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The Robert Smythe papers comprise correspondence, reports, clippings, and publications chiefly relating to Smythe's work as an officer with the North Carolina Chapter of the Sierra Club. Includes information about environmental issues in North Carolina such as air and water quality, waste management, energy conservation, and land use, as well as the Club's efforts to influence the North Carolina Legislature on environmental matters.
- Acquisition information:
- The Robert Smythe papers were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a gift in 1989.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Rubenstein Library staff, 1989
Encoded by Elizabeth Shesko, May 2011
Accession(s) described in this finding aid: 89-009
This collection has been given basic processing: materials may not have been ordered and described beyond their original condition.
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- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
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- Subjects:
- Environmentalists -- North Carolina -- Correspondence
Environmental policy -- North Carolina
Environmental protection -- North Carolina
Energy conservation -- Environmental aspects
Conservation of natural resources -- North Carolina - Names:
- Sierra Club. North Carolina Chapter
Smythe, Robert
Smythe, Robert - Places:
- North Carolina -- Politics and government
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