Balance records

Descriptive Summary
Title: Balance records
Creator: University of Georgia. Odum School of Ecology
Inclusive Dates: 1970-1992
Language(s): English
Extent: 0.5 Linear Feet (1 box)
Collection Number: UA21-003
Repository: University of Georgia Archives

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Collection Description

Historical Note

Balance was a student organization at the University of Georgia concerned with promoting ecological principles and spreading awareness of environmental problems. The group was based at the Institute of Ecology--now the Odum School of Ecology--and organized a teach-in to observe the first Earth Day on April 22, 1970.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of correspondence, articles, press releases regarding the student organization Balance. The records primarily focus on the Earth Day environmental teach-in on campus in 1970, but some records pertain to similar programs at other universities across the United States.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

[Item, box, folder], [Collection title, UA#], University Archives, University of Georgia

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Related Materials and Subjects

Subject Terms

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Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 

box

folder

Request box

1

1

Balance, 1970

 

1

2

Balance correspondence, 1970

 

1

3

Balance speeches, 1970

 

1

4

Balance Fund Foundation, 1970

 

1

5

Environmental articles, 1970

 

1

6

Toward Balance: A Publication of Balance for Earth Day, 1970 April 22

 

1

7-10

Environmental Teach-In, 1970

 

1

11

Paul Erlich articles, 1990s