Georgia Sierra Club records

Descriptive Summary
Title: Georgia Sierra Club records
Creator: Sierra Club. Georgia Chapter
Inclusive Dates: 1967-2019
Language(s): English
Extent: 9.25 Linear Feet (10 boxes)
Collection Number: UA97-072
Repository: University of Georgia Archives

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Collection Description

Historical Note

The Georgia Chapter of the Sierra Club participates in conservation campaigns to protect the environment and wilderness areas in the state and throughout the nation. It lobbied for the creation of the Cumberland Island National Seashore and supported the protection of the Ocmulgee corridor. The volunteer organization helped to pass the Solid Waste Management Act of 1990 and has worked on numerous clean water initiatives.

Scope and Content

This collection documents the Georgia Sierra Club's development and growth throughout the state and includes the activities of several chapter subgroups including the Columbus, Atlanta, Coastal, Ocmulgee and Savannah River Groups. The papers include correspondence, committee meeting minutes and reports, lobbying and legislative files, newsletters, and publicity files.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Georgia Sierra Club records, UA97-072, University Archives, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

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Related Materials and Subjects

Subject Terms

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Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 

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1

Formative Period, 1967-1970

 

1

2

Chattahoochee Chapter, 1971-1972 June

 

1

3

Chattahoochee Chapter, 1972 July-December

 

1

4

Gulf Coast Regional Conservation Committee, 1972-1973

 

1

5-8

Chattahoochee Chapter, 1973-1976

 

1

9

Sea Islands Leisure Knapsack Outing, 1976

 

1

10

Gulf Coast Regional Conservation Committee, 1976

 

1

11

Gulf Coast Regional Conservation Committee, 1977

 

1

12

Chattahoochee Chapter-1979, 1977-1979

 

1

13

Sea Islands Leisure Knapsack Outing, 1977-1978

 

1

14

Atlanta Group Executive Committee, 1978-1979

 

1

15

Atlanta Group Correspondence, 1978-1982

 

1

16

Atlanta Group Executive Committee, 1980

 

1

17

Atlanta Group Executive Committee, 1981-1982

 

1

18

Gulf Coast Regional Conservation Committee, 1981-1982

 

1

19

Savannah River Group, 1982-1983

 

1

20

Chattahoochee Chapter, 1980

 

1

21

Chattahoochee Chapter, 1981

 

1

22

Chattahoochee Chapter, 1982-1983

 

1

23

Georgia Environmental Directory, 1982

 

1

24

Executive Committee, 1983

 

1

25

Correspondence, 1983 January-June

 

1

26

Correspondence, 1983 July-December

 

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1

Atlanta Group, 1983

 

2

2

Atlanta Group Executive Committee, 1984

 

2

3

Atlanta Group Correspondence, 1984

 

2

4

Executive Committee, 1984

 

2

5

Financial Statement, 1984

 

2

6

Correspondence, 1984 January-April

 

2

7

Correspondence, 1984 May-December

 

2

8

Gulf Coast Regional Conservation Committee, 1983-1984

 

2

9

Atlanta Group Executive Committee, 1985

 

2

10

Atlanta Group Correspondence, 1985

 

2

11

Executive Committee, 1985

 

2

12

Correspondence, 1985 January-September

 

2

13

Correspondence, 1985 October-December

 

2

14

Miscellaneous Documents, 1983-1985

 

2

15

Atlanta Group Executive Committee, 1986

 

2

16

Executive Committee, 1986 January-May

 

2

17

Executive Committee, 1986 June-December

 

2

18-22

Correspondence, 1986

 

2

23

Savannah River Group, 1984-1986

 

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1

Conservation Committee, 1984-1985

 

3

2

Cumberland Island Special Project, 1985-1988

 

3

3

Outings Leader, 1986-1988

 

3

4

Sierra Club Committee on Political Education, 1985-1986

 

3

5

Sierra Club [National] Annual Report, 1986-1987

 

3

6

Executive Committee, 1987

 

3

7

Correspondence, 1987

 

3

8

Atlanta Group, 1987

 

3

9

Savannah River Group, 1987-1997

 

3

10

Executive Committee Upcoming Meetings, 1988

 

3

11

Executive Committee, 1988

 

3

12

Correspondence, 1988

 

3

13

Lobby Activities, 1988

 

3

14

Chairman's Corner, 1988

 

3

15

Miscellaneous Documents, 1988

 

3

16

Atlanta Group, 1988

 

3

17

South Carolina Chapter, 1988

 

3

18

Ocmulgee Group, 1988-1989

 

3

19

Sierra Club -l Board of Directors Meeting Minutes, 1988

 

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1

Executive Committee, 1989

 

4

2

Correspondence, 1989 January-July

 

4

3

Correspondence, 1989 August-December

 

4

4

Lobby Activities, 1989

 

4

5

Atlanta Group, 1989

 

4

6

Appalachian Regional Conservation Committee, 1987-1989

 

4

7

Columbus Group, 1989

 

4

8

Membership, 1988-1990

 

4

9

Sierra Club Conservation Leader, 1988-1989

 

4

10

Sierra Club - Board of Directors Meeting Minutes, 1989

 

4

11

Sierra Club - Correspondence, 1989 January-August

 

4

12

Sierra Club - Correspondence, 1989 September-December

 

4

13

Grassroots Sierra, 1986-1990

 

4

14

Sierra Club Election Action, 1989-1992

 

4

15

Sierra Club Energy Report, 1989-1990

 

4

16

Sierra Club Finances, 1990

 

4

17

Impacts - Newsletter of the Military Impacts on the Environment Committee, 1989-1990

 

4

18

Sierra Club Population Report, 1989

 

4

19

Pollution Activist, 1989-1990

 

4

20

Public Lands Activist, 1989-1992

 

4

21

Sierra Club Foundation, 1988-1989

 

4

22

Sierra Club Weekly Conservation Report, 1989

 

4

23

Executive Committee, 1990

 

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1-4

Correspondence,, 1990

 

5

5

Lobby Activities, Pt. 1, 1990

 

5

6

Lobby Activities, Pt. 2, 1990

 

5

7

Clean Air, 1990

 

5

8

Conservation Committee, 1990

 

5

9

Solid Waste, 1990

 

5

10

Water Resources, 1990

 

5

11

Wildlife Management, Wetlands, 1990

 

5

12

Outings, 1990

 

5

13

Atlanta Group, 1990

 

5

14

Appalachian Region Conservation Committee, 1990

 

5

15

Columbus Group, 1990

 

5

16

Gulf Coast Regional Conservation Committee, 1990

 

5

17

Sierra Club - Notice of Meetings, 1990

 

5

18

Sierra Club - Board of Directors Meeting Minutes, 1990

 

5

19

Sierra Club - Correspondence, 1990 January-May

 

5

20

Sierra Club - Correspondence, 1990 June-December

 

5

21

Sierra Club - Publicity, Part 1, 1990

 

5

22

Sierra Club - Publicity, Part 2, 1990

 

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1

Executive Committee, 1991

 

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Correspondence, 1991

 

6

5

Georgia Sierra Club, Correspondence, 1991 September-December

 

6

6

Lobby Activities, 1991

 

6

7

Atlanta Group, 1991

 

6

8

Appalachian Regional Conservation Committee, 1991

 

6

9

Georgia Environmental Council Monitor, 1991

 

6

10

Sierra Club - Board of Directors Meeting Minutes, 1991 January-March

 

6

11

Sierra Club - Board of Directors Meeting Minutes, 1991 May-November

 

6

12

Sierra Club - Correspondence, 1991 January-May

 

6

13

Sierra Club - Correspondence, 1991 June-December

 

6

14

Sierra Club Centennial Planning, 1991

 

6

15

Sierra Club National News Report, 1989

 

6

16

Sierra Club Comprehensive Integrated Fundraising Plan, 1991

 

6

17

Sierra Club - Legal Defense Activities, 1981

 

6

18

Sierra Club - Miscellaneous, 1991

 

6

19

Correspondence, 1992 January-March

 

6

20

Correspondence, 1992 April-June

 

6

21

Correspondence, 1992 July-December

 

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1

Legislative Committee, 1992 January-March

 

7

2

Legislative Committee, 1992 May-September

 

7

3

Legislative Committee, Policy Statements, 1992

 

7

4

Appalachian Regional Conservation Committee, 1992

 

7

5

Sierra Club - Policy Statements, 1992

 

7

6

Sierra Club - Centennial Campaign, 1992

 

7

7

Sierra Club - Miscellaneous, 1992

 

7

8

Correspondence, 1993

 

7

9

News Clippings, 1981-1987

 

7

10

Photographs, undated

 

7

11

Alabama Sierran, 1976

 

7

12

Argonaut, 1967-1968

 

7

13

Athens Group, 1990

 

7

14

Atlanta Bird Club, Atlanta Audubon Society, 1970-1973

 

7

15

Atlanta Audubon Society, 1974-1975

 

7

16

Atlanta Group, 1973-1976

 

7

17

Atlanta Group, 1977-1993

 

7

18

Auburn Group, 1977-1978

 

7

19

Audubon Atlanta, 1976-1977

 

7

20

Audubon Atlanta, 1978

 

7

21

Audubon Atlanta, 1979-1980

 

7

22

Benton MacKaye Trail Association, 1982-1985

 

7

23

Benton MacKaye Trail Association, 1986-1990

 

7

24

Birdsong Nature Center Newsletter, 1984-1988

 

7

25

Birdsong Nature Center Newsletter, 1989-1992

 

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Chattahoochee Sierran, 1971-1984

 

8

6

Chattahoochee Valley Natural History Club, 1967-1969

 

8

7

Chattahoochee Valley Natural History Club, 1970-1971

 

8

8

Coastal Currents, 1990-1993

 

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9-13

Congaree Chronicle, 1978-1992

 

8

14

Georgia Sierran, 1968-1971

 

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Georgia Sierran, 1984-1988

 

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1-4

Georgia Sierran, 1988-2002

 

9

5

Mountain Laurel, 1968-1971

 

9

6

North Alabama Newsletter, 1973-1977

 

9

7

Northeast Georgia Group - Sierra Club, 1991-1992

 

9

8

Observer - Columbus Audubon Society, 1988-1989

 

9

9

Observer - Columbus Audubon Society, 1990

 

9

10

Ocmulgee Sierra Club, 1990

 

9

11

OSHA Environmental Network, 1984-1985

 

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Savannah River Sierran, 1987-1998, 2012-2018

 

9

19

SAVE - Report, Assembly, Bulletin, 1970-1972

 

9

20

Southeast Chapter Newsletter, 1968, 1987-1988

 

9

21

Wingbars, Newsletter of the Atlanta Audubon Society, 1980-1985

 

9

22

Wingbars, Newsletter of the Atlanta Audubon Society, 1986-1988

 

9

24

Wiregrass Sierran, 1991-1992

 

9

24

Savannah River Sierran, 2019 January-February

 

9

25

Savannah River Sierran, 2019 May-June

 

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26

Savannah River Sierran, 2020

 

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