Global activist and elder statesmen of the Sierra Club : oral history transcript : Alaska, international conservation, national parks, and protected areas, 1980-1992 / 1996 PDF
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UniversityofCalifornia Berkeley Regional Oral History Office University of California The Bancroft Library Berkeley, California Sierra Club Oral History Series Edgar Wayburn GLOBAL ACTIVIST AND ELDER STATESMAN OF THE SIERRA CLUB: ALASKA, INTERNATIONAL CONSERVATION, NATIONAL PARKS AND PROTECTED AREAS, 1980-1992 With an Introduction by Michael McCloskey Interviews Conducted by Ann Lage in 1992 Copyright 1996 by The Regents of the University of California Since 1954 the Regional Oral History Office has been interviewing leading participants in or well-placed witnesses to major events in the development of Northern California, the West, and the Nation. Oral history is a method of collecting historical information through tape-recorded interviews between a narrator with firsthand knowledge of historically significant events and a well- informed interviewer, with the goal of preserving substantive additions to the historical record. The tape recording is transcribed, lightly edited for continuity and clarity, and reviewed by the interviewee. The corrected manuscript is indexed, bound with photographs and illustrative materials, and placed in The Bancroft Library at the University of California, Berkeley, and in other research collections for scholarly use. Because it is primary material, oral history is not intended to present the final, verified, or complete narrative of events. It is a spoken account, offered by the interviewee in response to questioning, and as such it is reflective, partisan, deeply involved, and irreplaceable. ************************************ All uses of this manuscript are covered by a legal agreement between The Regents of the University of California and Edgar Wayburn dated January 12, 1995. The manuscript is thereby made available for research purposes. All literary rights in the manuscript, including the right to publish, are reserved to The Bancroft Library of the University of California, Berkeley. No part of the manuscript may be quoted for publication without the written permission of the Director of The Bancroft Library of the University of California, Berkeley. Requests for permission to quote for publication should be addressed to the Regional Oral History Office, 486 Library, University of California, Berkeley 94720, and should include identification of the specific passages to be quoted, anticipated use of the passages, and identification of the user. The legal agreement with Edgar Wayburn requires that he be notified of the request and allowed thirty days in which to respond. It is recommended that this oral history be cited as follows: Wayburn, Edgar. "Global Activist and Elder Statesman of the Sierra Club: Alaska, International Conservation, National Parks and Protected Areas, 1980- 1992," an oral history conducted in 1992 by Ann Lage, Regional Oral History Office, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley, 1996. Copy no. Cataloging Information i Wayburn, Edgar (b. 1906) Environmentalist Global Activist and Elder Statesman of the Sierra Club: Alaska. International Conservation. National Parks and Protected Areas. 1980-1992. 1996, xiv, 280 pp. Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, 1980, and environmental issues in Alaska, 1981-1992: Admiralty Island, Tongass National Forest, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Exxon Valdez oil spill, problems in the Alaskan national parks, travels in Alaska; the Sierra Club and international conservation, 1972-1992, and the International Union for the Conservation of Nature; changing environmental perspectives on toxics, population, ecosystem protection; club relations with National Park Service: William Penn Mott, Jr., Yosemite master plan and concessions policy, service on National Parks Advisory Board; northern spotted owl and ancient forests issues; organizational issues in the Sierra Club, 1980s: executive directors Michael McCloskey, Douglas Wheeler, Michael Fischer, Carl Pope, role of volunteer leaders and grass-roots activists, fund raising and financial uncertainties; club involvement in electoral politics and with Clinton administration. Interviewed 1992 by Ann Lage for Sierra Club Oral History Series. Regional Oral History Office, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley. \ Edgar Wayburn at Midpines, near Yosemite Valley, October 1995. Photograph courtesy of William Als
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