Conservation & Conservationists.
Subject
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Daniel Hale, Physician and Conservationist, Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3163
Overview
The correspondence, scrapbooks, articles and speeches of the collection document the later portion of the life of Daniel Hale (1912-1975), a Princeton physician and conservationist, who was a creator of the board of the Southern Soil Conservation District, and a founder of the Mountain Resource Conservation and Development Area. Correspondents include Robert C. Byrd, James Kee, Arch A. Moore, Jr., and Jennings Randolph.
Dates:
1953-1975
Helen McGinnis, Conservationist, Papers regarding Wilderness Preservation in West Virginia
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4270
Scope and Contents
Papers of conservationist Helen McGinnis regarding wilderness preservation. McGinnis was a noted conservationist working for a time at the United States National Museum of Natural History, she was also a dedicated member of the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy. The majority of the material regards the Dolly Sods Wilderness; other subjects include the Otter Creek Wilderness, Cranberry Wilderness, Seneca Rocks and Spruce Knob. Types of records include articles, news clippings, manuscripts,...
Dates:
1938-1977; Majority of material found within 1968-1975