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Environmental Justice

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Here are entered works on equal protection from environmental and health hazards for all people regardless of race, income, culture, or social class.

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Dr. Barbara Howe, Professor, Papers

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3469
Overview

Dr. Barbara Howe, best known as a pioneer in the public history movement of the 1970s and 1980s, worked at West Virginia University in a variety of different positions between 1980 and her retirement in 2009, including as professor of history, head of the public history program, and director of the Center for Women’s Studies. Prevalent subjects present in the collection include historical preservation, environmental activism, and politics in the Morgantown and broader West Virginia area.

Dates: 1856-2025 and undated; Majority of material found within 1964-2025

Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition Records

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4661
Scope and Contents Records of the Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition (OVEC), a social and environmental justice organization that operated out of Huntington, WV (circa 1987 to 2022). Its activities are documented through the materials in this collection; formats include audiovisual materials, digital files, the organization’s website, printed materials, ephemera, photographs, newspaper clippings, newsletters, reports, correspondence, legal briefs, general office files, artifacts, and posters. Subjects...
Dates: 1987-2022