Environmental Defense Fund Archive Collection 232 Sub-Group and Series Descriptions Record Group 1: Manuscript Collections SG I Dennis Puleston PapersSG II Arthur Cooley Papers SG III Robert Smolker PapersSG IV Charles F. Wurster Papers SG I Dennis Puleston Papers Biographical note: Dennis Puleston was born in Leigh-on-Sea, a fishing village
Environmental Defense Fund ArchiveCollection 232 Introduction In 1971, just four years after the Environmental Defense Fund’s (EDF) incorporation papers were signed, the began to take shape with the donation of a small collection of papers by Robert E. Smolker. Dr. Smolker was a professor of Biological Sciences at Stony Brook
Environmental Defense Fund ArchiveCollection 232 Scope and Content Note The archives of the Environmental Defense Fund document the administrative, legal, scientific and education efforts of the organization. The records measure 843 linear ft spanning 1967 to 2004, with the highest concentration found between the mid-1970s to the early 1980s. Arrangement
Environmental Defense Fund Archive Collection 232 Timeline History Four decades ago, Environmental Defense was founded when four scientists on Long Island set out to halt the use of DDT (dichlorodiphenyl trichloroethane), the pesticide Rachel Carson warned about in Silent Spring. DDT caused eggshells to weaken and crack, threatening the survival
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION TitleC. David Heymann: American Legacy Collection Collection NumberSC 412 OCLC NumberIn-process Creator C. David Heymann, 1945-2012 Provenance This collection was donated by C. David Heymann in 2011. Extent, Scope, and Content Note The C. David Heymann Collectionconsists primarily of 22.9 linear ft. of research files, newspaper clippings, notes, correspondence, and taped
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION TitleC. David Heymann: Robert F. Kennedy Collection Collection NumberSC 349 OCLC NumberIn-process Creator C. David Heymann, 1945-2012 Provenance This collection was donated by C. David Heymann in 1997. Extent,Scope, and Content Note The collection is comprised of 70 cubic ft. of research material created by and amassed by D. David Heymann for
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION TitleC. David Heymann: Ezra Pound Collection Collection NumberSC 246 OCLC NumberIn-process Creator C. David Heymann, 1945-2012 Provenance This collection was donated by C. David Heymann in 1997. Extent,Scope, and Content Note The C. David Heymann: Ezra Pound Collection consists primarily of Heymann’s research files amassed in preparation of his book
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION TitleSenator Jacob K. Javits Collection Collection NumberSC 285 BIOGRAPHY Jacob Koppel Javits served longer in the U.S. Senate than any other New York congressman. His rich and varied career in the House of Representatives and the Senate spanned the administrations of seven presidents. His public service also
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION TitleSenator Jacob K. Javits Collection Collection NumberSC 285 CHRONOLOGY 1904: Born May 18 in New York City 1926: Graduated New York University Law School 1927: Admitted to the New York Bar and partner in Javits & Javits with his brother, Benjamin 1932: Enrolled as a Republican. Joined
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION TitleSenator Jacob K. Javits Collection Collection NumberSC 285 PREFACE AND COLLECTION HISTORY The Senator Jacob K. Javits Collection includes: 2,460 document boxes; 3,006 photographs, slides and cartoons; 601 reels of audio and video tape recordings; 969 items of memorabilia, and 233 reels of microfilm. The total estimated
