Alderson, George
As a teenager, George Alderson visited his aunt, Lora Ives Kelts, a librarian at Oregon State College. Alderson attended Reed College and graduated in 1963 with a major in biology. Alderson worked in Washington, D.C. as a conservation activist and lobbyist for the Wilderness Society and Friends of the Earth. He helped found the wilderness program in the Bureau of Land Management and wrote a handbook on being a citizen lobbyist, How You Can Influence Congress, published in 1979. He received the Sierra Club's Special Achievement Award in 1968. Alderson is a classical violinist and has played with several orchestras in the Washington, D.C. area.
From the description of George Alderson photographs, 1954-1955. (Eugene Public Library). WorldCat record id: 739735356
From the guide to the George Alderson Photographs, 1954-1955, (Oregon State University Libraries)
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| creatorOf | Alderson, George,. Photographs by George Alderson depicting interurban cars of the Portland Traction Company, Portland, Or. [graphic], 1954 July. | Oregon Historical Society Research Library | |
| referencedIn | Pendleton, William G. (William Garland), d. 1836. Copies of land grants (1780 and 1792) [manuscript], 1822 July 22. | University of Virginia. Library | |
| referencedIn | Alderson, William, 1913-1963. William Alderson papers, 1931-1964. | Reed College Library | |
| creatorOf | Alderson, George. George Alderson photographs, 1954-1955. | Oregon State University Libraries | |
| referencedIn | Virginia. Board of Public Works. Applications for position of road superintendant, 1828-1861. | Library of Virginia | |
| creatorOf | George Alderson Photographs, 1954-1955 | Oregon State University Libraries University Archives |
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| associatedWith | Alderson, William, 1913-1963. | person |
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| associatedWith | Pendleton, William G. (William Garland), d. 1836. | person |
| associatedWith | Virginia. Board of Public Works. | corporateBody |
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Active 1955
