Mono Lake Committee Collection, 1919-1997, (bulk 1977-1995)

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Mono Lake Committee Collection, 1919-1997, (bulk 1977-1995)

This collection contains the organizational papers of the Mono Lake Committee from its creation in 1978 through the mid-1990s. The bulk of the collection consists of legal files documenting the various lawsuits in which the Committee was involved during this time period.

59 manuscript boxes and 1 oversize flat box

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SNAC Resource ID: 6666947

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Los Angeles Department of Water and Power

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Davis, Martha

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Terrance Finney

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Great Basin Unified Air Pollution Control District

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Yosemite Association

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California Trout, Inc.

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Citizens for Safe Drinking Water

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National Research Defense Council (NRDC)

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Philip Williams & Associates

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Wiens, John A.

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U.S. Department of the Interior Reclamation Service

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Mono County Board of Supervisors

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Garamendi

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California. Supreme Court

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Department of Parks and Recreation

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Association of California Water Agencies

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DPR

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Moyle, Peter B.

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Morrison & Foerster

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Mono Lake Group

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California Trout, Inc.

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California Lutheran University

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UC Los Angeles

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Third District Court of Appeals

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Delta Protection Commission

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State Water Resource Control Board

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U.S. Forest Service

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MBNFSA

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Mono Lake Tufa State Reserve

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Mammoth Fly Rodders

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John Loomis

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CT

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Ansel Adams

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DWR

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EA Engineering, Science, and Technology, Inc.

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California. Department of water resources

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NAS

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Arcularius Ranch

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Yosemite National Park (Agency : U.S.)

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Thomas Jenkins

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Interagency Task Force on Mono Lake

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California. State Lands Commission

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LADWP

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Gaines, David

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USEPA

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Mono Lake Committee

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Historical Note In 1974, David Gaines became acquainted with Mono Lake during an inventory of the natural areas of Mono County. In 1976 he helped to form the Mono Basin Research Group with undergraduates from Stanford, UC Davis, UC Santa Cruz, and Earlham College, which received grant funding from the National Science Foundation . The Mono Basin Research Group conducted the first comprehensive ecological study of Mono Lake, An Ecological Stud...

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Earth Island

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Richard O. Dalhlgren, Jr.

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Air Resources Board

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Center for Environmental Studies

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UC Davis

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Mono Basin Ecosystem Study Committee

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Los Angeles City Council.

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Mono Basin Research Group

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Scott Stine

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SLC

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Golden Gate Audubon Society

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Natural Resources Defense Council

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Winkler, David W.

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David Winkler

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Center for Electronic Records (U.S.)

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MWD

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Department of Fish and Game

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Mono Basin National Forest Scenic Area

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GBUAPCD

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California Urban Water Conservation Council

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UC Santa Barbara

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United States. Bureau of Land Management

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Organized within the Department of the Interior, this federal agency is responsible for the management of public lands, the majority of which are in the Western states and Alaska. Responsibilities include energy and mineral development, grazing, wildlife and fisheries habitat and land use planning. From the description of Records, 1944-1979. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 54390737 Background information on this oral history project could not be found. ...

State Water Resources Control Board

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Mammoth County Water District

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ARB

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MLC

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Carl Mesick

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USFS

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El Dorado County Superior Court

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Peter Vorster

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Army Corps Of Engineers

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California. Department of Transportation

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Sierra club

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"The dedication of the new Lodge at Horse Camp, Mount Shasta took place at high noon on Fourth of July 1923... The crowning event was when Miss Harwood of Los Angeles stepped forward and with much vim and enthusiasm pronounced the words: 'I christen thee Shasta Alpine Lodge (crash went the bottle of Shasta Ginger Ale on the stone doorway) and dedicate thee to all lovers of the great out-of doors...'" (Sierra Club Circular, Sept. 1, 1923, p. 1). From the description of Sierra Club mou...

Community and Organization Research Institute

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Everett Holt King

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Southern California Edison Company

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State Lands Commission

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David Gaines

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McCutchen, Doyle, Brown & Enersen

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Martha Davis

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Environmental Defense Fund

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Cal Trout

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Mono Lake Coalition

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Metropolitan Water District of Southern California

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Lehman, Richard, 1948-

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Inyo Sheep Company

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California Department of Fish and Game

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British Broadcasting Company

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National Audubon Society.

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David A. Gaines

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Hardin, Cook, Loper, Engel & Bergez

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