Red River Gorge collection, 1958-1978.

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Red River Gorge collection, 1958-1978.

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These papers begin with a running chronological arrangement to show the evolution of the controversy. These files include mostly correspondence from both those in protest of the dam and those in favor of the dam, along with numerous news clippings and congressional records. Also in these papers are various reports and expert testimonies concerning the environmental, economic and political issues addressed by groups such as the Sierra Club, the Red River Gorge Legal Defense Fund, biologists, geologists, the Army Corps of Engineers, and the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), a federal executive agency created in 1970. The court case, Red River Gorge et al., v. Army Corps of Engineers et al., is highlighted separately and includes depositions, affidavits, as well as the order for the initial injunction. There are also separate magazine and journal articles that illuminate the national recognition that the controversy received. Lastly there are miscellaneous materials, memorabilia, photographs, and a cassette tape interview with Gorge residents. See also oral history interviews in the Kentucky Conservationists Oral History Project and the John Sherman Cooper Oral History Project.

circa 6.5 cubic ft. (13 boxes)

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