Joseph L. Sax papers, 1972-1983.

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Joseph L. Sax papers, 1972-1983.

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This collection documents Sax's professional career as a legal consultant on environmental issues. The majority of material is professional correspondence (1974-1983), typed lectures and speeches given at conferences and workshops, committee files, research material, project material, and reports. Committee files include reports, drafts, correspondence, pamphlets, legal case files, agendas, and meeting summaries. Committees include The Energy Policy Project, National Resources Defense Council, National Academy of Sciences studies, and the Detroit Metropolitan Airport. Research materials consist of newspaper clippings, bibliographies, and photocopies for articles and books by Sax. Audiocassettes of the Crandell v. Biergans trial were used for a book by Sax. Manuscripts by Sax include A Doctrine to the Landscape: The Meaning of America's Parklands, and Mountains Without Handrails: A Recreation Policy for America's Parklands.

39.75 cubic ft. (48 boxes)

Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)

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The National Academy of Sciences, founded in Washington, D. C., in 1863, grew out of a desire for a body of scientists to give advice on scientific matters to the federal government. Joseph Henry, first Secretary of the Smithsonian, was a force behind its creation. From the description of National Academy of Sciences, 1863-1887 Records. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78403445 ...

Council on Environmental Quality (U.S.)

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Conservation Foundation

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Sax, Joseph L.

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Joseph L. Sax was an attorney in Washington D.C. from 1959-1962. Afterward, he was a law professor at the University of Colorado (1962-1965) and the University of Michigan (1966-1986). In the 1970s, he served on many environmental committees including the U.S. Senate Committee on Public Works (1970-71); The Conservation Foundation (1969-1973); The President's Council on Environmental Quality (1970-1972); The Environmental Studies Board of the National Academy of Sciences (1970-1973); and the Mic...