Papers, 1959-1978.

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Papers, 1959-1978.

The collection relates to Ogilvy's involvement in the administration of the Sierra Club and its Atlantic Chapter, the Friends of the Earth and its founding, and to other environmental groups. Included are legal documents, financial documents, articles and photographs by Ogilvy, and correspondence including some with Brower concerning his break with the Sierra Club.

3.85 cubic ft. (9 boxes)

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Friends of the earth

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David Charles Masselli, a Washington, D.C. attorney, worked with energy policy and environmental issues for a number of years. Initially as the Energy Policy Director for the Friends of the Earth, he later represented the Western Organization of Resource Councils (WORC) and was also associated with ANTAEUS Resources Consulting. Mr. Masselli, representing environmental interests, worked with the drafting of federal legislation which would oversee the leasing and development of federa...

Brower, David, 1912-2000

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David R. Brower was born in Calif. in 1912 and joined the Army at San Francisco, Calif. in 1942. At the time of his enlistment, he had two years of college and had worked as a postal clerk and photographer. He served at Fort Lewis, Wash., Camp Hale, Colo., Camp Swift, Tex., and in Italy. With the 10th Mountain Division he was a First Lieutenant and a member of the Mountain Training Group; Company L of the 87th Infantry Regiment; Headquarters, Company I, of the 1st Battalion, 86th Infantry Regime...

Ogilvy, Stewart M.

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Ogilvy (1914-1985) was a former "Fortune" magazine editor active in the formation of world federation and environmental organizations. He held several posts in the California based environmental group, the Sierra Club, and was an organizer of its Atlantic chapter, the first chapter outside of California. In 1969 he helped incorporate the environmental organization, the Friends of the Earth, along with fellow environmentalist David Brower. Brower had left the Sierra Club due to disagreements with...

Sierra Club. Atlantic Chapter

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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...