Love Canal collection, 1893-1999 (bulk 1978-1995).

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Love Canal collection, 1893-1999 (bulk 1978-1995).

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Contains research, reports, papers, and articles, 1978-1990; newspaper clippings, 1978-1999, with index, 1978-1995; photographs and slides, 1978- 1989; audio and video cassettes, 1978-1986; personal interviews and field notes, 1978-1987; correspondence and materials relating to environmental activists and organizations, including Lois Gibbs and the Citizen's Clearinghouse for Hazardous Wastes, Inc., 1978-1989, 1995.

(26 linear ft.)

Buffalo History Museum, Research Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7348108

Buffalo History Museum, Research Library

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Hooker Chemical and Plastics Corp. (Niagara Falls, N.Y.)

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Levine, Adeline

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The Love Canal controversy involves a tract of land in Niagara Falls, N.Y., which was shown to contain high levels of toxic chemicals. In the late 1970s, concerns about the health of residents caused an outpouring of scientific studies and legal suits involving the residents, Hooker Chemical and Plastics Corporation, and state and federal governmental agencies. Dr. Adeline Levine, a professor of sociology at the State University of New York at Buffalo from 1968 to 1990, studied the sociological ...

Gibbs, Lois Marie

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