Papers of the Ivy Creek Foundation [manuscript], 1916-1988.

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Papers of the Ivy Creek Foundation [manuscript], 1916-1988.

The papers contain correspondence, legal documents (copies), clippings, articles, research material, maps, and photographs concerning the history of the Ivy Creek Natural Area, original purchase by the Nature Conservancy, the formation of the Ivy Creek Foundation, and its administration of the property. Included among these are "ICNA history and heritage" by Price Smith, "The Rann preserve" by Elizabeth Conant, and "Ivy Creek Natural Area. A local conservation case study" by Patricia Farrell, as well as legal and financial papers of former owners Conley and Mary Carr Greer.

150 (ca.) items.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7920133

University of Virginia. Library

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Whitten, Benjamin C.

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Ritchie, T.C.

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Nature Conservancy (U.S.)

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The Nature Conservancy began in 1917 as the Committee For the Protection of Natural Conditions under the Ecological Society of America. In 1946, the Committee organized itself as an independent group called the Ecological Union, and in 1950, under Richard Pough's direction, changed its name to the Nature Conservancy. The mission is to preserve plants, animals and natural communities that represent the diversity of life by protecting the lands and water they need to survive. From the ...

Schmidt, Susanna

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Greer, Mary Carr, 1884-1973

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Greer was an African-American teacher and principal (1930-1950) of Albemarle Training School, Charlottesville, Va. From the description of Interviews about Mary Carr Greer, 1977, 1978. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 32135993 ...

Conant, Elizabeth

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Farrell, Patricia.

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Greer family.

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Carr family.

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Ivy Creek Foundation

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Foundation administering the Ivy Creek Natural Area, a nature preserve in Albemarle County, Va. From the description of Papers of the Ivy Creek Foundation [manuscript], 1916-1988. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647808485 ...

Greer, Conley G., -1956

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Smith, Price.

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