Kathleen Goddard Jones Papers, 1933-2001.

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Kathleen Goddard Jones Papers, 1933-2001.

Papers of environmental activist Kathleen Goddard Jones, including correspondence, clippings, research files, organization records, and 35mm slides, primarily relating to her efforts to protect the Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes on the central coast of California, her participation in regional and national Sierra Club efforts, and other activities in defense of the ecosystems of California, donated by Kathleen Goddard Jones in 1993.

13 Linear feet; 28 Hollinger boxes and 11 wardrobe boxes.

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