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Stephen Gary Erickson papers, 1957-2016

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Erickson, Stephen Gary
Title
Stephen Gary Erickson papers
Dates
1957-2016 (inclusive)
Quantity
59 linear feet
Collection Number
ACCN 1961
Summary
The Stephen Gary Erikson papers (1957-2016) contain materials documenting Erickson's activities in opposition to the manufacture, testing, and storage of weapons of mass destruction in Utah and the Intermountain West. Included are correspondence, financial records, pamphlets, publications, news clippings, and maps. The bulk of the materials relate to Erickson's work with the non-profit organizations Downwinders and Western Solidarity. The Stephen Gary Erikson papers also contain materials relating to organizations and involvements such as Crossroads Urban Center, the Utah Alcoholism Foundation, affordable housing, as well as various environmental projects throughout the West.
Repository
University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0860

Telephone: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu
Access Restrictions

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Languages
English
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Biographical Note

Stephen Gary Erickson (1953-) is a community activist for peace and justice. He graduated from the University of Utah in 1977 with a B.A. in English and Anthropology. Upon graduation, Erickson was extensively involved in the anti-nuclear movement during the height of the Cold War and Arms Race in the 1980s.

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Content Description

The Stephen Gary Erickson papers consists of correspondence, notes, financial materials, research materials, newsletters, pamphlets, publications, and news clippings. The bulk of the collection contains information about the resistance effort against the U.S. government's creation, testing, storage, and use of nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons of mass destruction in Utah and the Inter-mountain West which occurred from 1980-2000. The collection particularly consists of Erickson's work as an activist, lobbyist and community organizer with the non-profit agencies Downwinders and Western Solidarity.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library's Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Preferred Citation

Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.

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Administrative Information

Acquisition Information

Donated by Stephen Gary Erickson in 2002 and 2016.

Processing Note

Processed by Betsey Welland in 2012.

Addendum processed by Vanessa Barnes in 2017.

Separated Materials

Photographs and audio visual materials were transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections (P1050) (A0705).

Related Materials

See also the MX Information Center records (MS 0527) located in the Manuscripts Division in Special Collections.

Forms part of the Downwinders of Utah Archives.

Forms part of the Utah Science, Engineering, and Medical Archives.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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Subject Terms

  • Nuclear weapons testing victims
  • Nuclear weapons--West (U.S.)--Testing
  • Radioactive fallout--Health aspects--West (U.S.)
  • Weapons of mass destruction--Utah--History--Sources
  • Weapons of mass destruction--West (U.S.)--History--Sources

Personal Names

  • Erickson, Stephen Gary--Archives

Form or Genre Terms

  • Articles
  • Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
  • Correspondence
  • Maps
  • Pamphlets
  • Reports

Finding aid created by Betsey Welland and Vanessa Barnes.
2012 (last modified: 2017 and 2019)

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