David Howard papers, 1968-1988

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Howard, David C. H.
Title
David Howard papers
Dates
1968-1988 (inclusive)
Quantity
6.43 cu. ft. (7 boxes)
Collection Number
2433
Summary
Political and environmental activist of Olympia, Washington
Repository
University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu
Access Restrictions

Open to all users, but access to portions of the collection is restricted. Contact Special Collections for details.

Languages
English

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

David Howard has been active in Washington conservation issues since the late 1960s. He has been a legislative contact for several groups, particularly the Washington Environmental Council. He was secretary of the Nisqually Delta Association. Howard was also associated with groups concerning forest protection, circa 1968-1975; Initiative 325 (a statewide nuclear safeguards campaign in 1976); and a Citizens Advisory Committee for the Lacey Olympia Tumwater Thurston County Sewer System, 1983-1988.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Correspondence, court papers, minutes, position papers, reports, notes, ephemera, legislative materials, external credit document, thesis, writings, related files on forest protection, and legislation.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

Organized into 3 accessions:

  • Accession No. 2433-001, David Howard papers, 1970-1973
  • Accession No. 2433-002, David Howard papers, 1982
  • Accession No. 2433-003, David Howard papers, circa 1968-1988

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

 

Accession No. 2433-001: David Howard papers, 1970-1973Return to Top

.17 cubic feet

Scope and Content: Correspondence, court papers, minutes, position papers, reports, notes, ephemera, and legislative materials from the Washington Environmental Council; and concerning the Nisqually Delta Association at the time of a controversy over a proposed industrial park and port in the Nisqually Delta.

Restrictions on Access: Open to all users, but access to portions of the collection is restricted. Contact Special Collections for details.

Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

Acquisition Info: Donated by David Howard, 6/25/1975.

Accession No. 2433-002: David Howard papers, 1982Return to Top

approximately .05 cubic feet

Scope and Content: Writing: external credit document, 1982.

This item is the equivalent of a thesis at Evergreen Sate College. Howard recounts and analyzes his experiences, 1968-ca. 1977 in environmental politics in Washington state.

Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.

Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

Acquisition Info: Donated by David Howard, 4/1/1984.

Accession No. 2433-003: David Howard papers, circa 1968-1988Return to Top

6.21 cubic feet (7 boxes)

Scope and Content: Correspondence, writings, legislation, reports, and related files on forest protection, on a statewide nuclear safeguards campaign, 1976 and on a sewer system advisory committee for municipalities in Thurston County, Washington, 1983-1988.

Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.

Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

Acquisition Info: Donated by David Howard, 1/19/1994.

Container(s) Description Dates
Box/Folder Accession
1-2 2433-003
Forestry Related Files
1970-1978
2-4 2433-003
Nuclear Safeguards Initiative Files (initiative 325)
1969-1986
4-5 2433-003
Forestry Issues, especially the Roadless Area Review and Evaluation (RARE 2)
1970-1992
5-7 2433-003
Lacey Olympia Tumwater Thurston County Sewer System, Citizen's Advisory Committee (LOTT CAC)
1983-1990

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Environmentalists--Washington (State)
  • Forest protection--Washington (State)
  • Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)

Personal Names

  • Howard, David C. H.--Archives

Corporate Names

  • Coalition For Safe Energy (Wash.)
  • Gifford Pinchot National Forest (Agency : U.S.)
  • Mount Saint Helens Protective Association
  • Mountaineers (Society). Conservation Division
  • Olympic National Forest (Agency : U.S.)

Geographical Names

  • Nisqually River Delta (Wash.)

Titles within the Collection

  • Link

Other Creators

  • Personal Names
    • Evans, Brock, 1937- (creator)
    Corporate Names
    • Cooper Point Association (creator)
    • Nisqually Delta Association (Olympia, Wash.) (creator)
    • Thurston County Planning Council (creator)
    • Washington (State). Department of Game (creator)
    • Washington Environmental Council (creator)