Willamette Greenway Advisory Committee records , 1972-1982

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Loy, William G.; Lane County Willamette Greenway Advisory Committee
Title
Willamette Greenway Advisory Committee records
Dates
1972-1982 (inclusive)
Quantity
3 linear feet, (4 containers)  :  3 clamshell boxes, 1 oversize flat file
Collection Number
Coll 222
Summary
The Willamette Greenway Advisory Committee (WGAC) is a group of professionals, each with specialties in different fields, who together make up recommendations and give advice to the Lane County Board of Commissioners. The collection contains WGAC plan drafts, agendas and minutes, membership lists, printed matter, a proposal for the WGAC, correspondence and notes of William Loy, news clippings, and newsletters.
Repository
University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives
UO Libraries--SCUA
1299 University of Oregon
Eugene OR
97403-1299
Telephone: 5413463068
spcarref@uoregon.edu
Access Restrictions

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Languages
English
Sponsor
Funding for production of this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).

Historical NoteReturn to Top

The Willamette Greenway Advisory Committee (WGAC) is a group of professionals, each with specialties in different fields, who together make up recommendations and give advice to the Lane County Board of Commissioners.

The Greenway Plan divided the Willamette Valley into four units; the Lane County Group was section four, and it did not investigate matters outside of this section. Matters dealt with included the impact of dredging, construction of residential areas, the presence of mobile home parks, and recreational activities on the Willamette Greenway. Of special concern were the prospects of possible soil erosion, flooding, mining of mineral deposits, etc.

The committee published reports as well as additional educational materials, for the the public. Publishing of educational materials was also organized by a subcommittee called the Citizens Involvement Program Committee (CIP), which was made up of representatives of several local committees such as the WGAC, Lane County Planning Commission, Parks and Open Space Commission, and the Environmental Sanitation Commission.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The collection contains WGAC plan drafts, agendas and minutes, membership lists, printed matter, a proposal for the Willamette River greenway, correspondence and notes of William Loy, news clippings, and newsletters.

There are two WGAC plan drafts. Agendas and minutes are from 1976-1979. A membership list is also included. Printed matter includes a technical report of 1979 and a draft for a comprehensive plan revision for Lane County, 1982.

William G. Loy (a professor of cartography and the interpretation of aerial imagery in the University of Oregon Geography Department) materials include correspondence (1972-1980) and notes.

The miscellaneous section includes items such as background materials (1974-1982), the agendas, minutes, and memos of the CIP Committee, news clippings, newsletters and printed matter.

An oversize flat files contains a proposal titled, A Proposal for the Willamette River Greenway, that was published by the Oregon State Parks and Recreation Branch, Dept. of Transportation, July 1976.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Environmental policy--Oregon--Lane County
  • Floods--Oregon--Lane County
  • Floods--Oregon--Willamette River Valley
  • Land use--Oregon--Lane County--Planning
  • Land use--Oregon--Lane County--Planning--Citizen participation
  • Soil erosion--Oregon--Lane County
  • Soil erosion--Oregon--Willamette River Watershed

Geographical Names

  • Lane County (Or.)--Politics and government
  • Willamette River Greenway (Or.)

Form or Genre Terms

  • Clippings
  • Correspondence
  • Drafts (documents)
  • Memorandums
  • Newsletters