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Brock Evans papers, 1964-2017

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Evans, Brock, 1937-
Title
Brock Evans papers
Dates
1964-2017 (inclusive)
1975-1990 (bulk)
Quantity
85.93 cubic ft. (132 boxes) + 2.94 GB
Collection Number
03531
Summary
The Brock Evans papers contain manuscripts, correspondence, reports, and associated printed material pertaining to environmentalism and public land management in the United States.
Repository
American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming
American Heritage Center
University of Wyoming
1000 E. University Ave.
Dept. 3924
Laramie, WY
82071
Telephone: 3077663756
ahcref@uwyo.edu
Access Restrictions
Access Restrictions

Donor's permission needed for access before April 1, 2011 for all non-generally publically available materials.

Languages
English
Sponsor
The creation of the EAD-version of this finding aid was made possible through a grant from the National Historic Publications and Records Commission.
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Historical Note

Brock Evans was an attorney and environmental activist who worked in both the Pacific Northwest and Washington, D.C. He was born in Columbus, Ohio, on May 24, 1937. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Princeton University in 1959 and a Ll.b. from the University of Michigan Law School in 1963. Evans served in the military with the Marine Corps between 1959 and 1961 and with the Army Reserve from 1961 to 1966. He worked in a private practice in Seattle until 1967, when he became the Northwest Representative for the Sierra Club. In 1973, Evans moved to Washington, D.C., to work in the Club’s office there, initially as Associate Executive Director and then Director. He became the Vice President for National Issues at the National Audubon Society in 1981. Later, he joined the Endangered Species Coalition as its executive director.

Evans was active in numerous other organizations associated with natural resources and related issues. He was an organizing founder of the Washington Environmental Council. The governor of Washington appointed him to the state’s Urban Affairs Task Force in 1971. He served as chairman of the Natural Resources Council of America. Evans was a member of the Board of Directors of both the Sierra Club and the Center for Urban Environmental Studies. In the context of these positions, he testified over 200 times before over 20 congressional committees and subcommittees. Both U.S. News and World Report and Fortune magazine named him one of the top lobbyists in Washington, D.C.

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Content Description

The Brock Evans papers contain manuscripts, correspondence, reports, and associated printed material pertaining to environmentalism and public land management in the United States. They cover a variety of political battles over land use and wilderness designation, as well as Evans’ administrative duties at the Sierra Club and the National Audubon Society. The collection contains significant documentation of disputes over the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska. International in scope, the papers also include information about environmental issues in Israel and United Nations’ activities to control environmental degradation.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Copyright Information

The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.

Preferred Citation

Preferred Citation

Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

Papers are organized into five series: I. Subject Files; II. Campaign Files; III. Sierra Club Board of Directors Files; IV. General Administrative Files; and V. Biographical Materials. The collection has been arranged alphabetically and then chronologically. Boxes 79-130 have only been intellectually arranged with a minimal description.

Related Materials

Related Materials

There are other archival collections created by Brock Evans at:

Bancroft Library, University of California- Berkeley University of Washington, Seattle, Washington

Acquisition Information

Acquisition Information

Brock Evans donated the collection to the American Heritage Center between 1989 and 2016.

Processing Note

Processing Information

The collection was processed by Shannon Bowen in June 2003 and updated by Matt Francis in August 2010 and Jamie Greene in June 2017.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

Container List

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Subject Terms

  • Endangered species--United States.
  • Environmentalism--United States.
  • National parks and reserves--United States.
  • Natural resource management and policy--United States.
  • Oil pollution of water--Alaska.
  • Public policy issues in resource management.
  • Wilderness areas--United States.

Corporate Names

  • National Audubon Society.
  • Sierra Club.

Occupations

  • Lobbyists--United States.

Processed by Shannon Bowen
2006

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