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Chip Ward papers, 1968-2004

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Ward, Chip
Title
Chip Ward papers
Dates
1968-2004 (inclusive)
Quantity
11.5 linear feet, (27 boxes)
Collection Number
ACCN 2303
Summary
The Chip Ward papers (1968-2004) consists of correspondence and other materials relating to the incineration of chemical weapons and the militaries involvement. This collection also includes drafts of Ward's books, including Canaries on the Rim: Living Downwind in the West and Hope's Horizon: Three Visions for Healing the American Land. Chip Ward was a former teacher, reporter, resort manager, and guest ranch operator. He is currently the Assistant Director for the Salt Lake City Public Library System. Ward is the co-founder of West Desert HEAL, co-founder of Families Against Incinerator Risk (FAIR), co-founder of Citizens Against Chlorine Contamination, and co-founder of HEAL Utah and is currently on the advisory board.
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

Chip Ward recieved his B.A. from Tufts University in 1971. We went on to recieve his M.L.I.S. form Brigham Young University in 1993. He was a former teacher, reporter, resort manager, and guest ranch operator. He is currently the Assistant Director for the Salt Lake City Public Library System. Ward is the co-founder of West Desert HEAL, co-founder of Families Against Incinerator Risk (FAIR), co-founder of Citizens Against Chlorine Contamination, and co-founder of HEAL Utah and is currently on the advisory board. Ward has also written two books entitled Canaries on the Rim: Living Downwind in the West (1999) and Hope's Horizon: Three Visions for Healing the American Land (2004).

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Content Description

The Chip Ward papers (1968-2004) consists of correspondence and other materials relating to the incineration of chemical weapons and the militaries involvement. This collection also includes drafts of Ward's books, including Canaries on the Rim: Living Downwind in the West and Hope's Horizon: Three Visions for Healing the American Land.

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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

Gift of Chip Ward in 2006.

Processing Note

Processed by Erin McCarthy and Sam Francis in 2006.

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Separated Materials

See also the Chip Ward photograph collection (P1298) in the Multimedia Division of Special Collections.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

Names and Subjects

Subject Terms

  • Environmentalism--Great Basin--History--20th century
  • Nature conservation--United States
  • Restoration ecology--United States

Personal Names

  • Ward, Chip--Archives

Finding aid created by Erin McCarthy and Sam Francis.
2006 (last modified: 2018)

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