Guide to the North Area Environmental Council Records, 1968-2001 AIS.1995.08
Arrangement
Repository
ULS Archives & Special Collections
Title
North Area Environmental Council Records
Creator
North Area Environmental Council (Allegheny County, Pa.)
Collection Number
AIS.1995.08
Extent
2.5 Linear Feet(2 boxes)
Date
1968-2001
Abstract
The North Area Environmental Council Records contains materials related to the organization and its activities between 1968-2001.
Language
English
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Author
Allyson K. Glazier.
Publisher
ULS Archives & Special Collections
Address
University of Pittsburgh Library System Archives & Special Collections Website: library.pitt.edu/archives-special-collections Contact Us: www.library.pitt.edu/ask-archivist URL: http://library.pitt.edu/archives-special-collections
Access Restrictions
No restrictions.
Scope and Content Notes
The North Area Environmental Council Records document the history of the North Area Environmental Council, an Allegheny County conservation non-profit organization founded in 1969. The collection includes materials such as guides, plans, programs, reports, maps, newspaper, magazine, and journal articles related to energy, environmental issues such as recycling and pesticide use, clean water initiatives, flood plain conservation, land use and conservation, solid and hazardous waste, storm-water management, and transportation concerns between the years 1968-2001.
Related Material
Environmental Action Foundation Records, 1970-1996, AIS.1996.13, Archives & Special Collections, University of Pittsburgh Library System
Gil Black Environmental Papers, 1990-1995, AIS.1999.03, Archives & Special Collections, University of Pittsburgh Library System
Leonard Green Collection, 1969-1999, AIS.2000.19, Archives & Special Collections, University of Pittsburgh Library System
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources Environmental Quality Board Hearings Records, 1971-1972, AIS.1974.20, Archives & Special Collections, University of Pittsburgh Library System
Pennsylvania Environmental Council Collection, 1970-1998, AIS.1999.18, Archives & Special Collections, University of Pittsburgh Library System
Sierra Club Pennsylvania Chapter Records, 1970-1997, AIS.2000.16, Archives & Special Collections, University of Pittsburgh Library System
Western Pennsylvania Conservancy Records, 1932-1982, AIS.1999.13, Archives & Special Collections, University of Pittsburgh Library System
Wyona S. Coleman Papers, 1971-2005, AIS.2000.21, Archives & Special Collections, University of Pittsburgh Library System
History
The North Area Environmental Council is a non-profit and citizen-led conservation organization based in northern Allegheny County that was first organized in 1969. The mission of the North Area Environmental Council is to bring matters of land use planning, conservation and safe, sustainable communities to the attention of area residents, encouraging participation to achieve the goals. Originally affiliated with the YWCA (1969-1982), this organization helped to clean up rivers, sponsored walks, picnics, and workshops, planted trees, stopped pesticide spraying, created and maintained trails, sold seedlings, held recycling drives, and presented their concerns to area officials. They worked together on clean-up projects and shared material with other nearby environmental groups, including those part of the Mid-Atlantic Council of Watershed Associations. At the present time (2017), the North Area Environmental Council continues to serve the Pittsburgh area by hosting photography contests, acquiring land for conservation, performing assessment reports, and drafting conservation plans, among other volunteer-led initiatives. They continue to publish material on local watersheds, and the NAEC newletter is now avalible on their website.
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Allyson K. Glazier on October 28, 2011.
Previous Citation
North Area Environmental Council Records, 1968-2001, AIS.1995.08, Archives Service Center, University of Pittsburgh
Preferred Citation
North Area Environmental Council Records, 1968-2001, AIS.1995.08, Archives & Special Collections, University of Pittsburgh Library System
Copyright
The University of Pittsburgh holds the property rights to the material in this collection, but the copyright may still be held by the original creator/author. Researchers are therefore advised to follow the regulations set forth in the U.S. Copyright Code when publishing, quoting, or reproducing material from this collection without the consent of the creator/author or that go beyond what is allowed by fair use.
Arrangement
The North Area Environmental Council Records are arranged in ten series:
Series I. Energy
Series II. Environmental Issues
Series III. Environmental Plans and Councils
Series IV. Flood Plain Conservation and Stormwater Management
Series V. Geology
Series VI. Government
Series VII. Land Use and Conservation
Series VIII. Transportation
Series IX. Waste
Series X. Water
Subjects
Corporate Names
North Area Environmental Council (Allegheny County, Pa.)
Geographic Names
Allegheny County (Pa.)
Pittsburgh (Pa.)
Allegheny County (Pa.) -- Politics and government
Other Subjects
Green movement -- Pennsylvania -- Allegheny County
Environmental management -- Pennsylvania -- Allegheny County
Transportation -- Pennsylvania -- Allegheny County
Hazardous wastes -- Pennsylvania -- Allegheny County
Refuse and refuse disposal -- Pennsylvania -- Allegheny County
Renewable energy sources
Energy industries -- Environmental aspects -- Pennsylvania -- Allegheny County
Water quality management -- Pennsylvania -- Allegheny County
Land use -- Pennsylvania -- Allegheny County
Floodplain management -- Pennsylvania -- Allegheny County
Transportation
Social action
Environmentalists -- Pennsylvania -- Allegheny County
Health and medicine
Pollution -- Pennsylvania -- Allegheny County
Associations
Environment
Container List
Scope and Content Notes
The Environmental Issues series includes reports, publications, newspaper articles, plans, and maps related to environmental issues such as law, industry, pesticides, and land use between 1976-1999.
Containers
box 1, folder 4
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box 1, folder 5
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box 1, folder 6
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box 1, folder 7
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box 1, folder 8
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box 1, folder 9
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box 1, folder 10
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box 1, folder 11
Scope and Content Notes
The Environmental Plans and Council series includes plans, reports, council/committee materials, summaries, and other documents related to environmental development plans for regions within Pennsylvania (especially Allegheny County) during the years 1971-1990.
Containers
box 1, folder 12
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box 1, folder 13
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box 1, folder 14
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box 1, folder 15
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box 1, folder 16
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box 1, folder 17
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box 1, folder 18
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box 1, folder 19
Scope and Content Notes
The Flood Plain Conservation and Storm-water Management series contains studies, plans, reports, handbooks, program information, and ordinances related to the Allegheny River basin, storm-water, erosion and sediment control, flood-proofing, flood insurance, and landsliding during the years 1968-1984.
Containers
box 1, folder 20
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box 1, folder 21
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box 1, folder 22
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box 1, folder 23
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box 1, folder 24
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box 1, folder 25
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box 1, folder 26
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box 1, folder 27
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box 1, folder 28
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box 1, folder 29
Scope and Content Notes
The Geology series contains informational guides to geological information about Pittsburgh and glacial maps of Oil City, Pennsylvania, in 1974.
Containers
box 1, folder 30
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box 1, folder 31
Scope and Content Notes
The Government series contains materials related to local (Allegheny County), state (Pennsylvania), and national government departments and services during 1968-1996.
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box 1, folder 32
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box 1, folder 33
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box 1, folder 34
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box 1, folder 35
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box 1, folder 36
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box 1, folder 37
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box 1, folder 38
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box 1, folder 39
Scope and Content Notes
The Land Use and Conservation series contains materials such as proposals, programs, pamphlets, articles, publications, plans, and handbooks related to land acquisition, conservation, land use control, and land policy between 1971-2001
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box 1, folder 40
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box 1, folder 41
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box 1, folder 42
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box 1, folder 43
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box 2, folder 1
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box 2, folder 2
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box 2, folder 3
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box 2, folder 4
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box 2, folder 5
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box 2, folder 6
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box 2, folder 7
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box 3, folder 1
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box 3, folder 2
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box 3, folder 3
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box 3, folder 4
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box 3, folder 5
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box 3, folder 83-86
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box 3, folder 87-91
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box 4, folder 1
Scope and Content Notes
The Transportation series contains studies, reports, plans, and proceedings related to transportation, including highways, pedestrian (trails), and bikeways between 1972-1995.
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box 2, folder 8
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box 2, folder 9
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box 2, folder 10
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box 2, folder 11
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box 2, folder 12
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box 2, folder 13
Scope and Content Notes
The Waste series contains materials related to hazardous waste management, solid waste/landfill management, and recycling covering the years 1968-1996.
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box 2, folder 14
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box 2, folder 15
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box 2, folder 16
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box 2, folder 17
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box 2, folder 18
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box 2, folder 19
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box 2, folder 20
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box 2, folder 21
Scope and Content Notes
The Water series contains records including water quality, supply, and service management plans, clean water handbooks and safe drinking water initiatives, and studies related to local waterway health and policy spanning the years 1970-1998.