NPkMC The Hudson River Environmental Society Collection Janet Rice John Ansley, MA, MSLS Marist College Archives and Special Collections

3399 North Road Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 Phone: 845-575-5217 Fax: 845-575-3150 Email: john.ansley@marist.edu

August 19, 2005 Monish M. Singh Finding aid written in English. The Hudson River Environmental Society Collection 1963 - 2005 26 linear feet Marist College Archives and Special Collections The Hudson River Environmental Society Collection documents the research, actions, and legal cases involving environmental issues surrounding the Hudson River Valley. Various interests include Storm King Mountain, Con Edison’s Cornwall Pumps, Indian Point, Dredging, Transportation, Danskammer, and many others. The collection also contains communication and records of cooperation with other environmental groups such as Scenic Hudson and the Hudson River Valley Greenway Council. English Related Collections

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Collection Overview

The Hudson River Environmental Society Collection contains materials and documents pertaining to the history and accomplishments of the Hudson River Environmental Society. Its contents consist of correspondence, subject files, scientific studies, legal papers, printed materials, and photographs.

The Hudson River Environmental Society Collection was donated to the Marist College Library by the Hudson River Environmental Society in 2003.

Historical Note

The Hudson River Environmental Society (HRES), a nonprofit organization, was founded in 1970 to research and make available that research of the Hudson River environment and related costal areas, as well as providing communication and cooperation among researchers. While still managing to be objective, HRES provides valuable information on forces that affect the environment surrounding the Hudson River. Studies include topics ranging from PCBs, Acid Rain, Dredging, the Hudson River Fisheries, State Environmental Quality, Cultural Resources, Scenic and Historic Area Preservation, Toxic and Hazardous Waste, and others. Membership in the society includes corporate members, individuals from academic and research institutions, consulting firms, government agencies, organizations concerned with environmental matters in the Hudson Valley, and interested citizens. The Society’s best known activities include conferences and workshops on a variety of environmental issues concerning the Hudson River Valley, which attract participants from the region as well as neighboring states.

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1 1. Correspondence 1.33 linear feet 1 - 2 1 - 34

Communication between members of the Hudson River Environmental Society, the community, and various organizations and companies.

By subject

2 2. Meetings 0.67 linear feet 2 35 - 50

Memos, announcements, notes, agendas, and minutes of meetings.

By subject, chronologically

3 3. Subject Files 6 linear feet 3 - 8 51 - 330

Files of environmental concern researched and referenced by HRES.

By subject

3.1 Sub Series 3.1: Add Locks 3.2 Sub Series 3.2: Black Rock Forest 3.3 Sub Series 3.3: Cornwall Project 3.4 Sub Series 3.4: Dredging 3.5 Sub Series 3.5: Hudson Estuary Fisheries Development Plan 3.6 Sub Series 3.6: Hudson River Atlas 3.7 Sub Series 3.7: Hudson River Basin 3.8 Sub Series 3.8: Hudson River Level B. Study 3.9 Sub Series 3.9: Hudson River Lower Basin 3.10 Sub Series 3.10: Hudson River Valley Greenway Council 3.11 Sub Series 3.11: Indian Point 3.12 Sub Series 3.12: Liberty Park 3.13 Sub Series 3.13: Norrie Point 3.14 Sub Series 3.14: Roseton/Danskammer 3.15 Sub Series 3.15: Transportation 3.16 Sub Series 3.16: Waste Management 4 4. Scientific Studies 5 linear feet 9 - 13 331 - 497

Studies conducted in and around the Hudson Valley and the Hudson River.

Alphabetically

5 5. Research Materials 1 linear foot 14 498 - 533

Documents used by Hudson River Environmental Society for research.

Alphabetically

6 6. Printed Materials 1 linear foot 15 534 - 633

Pamphlets, brochures, newspaper and magazine clippings, reports, and publications relating to the Hudson River Environmental Society and the Hudson River Valley.

Alphabetically

6.1 Sub Series 6.1: Reports and Proposals 6.2 Sub Series 6.2: Newsletters and Publicationst 6.3 Sub Series 6.3: Maps 6.4 Sub Series 6.4: Clippings 7 7. Legal Documents 3 linear feet 16 - 18 634 - 791

Legal papers, such as testimonies, correspondence, stenographers’ reports, etc, related to cases worked on or in the interest of the Hudson River Environmental Society and the Hudson River Valley.

By subject, alphabetically

7.1 Sub Series 7.1: Legal Papers 7.2 Sub Series 7.2: Testimony 7.3 Sub Series 7.3: Stenographers’ Report 8 8. Chronological Files 1 linear foot 19 792 - 825

Files and clippings collected and organized by the Hudson River Environmental Society relating to research, accomplishments, and environmental interests.

Chronologically

9 9. Environmental Folders 2 linear feet 20 - 21 826 - 887

Documents and clippings organized and collected by the Hudson River Environmental Society pertaining to environmental issues throughout the Hudson River Valley.

Alphabetical

10 10. Scenic Hudson Files 4.33 linear feet 22 - 26 888 - 1144

Documents, negatives, and photographs from Scenic Hudson, Inc.

By subject, alphabetically

10.1 Sub Series 10.1: Office Files 10.2 Sub Series 10.2: Storm King Files 10.3 Sub Series 10.3: Negatives 10.4 Sub Series 10.4: Photographs 11 11. HRES History/Background 0.33 linear feet 26 1145 - 1153

Historical documents, financial papers, and membership information of the Hudson River Environmental Society.

By subject, alphabetically

11.1 Sub Series 11.1: Historical Documents 11.2 Sub Series 11.2: Financial Documents 11.3 Sub Series 11.3: Biographical Materials