Collection ID: NPKMC-222-181

Collection context

Summary

Creator:
Hudson Valley GREEN
Abstract:
The Hudson Valley GREEN (Grass Roots Energy & Environmental Network) Collection documents the development of the environmental group and their constant vigilance in protecting the environment in the Hudson River Valley Area. This collection includes printed material, environmental magazines and newspapers, Hudson Valley GREEN Times, background material, business files, slides and film, as well as a variety of other documents and reports funded by the New York State Government and other Federal organizations. Also included in the collection are files dealing with specific topics such as Indian Point, James Bay, 765 Power Line Controversy, Con Edison v. Mid Hudson Nuclear Opponents and the Town of Red Hook as well as variety of other topics.
Extent:
20.67 Linear Feet
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Description of item, date, location of item in order of series, box number, folder number ], in the Hudson Valley GREEN Collection, Archives and Special Collections, James A. Cannavino Library, Marist College.

Background

Scope and Content:

The Hudson Valley GREEN Collection documents the growth and development of Hudson Valley GREEN. The collection consists of subject files, printed material, government, state, and privately funded reports and documents, background materials, business files and audio-visual arrangements.

Biographical / Historical:

Hudson Valley GREEN (Grass Roots Energy & Environmental Network) was formed in January 1981 with the merger of Mid-Hudson Nuclear Opponents, Citizens for Safe Power Transmissions and Concerned Citizens for Safe Energy. GREEN is a non-profit membership supported organization interested in safe energy, environmental conservation, and sustainable development of local communities. Their goal is to help inform and increase public participation in the debate and policy making process involved with environmental and development issues facing communities in the Hudson Valley. Hudson Valley GREEN publishes a quarterly newspaper the Hudson Valley GREEN Times. The GREEN Times is the main project of the organization. The newspaper carries news of GREEN and other regional environmental and community groups, articles on local environmental issues, editorials, guides to regional resources, and sustainable businesses and a calendar of events. The Hudson Valley GREEN Times is free and distributed throughout Ulster and Dutchess counties in New York State.

Acquisition information:
Hudson Valley GREEN donated the Hudson Valley GREEN Collection to the Marist College Library in 2003.
Arrangement:

These records are organized into six series: 1) Subject files, has sixteen subseries, 2) Printed Material, has four subseries, 3) Government, State, and Privately Funded Reports, has nine subseries, 4) Background Materials and Business Files, has five subseries, 5) Audio-Visual Arrangement, has two subseries, 6) Archives Files

Series are arranged alphabetically and by subject

Physical location:
Please contact the Marist College Archives and Special Collections for information regarding use and access of this collection.
Rules or conventions:
DACS Describing Archives: A Content Standard. Chicago: Society of American Archivists, 2013.

Access

RESTRICTIONS:

There are no restrictions on this collection

TERMS OF ACCESS:

Individuals requesting reproductions expressly assume the responsibility for compliance with all pertinent provisions of the Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. ss101 et seq. Patrons further agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Marist College Archives and Special Collections and its staff in connection with any disputes arising from the Copyright Act, over the reproduction of material at the request of patrons. For more information please visit the following website: http://www.loc.gov/copyright/title17/.

PREFERRED CITATION:

[Description of item, date, location of item in order of series, box number, folder number ], in the Hudson Valley GREEN Collection, Archives and Special Collections, James A. Cannavino Library, Marist College.

LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
3399 North Road
Poughkeepsie, NY 12601, United States
CONTACT:
845-575-3364
library.archives@marist.edu