Collection ID: NPKMC-224-143

Collection context

Summary

Creator:
The Hudson River Environmental Society (HRES)
Abstract:
The Hudson River Environmental Society (HRES) was founded in 1970 to foster research on the Hudson River environment and related coastal areas, provide a forum for communication and cooperation among researchers, and make the results of environmental research available and accessible to concerned citizens and public officials. The Hudson River Environmental Society Library contains approximately 12 linear feet of records and 1,226 monographs. The records consist of field notes, meetings minutes, research papers, memorandum, and newspaper and article clippings. The monographs consist of scientific reports generated by government agencies and private organizations concerned with the environmental condition of the Hudson River.
Extent:
12 Linear Feet and 1226 Monographs
Language:
English

Background

Scope and Content:

The Hudson River Environmental Society Library contains approximately 12 linear feet of records and 1,226 monographs. The records consist of field notes, meetings minutes, research papers, memorandum, and newspaper and article clippings. The monographs consist of scientific reports generated by government agencies and private organizations concerned with the environmental condition of the Hudson River. The monograph portion of the collection provides a comprehensive look at many issues that have arisen during the latter-half of the twentieth century. For instance, the collection contains materials generated by government agencies, non-profit organizations, and private companies (i.e. Consolidated Edison) concerning dredging the Hudson River to remove PCBs.

Biographical / Historical:

The Hudson River Environmental Society (HRES), a nonprofit membership organization, was founded in 1970 to foster research on the Hudson River environment and related coastal areas, provide a forum for communication and cooperation among researchers, and make the results of environmental research available and accessible to concerned citizens and public officials.

HRES works to facilitate and coordinate research in the physical, biological and social sciences; environmental engineering; resource management; urban and regional planning; and other disciplines in the Hudson River region. Equally important, HRES serves as a channel of communication between the research community and researchers. HRES strives to ensure that the best possible information is available to those who potentially affect the environment. The Society's membership includes corporate members, individuals from major academic and research institutions, consulting firms, government agencies industries and conservation organizations concerned with environmental matters in the Hudson Valley region and interested citizens. The best known activities of HRES are its conferences and workshops on subjects of current environmental interest. HRES has organized topical meetings on such subjects as: PCBS, acid rain, dredging and soil disposal, the Hudson River fisheries, State Environmental Quality Review Act, freshwater and tidal wetlands, toxic and hazardous waste management, coal conversions, scenic and historic area preservation, energy and the future, and coastal revitalization and preservation.

Acquisition information:
The Hudson River Environmental Society donated their library to the Marist College Archives and Special Collections.
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/.

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