Gary & Patti Michael papers, 1988-1996 1.25 linear feet
Michael family
The Gary & Patti Michael collection includes newspaper clippings, newsletters, meeting minutes, correspondence, speech drafts, video, and other ephemera that includes stickers and posters reflecting the Michael’s activities in Citizens Against Radioactive Dumping (C.A.R.D.) and Don’t Waste New York. C.A.R.D. formed to fight against the siting of a low-level radioactive waste dump proposed for Cortland County in 1988, while Don't Waste New York pursued similar goals in the rest of the state.