Special Collections Research Center: Greenways Archive

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Amalia G. Kakissis, November 18, 1999

Copyright © 2000 North Carolina State University

Introduction

Collection Name

The American Land Forum Collection, 1976-85

Collection Number

M. C. 271

Dates

1976-85 (1978-81)

Provenance

Gift of David S. Sampson.

Volume

0.5 linear feet of boxes

Citation

The American Land Forum Collection, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC.

Copyright

North Carolina State University does not own copyright to this collection. The Special Collections Research Center recognizes that it is incumbent upon the researcher to procure permission to publish information from this collection from the owner of the copyright.

Related Collection

MC 214, The Charles E. Little Collection, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC.

Scope and Content Note

The records in the American Land Forum Collection come from the office of David S. Sampson, Executive Director of the Hudson River Valley Greenways Communities Council and a former member of the Board of Directors and legal advisor for the American Land Forum organization. They document the establishment of the corporation, founded by Charles E. Little in 1978, whose mission was to establish policy on land conservation. The award-winning American Land Forum Magazine was also created by the corporation in 1980. The records include financial statements, organizational records, correspondence, papers on pertinent issues of concern to the organization, and various publications.

Series Description

The records are arranged in five series. The first, Organizational Records, is arranged alphabetically by subject and includes various drafts of the ALF's articles of incorporation, by-laws and prospectus; drafts of the IRS application and other papers sent for tax exempt status; papers containing information on the Board of Directors, their meetings, and memoranda; and the ALF's finances. The second series, Correspondence, is divided into two sections, Charles Little (1978, 80) and David Sampson (1978-81). Charles Little contains copies of letters sent to Charles Little which were then forwarded to David Sampson. David Sampson contains mostly copies of letters sent out by David Sampson himself, with the exception of one letter received from James F. Bennett of the United States Corporation Company pertaining to the articles of incorporation for the ALF. The correspondence is arranged chronologically within each folder. The third series, Publications, contains sporadic copies of the American Land Forum Magazine and is arranged chronologically. The fourth series, Forum Discussion Papers, are arranged chronologically by the date of the forum paper. The topics of these papers, used for topical discussion meetings of the American Land Forum, range from discussions on the ALF organization itself to national land issues. The fifth series, Miscellaneous, contains a contract between the ALF and the Council of Environmental Quality (1978) for a study on settlement trends in US rural areas and their effects on the land, and varia including: a copy of Appendix 2 of the 1976 State Coastal Conservancy Act, a 1978 press release of the ALF , a statement made by Calvin L. Beale of the US Department of Agriculture to the Joint Economic Committee (May 31, 1978), photocopy of a pamphlet advertising the American Land Forum Magazine, ALF membership solicitation letter, charts showing the forum process, participants lists to various forums.

Index Terms

LC Subject Terms

Open spaces--United States--Planning
City Planning
Conservation of Natural Resources
Environmental Protection
Environmentalism--Environmentalists
Greenways-United States
Land Use--Law and Legislation--Planning
Public Lands--Recreational Use--United States
Wildlife Conservation
Little, Charles E.
Sampson, David
American Land Forum, inc.
Land use--Government policy--United States
Land use--Environmental aspects--United States

Container List

Series I: Organizational Records

Box            Contents
271.1          Articles of Incorporation (1978)
               Benefits Policy (1979)
               Board of Directors (1778-79, no date)
               Board Meetings, Memoranda (1978-81, no date)
               By-Laws (1979)
               Internal Revenue Service papers(1978, 81)
               Finances (1978-80)
               Prospectus, Precis(no date)

Series II: Correspondence

Box            Contents
271.2          Charles Little (1978, 80)
               David Sampson (1978-81)

Series III: Publications

Box            Contents
271.3          American Land Forum Magazine, 1981
               American Land Forum Magazine, 1983
               American Land Forum Magazine, 1985

Box            Contents
271.4          Land and Food: Dilemmas in Protecting the Resource Base
                    December 1978
               Background Information on the American Land Forum
                    August 1979
               Agricultural Land Policy Project: Proposal for phase II
                    August 1979
               Background Materials for Directors, 
                    American Land Forum Board Meeting - October 1979
               Land Issues for the 1980's
                    May 1980
               American Land Ownership
                    August 1980
               The North American Land as a focus for Tri-National Cooperation
                    November 1980
               Energy and the American Land 
                    February 1981
               Land Use, Development and the Internal Revenue Code
                    May 1981

Series V: Miscellaneous

Box            Contents
271.5          Council of Environmental Quality Contract (CEQ)-1978
               Varia- 1976, 78, no date

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