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The North Carolina State University, University Coordinator for Environmental Studies Records contains materials related to environmental studies and environmental activism and policy both at N. C. State and, more broadly, across the state of North Carolina. Materials include publications and correspondence related to conferences on critical environmental issues either sponsored by N. C. State or featuring presentations by N. C. State faculty including Dr. A. C. Barefoot, the University Coordinator for Environmental Studies in the mid-to-late 1970s. There is also correspondence, agendas, and publications related to the Council on Envionmental Studies, a conglomeration of professionals with environmental studies backgrounds who met to discuss the primary environmental issues facing North Carolina and how best to approach those issues. Dr. A.C. Barefoot was a well-known member of the council. Finally, the collection includes student project proposals for N. C. State's Environment Grant. The grant was facillitated and projects were approved by University Coordinator for Environmental Studies, Dr. A. C. Barefoot. Materials range in date from 1973 to 1980.
The Environmental Studies Program was first proposed in 1973 as a way to coordinate environmental studies at N. C. State. In the mid-to-late 1970s, the University Coordinator for Environmental Studies coordinated the various research efforts happening at the graduate level in the area of environmental research. Dr. A. C. Barefoot acted as the University Coordinator in the mid-to-late 1970s.
The Environmental Studies Program was first proposed in 1973 as a way to coordinate environmental studies at N. C. State. In the mid-to-late 1970s, the University Coordinator for Environmental Studies coordinated the various research efforts happening at the graduate level in the area of environmental research. Dr. A. C. Barefoot acted as the University Coordinator in the mid-to-late 1970s.
The North Carolina State University, University Coordinator for Environmental Studies Records contains materials related to environmental studies and environmental activism and policy both at N. C. State and, more broadly, across the state of North Carolina. Materials include publications and correspondence related to conferences on critical environmental issues either sponsored by N. C. State or featuring presentations by N. C. State faculty including Dr. A. C. Barefoot, the University Coordinator for Environmental Studies in the mid-to-late 1970s. There is also correspondence, agendas, and publications related to the Council on Envionmental Studies, a conglomeration of professionals with environmental studies backgrounds who met to discuss the primary environmental issues facing North Carolina and how best to approach those issues. Dr. A.C. Barefoot was a well-known member of the council. Finally, the collection includes student project proposals for N. C. State's Environment Grant. The grant was facillitated and projects were approved by University Coordinator for Environmental Studies, Dr. A. C. Barefoot. Materials range in date from 1973 to 1980.
This collection is arranged in chronological order.
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[Identification of item], North Carolina State University, University Coordinator for Environmental Studies Records, UA 011.015, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
Transferred from North Carolina State University, Office of Research and Graduate Studies.
Machine-readable finding aid created by Steven Mandeville-Gamble, 2006; Processed by Margot Cook, 2022 September; Finding aid updated by Margot Cook, 2022 September
A proposal for an environmental studies program at NC State.
Includes correspondence about courses and curriculum, and course descriptions on various environmental studies courses offered at NC State.
Agenda and correspondence
Proposal for NC State's Environment Grant. Facilitated and approved by the Coordinator of Environmental Studies, Dr. Barefoot.
Proposal for NC State's Environment Grant. Facilitated and approved by the Coordinator of Environmental Studies, Dr. Barefoot.
Proposal for NC State's Environment Grant. Facilitated and approved by the Coordinator of Environmental Studies, Dr. Barefoot.
Correspondence and papers. The council on environmental studies was a conglomeration of professionals with environmental studies backgrounds who met to discuss the primary environmental issues facing North Carolina and how best to approach those issues. One of the members of the council was Dr. A. C. Barefoot, the coordinator for Environmental Studies at N.C. State.
Correspondence, agenda and pamphlets. The assembly was sponsered by the Environmental Studies Council.
Proposal for NC State's Environment Grant. Facilitated and approved by the Coordinator of Environmental Studies, Dr. Barefoot.
Papers include: "Enviornmental Priorties in North Carolina - A Statewide Survey of Opinion Leaders" by Bruce B. Clary, Chuck Roe, Emilie Swearingen, A.C. Barefoot and Carl M. Shy; "Environment and Economic Development: Searching for Common Ground in Public Policy" by Milton Heath, Maynard Hufschmidt, Francis Parker, Charles Roe, and W. Jake Wicker; "Citizen Participation in Environmental Policy" by David R. Godschalk; "Considering Resource Recovery As An Alternative to Solid Waste Disposal" by Wade St. Clair; "Erosion - Sedimentation - Pollution Critical Issues in North Carolina" by Joseph A. Phillips; "Land Use: A Critical Environmental Issue in North Carolina" by William G. Roberts; "'Management of Natural Areas...?'" by T. Ewald Maki and Andrew J. Weber; and "Water Quality" by David H. Howels.
Proposal for NC State's Environment Grant. Facilitated and approved by the Coordinator of Environmental Studies, Dr. Barefoot.
Proposal for NC State's Environment Grant. Facilitated and approved by the Coordinator of Environmental Studies, Dr. Barefoot.
Proposal for NC State's Environment Grant. Facilitated and approved by the Coordinator of Environmental Studies, Dr. Barefoot.
Proposal for NC State's Environment Grant. Facilitated and approved by the Coordinator of Environmental Studies, Dr. Barefoot.
Includes conference paper and correspondence. Dr. A. C. Barefoot was a program participant at the 1977 Extension Conference, "North Carolina Agricultural Extension in the Third Century."
Correspondence and agenda. The workshop was put on by the Environmental Studies Program at NC State.
Booklet of conference papers. The conference was sponsored by the Environmental Studies Council.
Correspondence, conference publications. Attended by Dr. Barefoot.
Proposal for NC State's Environment Grant. Facilitated and approved by the Coordinator of Environmental Studies, Dr. Barefoot.
Proposal for NC State's Environment Grant. Facilitated and approved by the Coordinator of Environmental Studies, Dr. Barefoot.
Proposal for NC State's Environment Grant. Facilitated and approved by the Coordinator of Environmental Studies, Dr. Barefoot.
Proposal for NC State's Environment Grant. Facilitated and approved by the Coordinator of Environmental Studies, Dr. Barefoot.
Correspondence and agenda. Sponsored by the Water Resources Research Institute of the University of North Carolina and paid for, in part, by the Environmental Studies Council.
Includes correspondence and proposal, submitted to the National Science Foundation Climate Dynamics Program.
Proposals, correspondence and publications.
Proposal for NC State's Environment Grant. Facilitated and approved by the Coordinator of Environmental Studies, Dr. Barefoot.
Correspondence and agendas.
Descriptions of various colloquia held on natural resources at NC State.
Collection is open for research; access requires at least 48 hours advance notice. Because of the nature of certain archival formats, including digital and audio-visual materials, access will require additional advanced notice. Unless noted, digital media are not available online. Copies of unrestricted digital files will be provided for use in the SCRC Reading Room upon request. Access will be provided to use copies of unrestricted digital files rather than carrier media, such as CDs, DVDs, and floppy disks. Some or all electronic files may be unavailable or restricted due to privacy reasons, agreement with the donor, software is not available to interact with files, or because files cannot be retrieved from original media.
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[Identification of item], North Carolina State University, University Coordinator for Environmental Studies Records, UA 011.015, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
The NC State University Libraries generally claims only physical ownership of most Special Collections materials. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. Libraries staff are unable to advise on copyright and other legal matters; the user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Helpful resources for assessing copyright include Cornell Libraries' "Copyright Services: Copyright Term and the Public Domain" and copyright.gov. This collection may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information about identifiable living individuals, which may be protected under federal or state laws and regulations. Researchers are advised that there may be legal ramifications for disclosing this information.
The University Archives operates in accordance with the State Public Records Act, with unrestricted access to records not covered by state and federal statutes and regulations.