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Highlight: protection of orcas. There are two videocassettes in the attachments: Meet the Gray Whales and Omak Suicide
Abstract Or Scope: In this two session interview, Will Anderson reflects on his development as an activist for the environment and animals. Among issues examined are his decision to become a vegetarian and the impact of personal diet choices on the environment. Anderson talks about his education, decisions about college, his work with the Peace Corps, service in the United states Armed Forces (USAF), and his honorable discharge after becoming a conscientious objector. Additionally, he explains the connection between the yearlong travel to Europe and India and his worldview, the development of his sensitivity to animals, and his activist spirit. Anderson discusses his work with Greenpeace, Native American communities, involvement in protest activity and subsequent arrests, and founding of Ecology House and the Marine Animal Coalition (MAC). He also discusses his battle with cancer and experiences as a gay man.

Highlight: meetings of various Socialist organizations including the Johnson-Forest Tendency or Johnsonites, a small
Creator: Webb, Constance
Abstract Or Scope: The Constance Webb Papers include correspondence, photographs, and drafts of writings by Webb, who was the author of the first biography of Richard Wright and the second wife of C. L. R. James. Webb edited two books of letters by C.L.R. James and materials related to those books can be found here. A few letters written by C.L.R. James and a smattering of material related to his work can also be found in this collection.

Highlight: ; CSI/Lutheran Joint Commission documents including reports on the meetings of the Church of South India
Creator: Banninga, John J., 1875-1963
Abstract Or Scope: John J. Banninga was an American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (ABCFM) Missionary to India. The collection contains correspondence, reports, memoranda, clippings, and other documents related to the creation of the Church of South India (CSI), a union among Anglican, Methodist, and the South India United Churches, as well as personal papers.

Highlight: with the commission's meetings and particularly critical of the conduct of Edwin Pauley, who succeeded
Creator: Scandrett, Richard Brown, 1891-1969
Abstract Or Scope: This collection documents Richard B. Scandrett, Jr.'s service as a member of the Allied Reparations Commission in 1945 and chief of the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration Mission to Byelorussia, 1946.

Highlight: first meeting on February 20, 2015. In December of 2015, the Barnard Board of Trustees voted to
Creator: Barnard College. Divest Barnard
Abstract Or Scope: This collection consists of materials from Divest Barnard, an activist group currently active at Barnard College.

Highlight: During March-April 2024, Olivia Newsome moved the Committee to Meet the Needs of the Disabled (CMND
Creator: Barnard College
Abstract Or Scope: This collection consists of materials from Barnard College Faculty committees.

Highlight: The collection contains correspondence, memoranda, drafts, committee meeting reports, speeches
Creator: Kirk, Grayson L. (Grayson Louis), 1903-1997
Abstract Or Scope: The collection contains correspondence, memoranda, drafts, committee meeting reports, speeches, calendars, etc. of Grayson L. Kirk, former Columbia University President. Also included are books from his library. There are also materials deemed by the Office of the President staff as "personal," meaning not directly related to Columbia University. These included the records of the Jacob R. Schiff Charitable Trust and the New York World's Fair 1964-1965.

Highlight: Gruen, Victor. 1960; Comments and notes in connection with meeting by Architectural League and
Abstract Or Scope: Turqman, Thomas T. Program Officer, Department of State. 1963; Requests DH's opinion of Victor D. Gruen for file of possible American Specialists for use in Department's Educational and Cultural Exchange Program.

Highlight: correspondence, reports, meeting minutes, and photographs.
Creator: Jackson, Hugh R (Hugh Russell), 1912-1966
Abstract Or Scope: This collection documents the work of Hugh R. Jackson (1912-1966) as assistant director of the U.S. Office of Foreign Relief and Rehabilitations Operations (OFRRO) from 1942-1943 and as deputy director-general of the United States Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNNRA) from 1942-1945.

Highlight: slum clearance projects funded under Title I of the Housing Act of 1949. Also included are meeting
Creator: Felt, James, 1903-1971
Abstract Or Scope: This collection contains primarily typescript correspondence between James Felt and Robert Moses, dated from December 1955 to October 1962. Topics mainly concern issues of urban planning and development in New York City on which Felt and Moses held divergent viewpoints. In particular contention were slum clearance projects funded under Title I of the Housing Act of 1949. Also included are meeting minutes, internal memos, several event programs, a postcard, and a newspaper clipping.

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