Manuscripts

Organizations

Description

The subseries consists of 20 boxes that contain documents from many environmental organizations, such as:

Sierra Club Desert Committee (aka CNRCC Desert Committee) California Desert Protection League California Desert Protective Council Desert Survivors League of Conservation Voters Sierra Club Legal Defense Fund (later known as Earthjustice) The Wilderness Society The Mineral Policy Center

The arrangement is alphabetical by organization. Where materials extend beyond one folder, they are also arranged chronologically. Formats include correspondence, newsletters, information sheets, membership forms, press releases, articles, brochures.

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Call number

mssWheat papers

Creator

Wheat, Frank (1921-)(Opens in new tab)

Provenance

Gift of Mrs. Nancy W. Wheat, May 10, 2001.

Other Organizations

Manuscripts

This subseries contains files on other organizations, arranged alphabetically, that are philanthropic and/or social in nature. Beginning with folder 12 of Box 125, concentrations may be found in E Clampus Vitus, Human Rights Watch and the Ralph M. Parsons Foundation. The sub-series "Other Organizations" ends with the Zamorano Club, Box 137, folder 2. Human Rights Watch materials are organized alphabetically by subject or format: Articles; California Committee; Correspondence; Countries; Events; Grant; Members Meetings; Monitors; Notes; Outreach; and Publications. Files reflecting Wheat's service as a trustee of the Parsons Foundation are arranged alphabetically by subject or format as follows: Articles of incorporation and by-laws; Asset Allocation policy; Audit Reports; Board of Directors; Correspondence; Grants (Applications; Committee, Grants: meetings; Correspondence re: Directors Grants; Higher Education Grants; Outlines/Analysis; Grant Seekers/recipients (alphabetical: Bs, Contemporary Art (Geffen), Cs, CCBC, Claremont Colleges); Staff Grants); Investing, S&P; Committee Memos & notes; Misc Foundation info; Reports; and Staff.

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Organizations – Miscellaneous organizations 1988-1999

Manuscripts

Personal and professional papers of Frank Wheat, with particular emphasis on his political activism and philanthropy. The papers cover his effort for the California Desert Protection Act (CDPA); the work on his California Desert Miracle, The Fight for Desert Parks and Wilderness (1999), and other environmental issues, particularly including mining's effect on the environment; the Alliance for Children's Rights, the Center for Law in the Public Interest and Human Rights Watch and his involvement with Ralph M. Parsons Foundation. The collection also contains information on Wheat's legal career, including his presidency of the Los Angeles County Bar Association, his tenure as an SEC Commissioner, his expertise in securities and corporate law, and his involvement with the California Citizens Budget Commission and California Commission on Campaign Financing.

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