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Summary

Creator

Abstract

Penn State Eco Action is Penn State's oldest environmental student group. Eco Action was founded by Penn State students in 1970. Eco Action is a student activism group, and its members have advocated for many environmental causes including recycling, renewable energy sources, and Earth Day. This collection includings scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, fliers, and photographs documenting the environmental activism of Eco Action.

Dates

  • Creation: 1973-2009

Extent

2.25 Linear Feet (Housed in 1 Paige box and 1 drop front box)

Background

Scope and Contents

This collection documents the activism and membership of Penn State Eco Action and includes material created and collected by the student organization. Materials include clippings, fliers, membership lists, photographs, and scrapbooks. Many of the newspaper clippings collected by Eco Action come from the Daily Collegian. This collection documents student activism at Penn State, and includes Earth Day activities, protests, and actions taken by at Penn State to further environmentalism on campus.

Location

For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Penn State University Libraries catalog via the link above. Archival collections may be housed in offsite storage. For materials stored offsite, please allow 2-3 business days for retrieval.

Custodial History

Alison Kelly transferred these materials to Penn State in 2017. These materials were created by Penn State Eco Action and maintained by Eco Action officers. As officers left Penn State, possession of these records was transferred from previous officers to the new officers.

Processing Information

This collection was minimally processed at the point of accessioning. In fall 2020, Lexy deGraffenreid minimally processed this collection using the hybrid processing workflow due to the COVID-19 pandemic. She foldered loose materials and titled folders where no title had previously been supplied. She did not impose a physical or intellectual order on the collection and inventoried the collection in physical order.

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Repository Details

Part of the Eberly Family Special Collections Library Repository

Contact:
104 Paterno Library
Penn State University
University Park 16802 USA
(814) 865-1793

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Copyright Notice

Photocopies of original materials may be made available for research purposes at the discretion of the Eberly Family Special Collections Library. Photocopies or reproductions of original materials may be subject to fees as outlined by the Pennsylvania State University Libraries reproduction policies.

Copyright is retained by the creators of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law. Patrons seeking advice on the availability of unpublished materials for publication should consult relevant copyright law and laws of libel.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Penn State Eco Action records, 09835, Eberly Family Special Collections Library, Pennsylvania State University.

Title
Guide to the Penn State Eco Action records
Status
Published
Author
Original finding aid author and date of creation unknown. Lexy deGraffenreid revised this finding aid in January 2021.
Date
2021
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Revision Statements

  • 2021: Lexy deGraffenreid rewrote this finding aid following hybrid processing