MINERAL POLICY CENTER RECORDS

Records from 1987 to 1997 comprise this collection and document the Mineral Policy Center’s functions as a research, advocacy and educational organization. Correspondence, memoranda and notes constitute the bulk of the material. Also included are reports, news releases, newspaper clippings, articles, mailing lists and technical bulletins. Additional material includes the annotated drafts of two major publications produced by the Mineral Policy Center: Burden of Gilt and Golden Dreams, Poisoned Streams.

This series highlights the operations of the Mineral Policy Center. Records include correspondence, notes, newspaper clippings, minutes and reports. Materials dealing with advocacy and lobbying are arranged alphabetically by subject. Included are statements, testimony, news releases, correspondence and phone transcripts. Conferences and events sponsored are arranged chronologically by event, then chronologically within each event. Conference records include planning notes, registration and attendee lists, expense reports and post-conference evaluations. Mailing campaign records include mailing lists, sample mailers and notes. These records are arranged alphabetically and primarily reflect Mineral Policy Center fund raising and membership renewal activities. Media contacts include major television and radio networks, newspapers and weekly news magazines. Records are arranged alphabetically by media outlet and include correspondence and press information packets.

Series 2 documents the preparation and publication of four manuscripts dealing with mines and the environment: Mining Regulation: A Citizen's Handbook; Mines, Stormwater Pollution and You; Burden of Gilt and Golden Dreams, Poisoned Streams. Records include correspondence, newspaper clippings, project notes, schedules, bids, budgets and expense reports. Numerous drafts contain annotations and editing notes that highlight the evolution of the manuscripts. Additional materials include correspondence, resumes and writing samples from the authors who created sections of the manuscript Golden Dreams, Poisoned Streams.

The bulk of the reference material relates to specific federal legislation, particularly Senate Bill 257, Mineral Exploration and Development Act of 1993. Additional material includes technical articles and bulletins dealing with characteristics of landfill liners. Articles detailing general environmental concerns comprise the remainder of the series. Records include newspaper clippings, articles, texts of bills, committee reports and technical bulletins.

The series includes snapshots, negatives and contact prints used in various articles and in the publication of the book Golden Dreams, Poisoned Streams.

This series includes 3.5 inch and 51/4 inch computer disks containing manuscript drafts, mailing lists, membership renewal data and fund raising correspondence.