Ecology Action Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS.1122

Abstract

The Ecology Action Collection consists of a newsprint board game by Ecology Action from the early environmental movement of the 1970s.

Dates

  • Creation: 1970s

Conditions Governing Access

The physical materials from this collection may be viewed only in the reading room of Vanderbilt’s Special Collections and University Archives. Materials should be requested two to three days in advance to facilitate easier access. Contact specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu to schedule an appointment.

Biographical / Historical

A newsprint board game by Ecology Action, issued during the burgeoning environmental movement in the 1970s. The cover panel includes the game's instructions and the back panel features a cartoon by underground artist Ron Cobb, who designed the ecology symbol, and an advertisement for a magazine called Mother Earth News. The other two panels consist of Ecology Action's declaration of independence, the founding document for the modern environmental movement.

Full Extent

0.1 Linear Feet (1 letter-sized folder)

Language of Materials

English

Title
Finding Aid for the Ecology Action Collection
Status
Completed
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Vanderbilt University Special Collections and University Archives Repository

Contact:
Special Collections Library
1101 19th Ave. S.
Nashville TN 37212 United States

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