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Ecological Resource Society fonds
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25 photographs. -- textual records (10 p.)
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Biographical history
The Ecological Resource Society of Jasper was established to provide access to environmental information and to promote ecological awareness and participation locally, nationally, and internationally. The society held its first meeting in January of 1991. Marianne Garrah was the first chairperson of the organization, officially starting in February of 1991. The society and the Eco Centre were run on volunteer money and energy. The Eco Centre officially closed in December 31, 1992. The Society dissolved with it.
Custodial history
The Ecological Resource Society records were held at the Jasper Municipal Library until the Library deemed it appropriate the records be donated to the Jasper Yellowhead Museum and Archives.
Scope and content
The fonds consists of materials from the Ecological Resource Society of Jasper, including:;Photographs of society meetings, events, and members and interior views of the Eco-Centre, where the society held meetings and offered resources to its membership;Clippings from the Jasper Booster of related news stories and Society events;Minutes of society meetings and records related to memberships and the governing board. The fonds also consists of correspondence and a certificate for an adopted tree;I. Photograph series, [between 1991 and 1992], 25 photographs;II. Clippings series, [between 1991 and 1992], 1 folder of textual records;III. Minutes series, 1991-1992, 2 files of textual records; (.01) 1991 file, 1991, 1 cm of textual records; (.02) 1992 file, 1992, 1 cm of textual records;IV. Correspondence, 1992, 2 files of textual records; (.01) Letters of resignation, 1992, textual records (2 p.); (.02) Family and Community Support Services, 1992, textual records (4 p.);V. Memberships series, [1992?], 3 files of textual records; (.01) Membership file, 1992, 1 folder of textual records; (.02) Membership services file, [1991 or 1992], textual records (3 p.); (.03) Board members file, [1991 or 1992], textual records (1 p.);VI. [Certificate] series, May 1991, 1 certificate
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Physical condition
The photographs were removed from sticky photograph pages for conservation purposes;The newspaper clippings were not retained as they were stuck to photograph album pages and taped to paper. They were copied and original pieces can be located in the Jasper Booster Newspaper collection
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- The material is in English.
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Record No. 002.31<br><br>
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- Ecological Resource Society (Subject)