MS 402
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Collection Summary | |
| Creator: | Groups Against Smelter Pollution (G.A.S.P.) |
| Collection Name: | Groups Against Smelter Pollution (G.A.S.P.) records |
| Inclusive Dates: | 1984-1987 |
| Physical Description: | 8 Linear Feet (about 9,300 items) |
| Abstract: | Records, 1984-1986. This collection is composed of the records of Groups Against Smelter Pollution (G.A.S.P.), including: administrative files; activity files; communication files; correspondence; newspaper clippings; negatives, photographs, and slides; and one scrapbook. Also includes research materials compiled by G.A.S.P., regarding the Phelps Dodge Corporation as well as other topics of interest to this environmental coalition. |
| Collection Number: | MS 402 |
| Repository: |
University of Arizona Libraries, Special
Collections University of Arizona PO Box 210055 Tucson, AZ 85721-0055 Phone: 520-621-6423 Fax: 520-621-9733 URL: http://speccoll.library.arizona.edu/ |
Groups Against Smelter Pollution (G.A.S.P.) was founded in 1984 by a group of concerned citizens who sought to minimize smelter pollution in Southeastern Arizona and Northern Sonora for the preservation of human health, the environment, and the economy. Acting upon their mission, Groups Against Smelter Pollution organized to educate themselves and others about what they referred to as the "Grey Triangle," an area formed by three smelters: the Phelps Dodge Smelter in Douglas, Arizona, the Compania Minera de Cananea smelter in Cananea, Sonora, and the Mexican de Cobre Smelter in Nacozari, Sonora. G.A.S.P. focused on education, outreach and direct action: publishing newsletters, organizing protests, circulating petitions and instigating letter writing campaigns throughout their three years of operation. With the majority of G.A.S.P. membership located in the Bisbee/Douglas area, group members focused their activism on compelling public officials to force Phelps Dodge Corporation to meet the federal air pollution standards of the Clean Air Act by July 16, 1986 or shut down the Douglas Reduction Works. G.A.S.P. members were also active in documenting the health and environmental effects smelter pollution was having on themselves, their families, and their communities through photographs and testimonials. In 1986, G.A.S.P. put intense pressure on the Environmental Protection Agency to deny Phelps Dodge Corporation the Nonferrous Smelter Order that would allow the smelter to continue operating with no restrictions. In July of 1986 the Environmental Protection Agency refused to renew a suspension of the exemption from state smokestack emissions limits. Phelps Dodge closed the smelter on January 15, 1987. G.A.S.P. disbanded shortly thereafter.
Records, 1984-1986. This collection is composed of the records of Groups Against Smelter Pollution (G.A.S.P.), including: administrative files; activity files (containing records of demonstrations, meetings, and health surveys); communication files (containing newsletters, press releases, and other G.A.S.P. writings); correspondence; newspaper clippings; negatives, photographs, and slides (containing images of smelter pollution and environmental activism); and one scrapbook. Also included are research materials regarding the Phelps Dodge Corporation, particularly documents pertaining to the legal debate on the operation of Douglas Smelter and its eventual closure. Additionally the collection includes subject files on topics of particular interest to this environmental coalition, such as health and environmental issues relating to smelter pollution, and individuals and organizations related to the smelter debate. Please note that dates listed reflect the subject content of the material.
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Groups Against Smelter Pollution (G.A.S.P.) records (MS 402). Special Collections, University of Arizona Libraries.
| Series 1: Administrative Files, 1984-1987 | |||||||||||
| .75 Linear Feet (Approximately 1,200 Items) | |||||||||||
| Arrangement: Alphabetical | |||||||||||
| The Administrative Files Series is divided into four subseries. Subseries: Organizational History (1985), contains letterhead and business cards, G.A.S.P. statements of mission and purpose, and promotional materials such as stickers, buttons, and posters. Subseries: Financial Files (1984-1986), contains records of public contributions, records of G.A.S.P. expenses (invoices and receipts), and bank statements. Subseries: Contact Files (1984-1987), contains business cards, mailing lists (for members and organizational contacts), and phone lists. Subseries: Petition Files (1985-1986), contains blank petition forms and records of the three major petitions circulated by G.A.S.P. | |||||||||||
| Subseries:Organizational History | |||||||||||
| box | folder | ||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | Letterhead. , 1985. | |||||||||
| 1 | 2 | Mission. , 1985,undated. | |||||||||
| 1 | 3 | Promotional Materials. , undated. | |||||||||
| Subseries:Financial Files | |||||||||||
| box | folder | ||||||||||
| 1 | 4 | Bank Statements. , 1984-1986. | |||||||||
| 1 | 5 | Contributions. , 1984-1986. | |||||||||
| 1 | 6 | Fundraising. , 1984-1986. | |||||||||
| 1 | 7 | Invoices. , 1984-1986. | |||||||||
| 1 | 8 | Receipts. , circa 1980s. | |||||||||
| Subseries:Contact Files | |||||||||||
| box | folder | ||||||||||
| 1 | 9 | Business Cards. , undated. | |||||||||
| 1 | 10 | Government Contacts. , 1985-1986. | |||||||||
| 1 | 11-13 | Mailing Lists. , circa 1984-1987. | |||||||||
| 1 | 14 | Media Contacts. , undated. | |||||||||
| 1 | 15 | Schools and Organizations. , 1984,undated. | |||||||||
| Subseries:Petition Files | |||||||||||
| box | folder | ||||||||||
| 2 | 1 | Blank Petitions. , undated. | |||||||||
| 2 | 2 | General Petition. , undated. | |||||||||
| 2 | 3 | Nonferrous Smelter Order Petition. , 1986. | |||||||||
| 2 | 4 | Operating Permit Petition. , 1986. | |||||||||
| Series 2: Activity Files, 1984-1987 | |||||||||||
| .25 Linear Feet (about 375 Items) | |||||||||||
| Arrangement: Alphabetical | |||||||||||
| The Activity Files Series is divided into three subseries. Subseries: Communication Files (1984-1986), contains organizational newsletters, public action alerts, Mexican publications, general statements written by G.A.S.P. members, press statements and notes and memoranda. Subseries: Events Files (1985-1987), contains announcements and minutes from meetings and hearings, clippings and publicity regarding G.A.S.P. sponsored demonstrations, and a video of the 1986 "Die-In" smelter protest. Subseries: Health Survey Files (1985), contains records of a respiratory survey, asthmatic registry, and air particulate sampling study conducted by G.A.S.P. in conjunction with Dr. Andrew Slaski. | |||||||||||
| Subseries:Communication Files | |||||||||||
| box | folder | ||||||||||
| 2 | 5 | Action Alerts. , 1985, undated. | |||||||||
| 2 | 6 | General Statements. , 1985, undated. | |||||||||
| 2 | 7 | Mexico--General Communications. , 1984, undated. | |||||||||
| 2 | 8-10 | Newsletter. , 1984-1986. | |||||||||
| 2 | 11 | Notes and Memoranda. , 1985,undated. | |||||||||
| 2 | 12 | Press Statements. , 1985-1986. | |||||||||
| Subseries:Events Files | |||||||||||
| box | folder | ||||||||||
| 2 | 13 | Announcements. , 1986-1987,undated. | |||||||||
| 2 | 14 | Demonstrations. , 1985-1986. | |||||||||
| 2 | 15 | "Die-In" Protest Video. , 1986. | |||||||||
| 2 | 16 | Meetings. , 1985-1986. | |||||||||
| Subseries:Health Survey Files | |||||||||||
| box | folder | ||||||||||
| 2 | 17 | Respiratory Survey. , 1985. | |||||||||
| 2 | 18 | Slaski Study. , 1985. | |||||||||
| Series 3: Correspondence Files, 1984-1987 | |||||||||||
| .25 Linear Feet (about 375 Items) | |||||||||||
| Arrangement: Alphabetical | |||||||||||
| This bulk of this series contains general correspondence between G.A.S.P. members and various parties. Additionally there are separate groups of correspondence between Arizona Department of Health Services, the Environmental Protection Agency, and other state and federal legislators. There is also a folder of letters written by Palominas Public School Children to the Environmental Protection Agency after viewing a G.A.S.P. presentation on smelter pollution. | |||||||||||
| box | folder | ||||||||||
| 2 | 19 | Arizona Department of Health Services. , 1984-1986. | |||||||||
| box | folder | ||||||||||
| 3 | 1 | Children. , 1985. | |||||||||
| 3 | 2 | Environmental Protection Agency. , 1984-1986. | |||||||||
| 3 | 3-4 | General. , 1984-1991. | |||||||||
| 3 | 5 | Legislative. , 1984-1986. | |||||||||
| Series 4: Phelps Dodge Files, 1984-1987 | |||||||||||
| 1 Linear Foot (about 1,300 items) | |||||||||||
| Arrangement: Alphabetical | |||||||||||
| The Phelps Dodge Series is divided into three subseries. Subseries: General Files (1960-1989), contains general information on the Phelps Dodge Corporation including financial reports, newspaper clippings, company publications, and detailed information on Phelps Dodge smelters and smelter closures. Subseries: Smelter Monitoring Files (1984-1986), contains Arizona Department of Health Services monitoring, Environmental Protection Agency notices of violation, as well as citizen complaints to Arizona Department of Health Services regarding Phelps Dodge smelter pollution. Subseries: Legal Files (1984-1986), contains records of various legal proceedings pertaining to Phelps Dodge operating permit applications, including related correspondence and the deposition of G.A.S.P. member Cathé Fish before the Arizona State Air Pollution Control Hearing Board. | |||||||||||
| Subseries:General Files | |||||||||||
| box | folder | ||||||||||
| 3 | 6 | Financial Reports. , 1984-1985. | |||||||||
| 3 | 7 | Newspaper Clippings. , 1972-1986. | |||||||||
| 3 | 8 | Publications. , 1985-1989. | |||||||||
| 3 | 9 | Smelter--Information. , 1960-1985. | |||||||||
| 3 | 10 | Smelter Closure--Economics. , 1985-1986. | |||||||||
| Subseries:Smelter Monitoring Files | |||||||||||
| box | folder | ||||||||||
| 3 | 11 | Air. , 1984-1986. | |||||||||
| 3 | 12 | Citizen Complaints. , 1985-1986. | |||||||||
| 3 | 13 | SO2 Peak/ Mean Ratios. , 1985. | |||||||||
| 3 | 14 | Water. , 1984-1985. | |||||||||
| Subseries:Legal Files | |||||||||||
| box | folder | ||||||||||
| 4 | 1 | Consent Decree. , 1986. | |||||||||
| 4 | 2 | Consent Decree--Comments. , 1986. | |||||||||
| 4 | 3 | Deposition of Cathé Fish. , 1985. | |||||||||
| 4 | 4 | Nonferrous Smelter Order. , 1985-1986. | |||||||||
| 4 | 5 | Operating Permits. , 1984-1985. | |||||||||
| 4 | 6 | Operating Permit Denial. , 1986. | |||||||||
| 4 | 7-8 | Operating Permit Hearings. , 1985-1986. | |||||||||
| 4 | 9 | Environmental Accountability. Phelps Dodge Report Card from the Mineral Policy Center, 1993 | |||||||||
| 4 | 10 | Environmental Accountability. Correspondence between Arizona Toxics Information (ATI) and Phelps Dodge (PD), 1992-1993 | |||||||||
| 4 | 11 | Water Quality. Groundwater. Correspondence between EPA and M. Gregory, 1985 | |||||||||
| 4 | 12 | Water Quality. Groundwater. Bisbee-Naco Aquifer Contamination. General, 1987-1989 | |||||||||
| 4 | 13 | Water Quality. Groundwater. Bisbee-Naco Aquifer Contamination. US EPA Sole Source Designation, 1983-1988 | |||||||||
| 4 | 14 | Water Quality. Groundwater. ADEQ Aquifer Protection Permit (APP) Application, 1990 application, 1990 | |||||||||
| 4 | 15 | Water Quality. Groundwater. ADEQ Aquifer Protection Permit (APP) Application, water quality testing, 1990 | |||||||||
| 4 | 16 | Water Quality. Groundwater. ADEQ Aquifer Protection Permit (APP) Application, hydrogeologic report, 1994-1996 | |||||||||
| 4 | 17 | Water Quality. Groundwater. ADEQ Aquifer Protection Permit (APP) Application, CCHS/ADEQ correspondence, undated | |||||||||
| 4 | 18 | Surface water quality. Contamination issues, Mule Gulch violations, 1979-1996 | |||||||||
| 4 | 19 | Cochise Project. Newsclippings, general, 1985-1996 | |||||||||
| 4 | 20 | Cochise Project. ADEQ Aquifer Protection Permit (APP), Correspondence, ADEQ to Phelps Dodge, 1992 | |||||||||
| 4 | 21 | ADEQ rules and procedures. Organic monitoring procedures, undated | |||||||||
| 4 | 22 | ADEQ rules and procedures. Safe drinking water section, undated | |||||||||
| 4 | 23 | ADEQ rules and procedures. Arizona drinking water rules, undated | |||||||||
| 4 | 24 | ADEQ rules and procedures. Information for establishing a new water system, 1994 | |||||||||
| 4 | 25 | ADEQ rules and procedures. Soil remediation rules, 1995 | |||||||||
| 4 | 26 | ADEQ rules and procedures. Fact sheet, Aquifer Protection Permits (APP), 1995 | |||||||||
| 4 | 27 | ADEQ rules and procedures. APP concise explanatory statement, 1993 | |||||||||
| 4 | 28 | ADEQ rules and procedures. APP water quality boundaries and standards, 1995 | |||||||||
| 4 | 29 | Phelps Dodge file. Area water report, 1995-1996 | |||||||||
| 4 | 30 | Miscellaneous documents pertaining to Phelps Dodge, 1987-1996 | |||||||||
| 4 | 31 | ADEQ rules and procedures. Inorganic monitoring procedures, undated | |||||||||
| 4 | 32 | Original index from Arizona Toxics Information, undated | |||||||||
| box | folder | ||||||||||
| 5 | 1 | Operating Permit Hearings--Comments. , 1985. | |||||||||
| Series 5: Subject Files, 1960-1989 | |||||||||||
| 3.25 Linear Feet (about 4,825 items) | |||||||||||
| Arrangement: Alphabetical | |||||||||||
| The Subject Files Series contains a mixture of materials including publications, government documents, research reports, promotional materials, clippings, and correspondence, relating to a variety of subject areas of interest to the G.A.S.P. membership. The files were created by G.A.S.P. members as an open resource for citizens of Bisbee to educate themselves on air pollution and smelter operation issues, although some files were added during the arrangement of the collection. This series is divided into five subseries: Subseries: Copper Industry Files (1982-1985), Subseries: Environmental Files (1977-1989), Subseries: Health Files (1974-1990), Subseries: Individuals (1983-1986), and Subseries: Organizations (1983-1986). | |||||||||||
| Subseries:Copper Industry Files | |||||||||||
| box | folder | ||||||||||
| 5 | 2 | Bunker Hill Mine--Video. , 1985. | |||||||||
| 5 | 3 | General. , 1985. | |||||||||
| 5 | 4 | Magma Copper Company. , 1985. | |||||||||
| 5 | 5 | Mexico. , 1980-1985. | |||||||||
| Subseries:Environmental Files | |||||||||||
| box | folder | ||||||||||
| 6 | 1-2 | Acid Rain--Canada. , 1980-1986. | |||||||||
| 6 | 3 | Acid Rain--Clippings. , 1979-1986,undated. | |||||||||
| 6 | 4 | Acid Rain--Legislation. , 1983-1985,undated. | |||||||||
| 6 | 5 | Acid Rain--Publications. , 1984-1988,undated. | |||||||||
| 6 | 6 | Acid Rain--Reports. , 1978-1985,undated. | |||||||||
| box | folder | ||||||||||
| 7 | 1 | Acid Rain--Reports. , 1978-1985,undated. | |||||||||
| 7 | 2 | Air Pollition. , 1978-1987,undated. | |||||||||
| 7 | 3 | Air Pollution--Control. , 1982-1984. | |||||||||
| 7 | 4 | Air Pollution--Economics. , 1985,undated. | |||||||||
| 7 | 5 | Air Quality Monitoring. , 1983-1985,undated. | |||||||||
| 7 | 6 | Atmospheric Visibility. , 1979-1984. | |||||||||
| 7 | 7 | Clean Air Act. , 1977-1985. | |||||||||
| box | folder | ||||||||||
| 8 | 1 | Clean Air Act. , 1977-1985. | |||||||||
| 8 | 2 | Exxon Valdez Oil Spill. , 1989. | |||||||||
| 8 | 3 | National Ambient Air Quality Standards. , 1986. | |||||||||
| 8 | 4 | Pollution and Agriculture. , 1973-1984,undated. | |||||||||
| 8 | 5 | Sulfur Dioxide. , 1980-1985. | |||||||||
| 8 | 6 | Toxic Release Control Act. , 1985. | |||||||||
| 8 | 7 | Water Pollution. , 1979-1985,undated. | |||||||||
| 8 | 8 | Water Quality Standards. , 1985-1987,undated. | |||||||||
| Subseries:Health Files | |||||||||||
| box | folder | ||||||||||
| 9 | 1 | Arsenic Exposure. , 1974-1986,undated. | |||||||||
| 9 | 2 | Asthma. , 1980-1986. | |||||||||
| 9 | 3 | Birth Defects. , 1981-1986. | |||||||||
| 9 | 4 | Cadmium Exposure. , 1978-1985. | |||||||||
| 9 | 5 | Cancer. , 1977-1985. | |||||||||
| 9 | 6 | Lead/Arsenic Study. , 1985-1987. | |||||||||
| 9 | 7 | Occupational Safety. , 1985,undated. | |||||||||
| 9 | 8 | Pseudo Croup. , 1984. | |||||||||
| 9 | 9 | Respiratory Studies. , 1974-1985,undated. | |||||||||
| 9 | 10 | Toxics and Hazardous Chemicals Exposure. , 1979-1990. | |||||||||
| Subseries:Individuals | |||||||||||
| box | folder | ||||||||||
| 10 | 1 | Abbott, John. , 1984. | |||||||||
| 10 | 2 | Babbitt, Bruce. , 1984-1986. | |||||||||
| 10 | 3 | DeConcini, Dennis. , 1983-1986. | |||||||||
| 10 | 4 | Gregory, Michael. , 1983-1985,undated. | |||||||||
| 10 | 5 | Kamp, Richard , 1983-1986. | |||||||||
| 10 | 6 | Kolbe, Jim. , 1983-1986. | |||||||||
| 10 | 7 | Udall, Morris. , 1985. | |||||||||
| Subseries:Organizations | |||||||||||
| box | folder | ||||||||||
| 10 | 8 | American Lung Association. , 1983-1985. | |||||||||
| 10 | 9 | Arizona Clean Air Coalition. , 1985. | |||||||||
| 10 | 10 | Earth First! , 1984-1986. | |||||||||
| 10 | 11 | Environmental Defense Fund. , 1985,undated. | |||||||||
| box | folder | ||||||||||
| 11 | 1 | Environmental Protection Agency. , 1985-1986. | |||||||||
| 11 | 2 | Green Action Environmental Communications Network. , 1985-1986. | |||||||||
| 11 | 3 | Greenpeace. , 1984-1985. | |||||||||
| 11 | 4 | Project Lighthawk. , 1985,undated. | |||||||||
| 11 | 5 | Sierra Club. , 1985. | |||||||||
| 11 | 6 | Southwest Environmental Service. , 1984-1986. | |||||||||
| 11 | 7 | United Steelworkers of America. , 1984-1985. | |||||||||
| Series 6: Newspaper Clippings, 1981-1991 | |||||||||||
| .25 Linear Feet (about 375 items) | |||||||||||
| Arrangement: Alphabetical | |||||||||||
| The Newspaper Clippings Series contains clippings regarding G.A.S.P. activities and demonstrations and more generally the smelter pollution issue in the Southwest and related environmental issues. There are a small number of Spanish and German language clippings from Mexican and German publications. | |||||||||||
| box | folder | ||||||||||
| 11 | 8 | General. , undated. | |||||||||
| 11 | 9-11 | General. , 1981-1991. | |||||||||
| 11 | 12 | General (Spanish and German). , 1984-1985. | |||||||||
| Series 7: Negatives, Photographs, and Slides, 1980-1985 | |||||||||||
| .25 Linear Feet (About 450 Items) | |||||||||||
| Arrangement: Alphabetical | |||||||||||
| The Negatives, Photographs, and Slides Series contains materials in these three formats chronicling G.A.S.P. activism and smelter pollution in Southeastern Arizona and Sonara, Mexico. Also included are three slideshows used for G.A.S.P. presentations. | |||||||||||
| box | folder | ||||||||||
| 11 | 13 | Miscellaneous. , undated. | |||||||||
| 11 | 14 | Negatives--Smelter Pollution. , undated. | |||||||||
| 11 | 15 | Photographs--Demonstrations. , 1985,undated. | |||||||||
| box | folder | ||||||||||
| 12 | 1 | Photographs--Smelter Pollution. , 1984-1985,undated. | |||||||||
| 12 | 2 | Slides--Cananea and Nacozari Smelters. , 1983-1986. | |||||||||
| 12 | 3 | Slides--Smelter Pollution. , 1984-1985. | |||||||||
| 12 | 4 | Slideshow--Environmental Defense Fund. , undated. | |||||||||
| 12 | 5 | Slideshow--Cathé Fish. , 1980-1985. | |||||||||
| 12 | 6 | Slideshow--Groups Against Smelter Pollution. , undated. | |||||||||
| Series 8: Oversized Materials, 1987 | |||||||||||
| Two Linear Feet (one item) | |||||||||||
| The Oversized Materials Series contains one scrapbook containing photographs, clippings, publications and other items commemorating the activities of G.A.S.P. | |||||||||||
| box | |||||||||||
| 13 | Scrapbook. , 1987. | ||||||||||