Research: Topics: Environment

A Guide to Documenting Environmental Affairs in New York State

Table of Contents

• Introduction
  • The purpose of this guide
• How to Use This Guide
  • Who is the guide for?
  • Creators of records — Why documentation is important
  • Custodians of records — Why environmental affairs are important
  • Working together
• Defining Our Terms
  • What do we mean by Environmental Affairs?
  • What is Documentation?
• What to Document in Environmental Affairs
  • Deciding what to document in environmental affairs
  • Documentation Priorities — Summary Table
  • Criteria for Statewide Priorities
  • Existing Documentation
• How To Document Environmental Affairs
  • Next Steps for Creators of Environmental Records
    • Managing Current Records
    • Finding a repository for archival records
  • Next Steps for Custodians of Environmental Records
    • Organizational context — matching mission and project
    • Where to look for environmental records
  • Documentation and access projects
    • Let this be your guide to successful documentation
  • Sources of Assistance and Funding
    • The New York State Archives
    • Other sources
    • Using this guide as a fund raising tool
• Conclusion
• Appendix A: Priority Subject Areas for Documentation
  • Themes
    • Land Use
    • Lakes, Rivers, Coastal Zones, and Wetlands
    • Water — Quantity/Quality/Pollution
    • Air Quality/Pollution
    • Energy
    • Solid and Hazardous Waste Disposal
    • Toxics
    • Biodiversity
    • Outdoor Recreation
    • Public Health
    • Environmental Justice
    • Development and Implementation of Environmental Laws and Regulations
    • Science and Technology
    • Environmental Litigation
    • Citizen Action through Organizations and Government
    • Roles of Business and Corporations
    • Environmental Education and Technical Assistance
    • Funding, Public and Private, of Environmental Affairs
  • Events/Issues
    • Adirondack and Catskill Forest Preserves and Adirondack Park (1885 — )
    • New York City/Croton/Catskills/Delaware water supply system (1905 —)
    • Robert Moses: Shaping New York’s Landscape (1924-1968)
    • Hudson River (1900—)
    • Pesticides (1962 —)
    • Love Canal (1942 —)
    • Organizations/Agencies
• Appendix B: Regional and Local Documentation Planning
• Appendix C: How the guide was developed — Documentation planning method
  • Documentation Planning Methodology
• Acknowledgements