Ecology Center of Ann Arbor and Teach-In on the Environment oral histories

Ecology Center of Ann Arbor and Teach-In on the Environment oral histories

The materials in this online repository form part of a larger Ecology Center of Ann Arbor and Teach-In on the Environment oral history collection held by the Bentley Historical Library. For a more complete index to the materials, please consult the collection's online finding aid.

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Abstract:
The Ecology Center of Ann Arbor and Teach-In on the Environment oral histories is a collection of oral history recordings conducted by the University of Michigan students and faculty. The interviews primarily focus on Environmental Action (ENACT) and the Teach-In on the Environment in 1970, and the history of the first Earth Day that same year. In addition, past and present staff and collaborators of the Ecology Center of Ann Arbor discuss environmental activism in Michigan, with topics ranging from toxics disposal, recycling, waste disposal, and affordable energy. The recordings of these oral history interviews were featured in-part and in-whole in digital exhibits hosted by the University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the Arts.