Joan and Phillip Farman Environmental Collection
Scope and Contents
The collection documents conservation issues relating to San Diego's parks and its Parks and Recreation Board, Coastal Management, Community Plans, the San Diego City Planning Department, Century 3, Flood Control, the Ocean Beach Jetty Debate, and Sunset Cliffs. It includes documents, reports, articles, and books relating to the work of the local environmental movement in San Diego such as The Environmental Handbook, and The Population Bomb.
Dates
- Creation: 1963-1974
Creator
- Farman, Joan and Phillip (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
The copyright interests in some or all of these materials have not been transferred to San Diego State University. Copyright resides with the creator(s) of materials contained in the collection or their heirs. The nature of archival collections is such that multiple creators are often applicable and copyright status may be difficult or even impossible to determine. In any case, the user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, obtaining publication rights and copyright infringement. When requesting images from Special Collections & University Archives for publication, we require a signed agreement waiving San Diego State University of any liability in the event of a copyright violation.
Biographical Note
Joan and Phillip Farman were active in local conservation issues in the San Diego area. Mrs. Farman was a member of the Sierra Club and she served on the Board of Century 3, City Park and Recreation citizens committees as well as belonging to numerous public interest organizations. As a practicing attorney, Mr. Farman's legal background provided the necessary legal expertise for their conservation crusades.
Extent
31.00 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Accruals and Additions
1979-002
- Title
- Joan and Phillip Farman Environmental Collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Special Collections & University Archives Staff
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- eng
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections & University Archives Repository