Scope and Contents
Contains documents pertaining to Eugene Future Power Committee (EFPC), Eugene Water and Electric Board (EWEB), Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), Atomic Energy Commission (AEC), fast breeder programs, nuclear power, energy legislation, pollution, power conservation, energy alternatives, radioactivity, energy growth, the environment, and other energy groups and programs.
Dates
- 1968-1990
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open to the public. Collection must be used in Special Collections and University Archives Reading Room. Collection or parts of collection may be stored offsite. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives in advance of your visit to allow for transportation time.
Conditions Governing Use
Property rights reside with Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries. Copyright resides with the creators of the documents or their heirs. All requests for permission to publish collection materials must be submitted to Special Collections and University Archives. The reader must also obtain permission of the copyright holder.
Biographical / Historical
Jane Novick, nee Graham, (1924-1914) served as the secretary for the Eugene Future Power Committee. She was involved in the American Civil Liberties Unions, the League of Women Voters, and the Lane County Democratic Party. She was an activist opponent against EWEB's usage of nuclear power, and she was a key individual in stopping the construction of a $234 million nuclear power plant near Big Creek between Florence and Yachats in 1970. She was married to Aaron Novick, who helped create the Atomic Energy Commission in 1947 and founded the University of Oregon’s Institute of Molecular Biology in 1959.
Extent
21.5 linear feet (15 containers) : 14 record storage boxes and 1 manuscript box
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Jane Novick, nee Graham, (1924-1914) served as the secretary for the Eugene Future Power Committee. She was involved in the American Civil Liberties Unions, the League of Women Voters, and the Lane County Democratic Party. She was an activist opponent against EWEB's usage of nuclear power, and she was a key individual in stopping the construction of a $234 million nuclear power plant near Big Creek between Florence and Yachats in 1970.
Arrangement
Collection is organized into the following series:
Series I: Eugene Water and Electric Board (EWEB)
Series II: Eugene Future Power Commission (EFPC)
Series III: Bonneville Power Administration
Series IV: Atomic Energy Commission
Series V: Fast Breeder
Series VI: Nuclear Power
Series VII: Pollution
Series VIII: Energy Legislation
Sereis IX: Energy Alternatives
Series X: Conservation of Power
Series XI: Radioactivity
Series XII: Atomic Power
Series XIII: Environment
Series XIV: Energy Growth
Series XV: Organizations, Groups, and Departments
Series XVI: Electric Power and Energy General Documents and Articles
Series XVII: Notes, Correspondence, Bibliographies, Miscellaneous
Processing Information
Collection processed by Sam Bouchat.
- Conservation of natural resources -- Northwest, Pacific Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Correspondence Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Energy development -- United States Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Environmental Activism Subject Source: Archiveswest
- Eugene Future Power Committee
- Eugene Water & Electric Board
- Novick, Jane Graham, 1924-2014
- Nuclear energy Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Oregon Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Public utilities -- Oregon Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Renewable energy sources Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
- United States. Bonneville Power Administration
- Title
- Guide to the Jane Novick Papers
- Status
- Complete Description
- Author
- Sam Bouchat and Kira B. Homo
- Date
- 2013
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is written in English
- Sponsor
- Funding for production of this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) administered through the Oregon State Library.
Repository Details
Part of the University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives Repository
