Barry Commoner papers, 1942-1979 (bulk 1960-1979).
- 165,000 items. 549 4 1 containers plus oversize and vault container.
- Arranged in 8 series. Series 1: Personal File; Series 2: Speeches and Writings File, 1959-1976; Series 3: Subject File, 1966-1975; Series 4: Organizations File; Series 5: 1990 Addition, 1943-1979; Series 6: Research File; Series 7: Photographs and Slides; and Series 8: Miscellany.
Open to research. Restrictions may apply to unprocessed material.
Correspondence, diaries, speeches, writings, research files, subject files, organizational files, slides, photographs, and other papers documenting Commoner's career as a biologist, ecologist, and environmental activist. Subjects include the physiochemical basis of biological processes and the moral obligations of scientists.
Sound recordings, videocassettes, and filmstrips Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division. transferred to
Biologist, ecologist, and environmental activist.
Collection material in English.
Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room.
mm 81059774
Biology. Ecology. Environmentalism. Science--Moral and ethical aspects.