James D. Williams Papers

Collection

Identifier: MSS-1561

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Scope and Contents

A collection of publications, pamphlets, reports and legal papers dealing with environmentalists' opposition to the construction of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway by the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers during the 1970s. It includes newspaper and magazine articles, Corps of Engineers reports, records of lawsuits filed, National Wildlife Federation publications, various environmental groups' newsletters, and etc.

Dates

Creation: 1969 - 1974

Conditions Governing Access

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Biographical / Historical

Associate professor of biology at Tuskegee Institute and at Mississippi State College for Women (now Mississippi State University), later an official in the Office of Endangered Species, United States Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service.