Karen Kendrick-Hands Papers
Collection
Identifier: UP002508
Scope and Content
The Karen Kendrick-Hands Papers contain records regarding the environmental campaigns she participated in over the years. Most records are grouped by subject, often by environmental issue or organization. Much of the collection is comprised of publicly available records with Kendrick-Hands' personal notes and annotations written in the margins. Commonly found throughout the collection are Karen Kendrick-Hands' handwritten notes from various meetings and events she attended.
Important Subjects: Air pollution Air quality Environmental issues Environmental law Environmentalism -- United States Environmentalism and politics Incinerators Mercury wastes Ozone Waste management
Important Names: Michigan. Department of Environmental Quality Michigan. Department of Natural Resources and Environment Southeast Michigan Council of Governments
Important Subjects: Air pollution Air quality Environmental issues Environmental law Environmentalism -- United States Environmentalism and politics Incinerators Mercury wastes Ozone Waste management
Important Names: Michigan. Department of Environmental Quality Michigan. Department of Natural Resources and Environment Southeast Michigan Council of Governments
Dates
- 1979 - 2001
Creator
- Kendrick-Hands, Karen (Person)
Language of Materials
Material entirely in English.
Access
Collection is open for research.
Use
Refer to the Walter P. Reuther Library
Rules for Use of Archival Materials.
History
Karen Kendrick-Hands was a Detroit-area environmental lawyer and activist. Since the 1980s, Kendrick-Hands participated in a variety of causes within Michigan, notably regarding issues of greenhouse gas emissions. Specific actions included the Polluters Pay Act, opposing the split of Michigan's Department of Natural Resources and Department of Environmental Quality, SEMCOG's Ozone Action! campaign, and opposition to garbage incinerators in Michigan. Over the years she has supported environmentalism by utilizing her experience as a lawyer to tackle environmental issues from the legal and legislative angles. She has recently become notable as a purveyor of high-end yarn and knit goods and runs a nonprofit organization that promotes the crafts of knitting and crochet.
Extent
3 Linear Feet (3 SB)
Abstract
Karen Kendrick-Hands was a Detroit-area environmental lawyer and activist. Since the 1980s, Kendrick-Hands participated in a variety of causes within Michigan, notably regarding issues of greenhouse gas emissions. Specific actions included the Polluters Pay Act, opposing the split of Michigan's Department of Natural Resources and Department of Environmental Quality, SEMCOG's Ozone Action! campaign, and opposition to garbage incinerators in Michigan. Over the years she has supported environmentalism by utilizing her experience as a lawyer to tackle environmental issues from the legal and legislative angles. She has recently become notable as a purveyor of high-end yarn and knit goods and runs a nonprofit organization that promotes the crafts of knitting and crochet. The Karen Kendrick-Hands Papers contain records regarding the environmental campaigns she participated in over the years. Most records are grouped by subject, often by environmental issue or organization. Much of the collection is comprised of publicly available records with Kendrick-Hands' personal notes and annotations written in the margins. Commonly found throughout the collection are Karen Kendrick-Hands' handwritten notes from various meetings and events she attended.
Arrangement of the Papers
Folders are listed by their location within each box. They are not necessarily arranged, so any given subject may be dispersed throughout the entire collection.
Acquisition
The collection was donated to the Walter P. Reuther Library by Karen Kendrick-Hands on April 20, 2014.
Processing History
Processed and finding aid written by Gavin Strassel on September 11, 2014.
Creator
- Kendrick-Hands, Karen (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Karen Kendrick-Hands Papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by Gavin Strassel; encoded by Gavin Strassel .
- Date
- 2014-09-09
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Walter P. Reuther Library Repository
Contact:
5401 Cass Avenue
Detroit MI 48202 USA
5401 Cass Avenue
Detroit MI 48202 USA