Mary McDaniel papers
Collection
Identifier: MS0579
Scope and Contents
Mary McDaniel papers document McDaniels' environmental work, including her founding of the Catawba Lands Conservancy and her work with the Charlotte Urban Institute. Also included are personal projects and a scrapbook.
Dates
- 1983 - 2010
Conditions Governing Access
Collection open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Some material may be copyrighted or restricted. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright or other case restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in the collections.
Biographical Note
During her childhood on a small farm, Mary McDaniel developed a love of nature and the outside that followed her t hroughout her life. Mary McDaniel began working with a group of volunteer ecologists and activists in 1991 to establish the Catawba Lands Conservancy, originally called SMILE (Save Mountain Island Lake for Everyone). The group attracted media attention as well as the attention of government officials. Mecklenburg County proposed a $5.6 million bond in 1991 that allowed the county to buy the lakefront property the group wanted protected. As the realization that there was a need for conservation work on a larger scale throughout the Catawba River Basin, a formal organization—with nonprofit status was formed. Catawba Land Conservancy now encompasses six counties and has preserved more than 15,000 acres. The scope has expanded from a focus on water quality to include farmland, wildlife habitat and making connections between people and nature.
Extent
2 Linear Feet
Language
English
Overview
The collection documents Mary McDaniels' environmental work, including her founding of the Catawba Lands Conservancy and her work with the Charlotte Urban Institute.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Mary McDaniel, 2018
Processing Information
Collection inventoried by Nikki Lynn Thomas, 2019.
- Title
- Mary McDaniel papers
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Manuscript Collections, J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, UNC Charlotte Repository
Contact:
Atkins Library, UNC Charlotte
9201 University City Blvd
Charlotte 28223 United Stated
spec-coll@uncc.edu
Atkins Library, UNC Charlotte
9201 University City Blvd
Charlotte 28223 United Stated
spec-coll@uncc.edu