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| Size | 22.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 5200 items) |
| Abstract | William Watlington Dow (1945-2012) was a white medical doctor, organic farmer, and community organizer. Dow was a co-organizer of a number of projects including Student Health Coalitions throughout the southeast, the Center for Health Services at Vanderbilt University, the Agricultural Marketing Project, the Carrboro Farmers' Market, and the Solar Greenhouse Employment Project. He was also a member of the Chatham County Planning Board. Files chiefly document Dow's professional career and consist chiefly of research files, administrative files, grant and project proposals, correspondence, reports, clippings, photographs, and a few other writings created or collected by Dow. Major topics include community organizing, community-institutional relations, public health accessibility and promotion, nutrition, organic farming, pediatrics, rural health, farmers' markets, environmental issues, sustainability, solar buildings and greenhouses, education, Ayrshire Farm, and the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association. There are some personal materials that document Dow's youth and marriages. |
| Creator | Dow, Bill, 1945-2012. |
| Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
| Language | English |
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Biographical Information
William Watlington Dow was born 15 February 1945 in Middletown, Ohio, and grew up in Meridian, Mississippi. He received a bachelor's degree in molecular biology from Vanderbilt University, attended Vanderbilt Medical School, and was graduated in 1971. Dow interned at the Department of Pediatrics at Vanderbilt University Hospital in 1972, where he also served his residency from 1973-1975.
In 1969, Dow helped form the Student Health Coalition. During this period, Dow and the Student Health Coalition organized several rural health clinics in eastern Tennessee, including the White Oak Health Council and the Mountain People's Health Council in Huntsville, Tennessee. Dow was a key figure in the establishment of other student health coalitions throughout the south. He acted as advisor to the Alabama Student Health Coalition, he co-founded the North Carolina Rural Student Health Coalition (both University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Duke chapters), and was involved in the creation of similar coalitions in Georgia and Texas. Dow also convened the first regional student health coalition conference in 1978.
Dow was an important figure in the organization of Vanderbilt University's Center for Health Services, the center which ultimately absorbed the Student Health Coalition. Dow served on the university committee which recommended the establishment of the Center for Health Services, he served as the Center's director from 1975 to 1976, and as Co-Director for Development in 1977.
In the mid-1970s, Dow began to focus his attention on nutrition, especially on the availability of healthy food as a principal determinant for a number of medical outcomes. This shift in focus was informed by observations made while working with the Student Health Coalition within rural Appalachian communities and experiences from his pediatric residency. In 1975, Dow worked with John Vlcek and Lindsay Jones to develop a new organization called the Agricultural Marketing Project with the goal of setting up food fairs, or farmers' markets, throughout Tennessee. The project successfully established farmers' markets in Memphis, Knoxville, Oak Ridge, and other locations in the state. Dow applied this new model to help set up a similar project (also called the Agricultural Marketing Project) at the University of Alabama; then in 1978, working with Laura Heise, he founded the North Carolina Agricultural Marketing Project with the same goal. The North Carolina Agricultural Marketing Project ultimately led to the formation of what is now the Carrboro (N.C.) Farmers' Market. In 1978, Dow earned a fellowship with the Vanderbilt Medical School Department of Medical Administration, a fellowship in conjunction with the Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine.
In 1979, Dow co-founded the Solar Greenhouse Employment Project with Paul Konove, which lasted until 1984. Around 1980, Dow decided to become a full-time farmer, and bought a 30-acre farm outside of Pittsboro, N.C., which he named Ayrshire Farm. Ayrshire became the first certified organic farm in North Carolina. Throughout Dow's career, he was involved in a wide range of environmental and political issues: he helped organize the East Tennessee Research Corporation and Save Our Cumberland Mountains (SOCM), he served on the (N.C.) Governor's Waste Management Task Force and the Chatham County Planning Board, and helped start the Committee for Solar and Appropriate Technology for Orange County, NC.
Dow died on 4 December 2012 in Pittsboro, N.C.
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The William W. Dow papers consist chiefly of professional papers created or collected by Dow over the course of his professional career. Dow was a white medical doctor and organized a number of health- and agriculture-related projects. Professional papers include research files, administrative files, grant and project proposals, correspondence, reports, clippings, photographs, and a few other writings created or collected by Dow. The collection also includes a small number of personal papers.
Series 1. Center for Health Services Files document the development of the Student Health Coalition and the Center for Health Services at Vanderbilt University as well as other Student Health Coalition chapters. Subseries 1.1 documents the early years of the initial Student Health Coalition before it was subsumed into the Center for Health Services. Subseries 1.2 is chiefly research materials, correspondence, administrative reports, and other materials related to the development of the Center for Health Services, the Student Health Coalition at Vanderbilt, and other Student Health Coalition chapters in the southeast.
Series 2. Fellowship Files include class materials, correspondence, research materials, and a few other items documenting Dow's projects during his fellowship year.
Series 3. Agricultural Marketing Project Files contain correspondence, proposals, reports, regional chapter updates, and a few other materials documenting the establishment and maintenance of the original Agricultural Marketing Project as well as subsequent projects in other states.
Series 4. Solar Greenhouse Employment Project Files chiefly consist of correspondence, greenhouse designs and workshop materials, administrative reports and proposals, promotional materials, and other materials related to solar buildings and energy efficiency.
Series 5. Chatham County Planning Board Files contain agendas, agenda notes, and meeting minutes for the monthly meetings of the Chatham County Planning Board.
Series 6. Subject Files include articles and clippings collected by Dow over the course of his career as well as a few personal papers and correspondence. Topics include agriculture, Ayrshire Farm, the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association, the Carrboro Farmers' Market, church affiliations, education, the environment, and public health.
Series 7 is composed of additions to the collection. Researchers should note that the additions are unarranged and do include material that relates to the six topical series in the collection.
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Series 1. Center for Health Services Files, 1967-2011.
Arrangement: Alphabetical by filename.
As a sophomore in 1968, William W. Dow traveled to New York to meet with representatives from 14 other medical schools as well as representatives from the Josiah Macy Foundation. The foundation, which had sponsored the conference, was offering funding to students who came up with projects to take on. Dow felt that the needs of rural communities were not being met, and wanted to take advantage of the opportunity presented by the foundation. The Macy Foundation wanted Dow's project to be carried out in conjunction with students at the historically black medical school Meharry Medical College, who wanted to focus on urban issues. Although Dow was able to find a principal investigator in Dr. Amos Christie, he was unable to get the Vanderbilt Medical School to move forward on the project. Eventually, he took the project over to Meharry Medical School, and they agreed to move forward with the project. The first summer of the Student Health Coalition, then, was funded by Meharry Medical School. As such, the first SHC summer in 1969 was focused on medical surveys in urban Nashville, but Dow and Pat Maxwell led a small group of Vanderbilt students through rural Tennessee to collect survey information.
The Center for Health Services was established in 1971 due to the need for an administrative structure to connect the Student Health Coalition to the university and to work with the Student Health Coalition in educational activities related to health care delivery. As the center developed, it was also the vehicle for additional action-oriented projects designed by various student and community groups. By 1974, there were three branches to the Student Health Coalition: the Urban Student Health Coalition, the Appalachian Student Health Coalition (also referred to as the Rural Student Health Coalition), and the West Tennessee Student Health Coalition. The first SHC conference was held in 1978 at the University of Alabama and was organized by Dow during his fellowship year.
Files document the development of the Student Health Coalition and the Center for Health Services at Vanderbilt University as well as other Student Health Coalition chapters. Subseries 1.1 documents the early years of the initial Student Health Coalition before it was subsumed into the Center for Health Services. Subseries 1.2 is chiefly research materials, correspondence, administrative reports, and other materials related to the development of the Center for Health Services, the Student Health Coalition at Vanderbilt, and other Student Health Coalition chapters in the southeast.
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Subseries 1.1. Student Health Coalition Files, 1969-1971.
Arrangement: Alphabetical by filename.
Consists of correspondence, reports, and a few other items documenting the early years of the Student Health Coalition before it was subsumed into the Center for Health Services.
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Finances, 1970 |
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Newborn Project, 1971The Newborn Project was a retrospective study on infants born within the last six months in order to detect pre- and post-natal problems or complications and to monitor development. It was conducted by William W. Dow during his fourth year at Vanderbilt, along with Peggy Ingram and Lea Albers, both senior nursing students, during November and December of 1970. |
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"Proposal for an Institute Student Health Coalition,"1970 |
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Suggested Clinic Visit Schedule, 1969 |
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Volunteer Interest Forms, undated |
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Subseries 1.2. Center for Health Services Files, 1967-2011.
Arrangement: Alphabetical by filename.
Chiefly research materials, correspondence, administrative reports, and other materials related to the development of the Center for Health Services, the Student Health Coalition at Vanderbilt, and other Student Health Coalition chapters.
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Series 2. Fellowship Files, 1973-1980.
Arrangement: Alphabetical by filename.
During the academic year 1977-1978 William W. Dow completed a fellowship funded by Dr. Vernon Wilson and the Vanderbilt Medical Center which, in Dow's words, "allowed me basically to do as I wished." Dow moved to North Carolina, where he participated in the University of North Carolina-Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program. Dow took courses covering topics including biostatistics, epidemiology, decision analysis, policy analysis, medical economics, medical anthropology, and health education, as well as rural health. He led two seminar sessions on preventive medicine as it applies to the individual and to the community, respectively. Dow worked with students at UNC (in medicine, law, and public health) and Duke (medicine) to arrange a summer project of Student Health Coalition and Agricultural Marketing Project type activities. Dow also organized a conference in Tuscaloosa for all of the Student Health Coalition chapters addressing issues of organizational maintenance: fundraising, recruitment, continuity, and program development. Dow helped develop a course at the University of Alabama entitled "Who Owns the Future of the South?" with Duna Norton, and a conference on this topic was held for people who had worked in the Alabama Student Coalition for Community Health. Over the summer Dow, along with Dr. Richard (Rick) Davidson, provided most of the clinical supervision for the health fairs conducted by the newly formed North Carolina Student Health Coalition. Successful farmers markets, organized by Dow with interested students, were held in Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill. In the spring and summer of Dow's fellowship year, he developed a growing interest in solar energy and related technology: specifically, solar greenhouses and other forms of low cost passive heating devices.
Includes class materials, correspondence, research materials, and a few other items documenting William W. Dow's projects during his fellowship year.
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Series 3. Agricultural Marketing Project Files, 1968-1989.
Arrangement: Alphabetical by filename.
In 1975, William W. Dow worked with John Vlcek and Lindsay Jones to develop a new organization called the Agricultural Marketing Project with the goal of setting up farmers' markets throughout Tennessee. The project successfully established farmers' markets in Memphis, Knoxville, Oak Ridge, and other locations in the state. Dow applied this new model to help set up a similar project (also called the Agricultural Marketing Project) at the University of Alabama; then in 1978, working with Laura Heise, he founded the North Carolina Agricultural Marketing Project with the same goal. The North Carolina Agricultural Marketing Project ultimately led to the formation of what is now the Carrboro (N.C.) Farmers' Market.
Contains correspondence, proposals, reports, regional chapter updates, and a few other materials documenting the establishment and maintenance of the various projects.
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By-laws and Board Minutes, 1978 |
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Children's Healthcare Access Program (CHAP), 1979 |
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Contacts: Department of Agriculture, 1985 |
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Correspondence, 1974-1976Includes an update from William W. Dow to the Field Foundation, which was offering funding at the time, as well as notes and clippings assembled by Dow. |
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Correspondence, 1977-1979Correspondence is primarily with Lindsay Jones and John Vlcek, co-directors of the Agricultural Marketing Project. |
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Correspondence, 1980-1987Correspondence, 1981-1987, is fairly minimal and sporadic. |
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Correspondence: Steve Suitts, Southern Regional Council, 1978-1981Steve Suitts served as Executive Director of the Southern Regional Council, which appeared to employ William W. Dow as a consultant and provided funding to the Agricultural Marketing Project and other endeavors of Dow's. |
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Funding, 1977-1979 |
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Land Issues, 1978 |
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Land Ownership, 1978Includes correspondence, memoranda, reports, and clippings. |
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Minutes: Staff Meetings, 1978-1979Primarily from meetings of the Tennessee/Alabama Agricultural Marketing Project. |
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Planning, 1978 |
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Printed Material, 1970-1979Articles and clippings. |
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Printed Material, 1979, 1989Guides. |
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Printed Material: Agricultural Marketing Project Publications: F.A.R.M. (Farmers Association for Retail Marketing) Handbook, 1980 |
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Printed Material: Agricultural Marketing Project Publications: Farmers Newsletter; Food Fair Newsletter; Farm, Food, Land, 1977-1978, 1982 |
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Printed Material: The AgBiz Tiller: Monitoring the Activities of Agribusiness,1978 |
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Printed Material: Culture and Agriculture: Bulletin of the Anthropological Study Group on Agrarian Systems, 1981-1984 |
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Printed Material: Small Farm Technical Newsletter,1981-1982A publication of Whatley Farms, Inc., Montgomery, Ala. |
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Proposal: Agricultural Marketing Project, 1976 |
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Proposal: Appropriate Technology-Agricultural Marketing Project, 1978 |
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Proposal: Direct Marketing and Energy Conservation Project, 1978 |
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Regional Chapters: Alabama, 1978Includes a proposal for a direct marketing and energy conservation project as well as materials related to the Food, Farms, and Land in Alabama conference. |
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Regional Chapters: Alabama/Tennessee, 1977-1980Includes updates and meeting minutes. |
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Regional Chapters: Arkansas, 1983-1987 |
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Regional Chapters: Georgia, 1979-1981 |
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Regional Chapters: Mississippi, 1977Notes regarding food fair organizing. |
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Regional Chapters: North Carolina, 1978-1981Includes funding proposals, a report on a food fair, notes on food fair organizing, and two issues of a North Carolina Agricultural Marketing Project newsletter. |
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Regional Chapters: South Carolina, 1978-1979 |
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Regional Chapters: Virginia, 1980 |
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Reports: Agricultural Marketing Project Agribusiness Project in Tennessee, 1977 |
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Reports: Agricultural Needs of Small Farmers, Small Farm Energy Project Final Report, 1977, 1980 |
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Reports: Hunger Report and Correspondence, 1978 |
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Reports: "The Land of Milk and Money: the National Report of the People's Food Commission, " 1980 |
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Reports: National Rural Center, Metropolitan/Mid-Tenn Agricultural Restoration and Demonstration Project, 1977-1978 |
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Reports: "Some Considerations Concerning the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Industry for Meridian, Mississippi," 1968Produced by the Cooperative Extension Service of Mississippi State University. |
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Updates, 1977, 1980-1981Triennial update reports contained information regarding grants received, staff activities, and AMP Projects. Updates also include copies of selected letters received and relevant articles. |
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Workshop Participant Lists, 1970s |
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Series 4. Solar Greenhouse Employment Project Files, 1976-1987.
Arrangement: Alphabetical by filename.
The Solar Greenhouse Employment Project (SGEP) grew out of the Student Health Coalition. It began in 1978 as a non-profit, foundation-supported project which conducted solar greenhouse construction demonstration workshops as an organizing and educational effort in small communities in the southeastern United States. The communities and individuals selected for workshops were often those previously contacted by the North Carolina Student Rural Health Coalition (NCSRHC) and the North Carolina Agricultural Marketing Project (NCAMP).
Chiefly correspondence, greenhouse designs and workshop materials, administrative reports and proposals, promotional materials, and other materials related to solar buildings and energy efficiency.
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Alabama Credit Union, 1979 |
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AmeriCorps VISTA Materials and Applications, 1977-1980The eight positions funded by VISTA made it possible to start a branch of the Solar Greenhouse Employment Project in Alabama. |
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AmeriCorps VISTA Sponsor Proposal, 1979Blank application and completed application. |
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Association for Community Based Education, 1985 |
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Blank Data Sheets, 1979-1980Possibly blank forms for potential greenhouse homes. |
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Brownson Memorial Presbyterian Church Presentations, 1983 |
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Chatham County School Energy Work, 1983William W. Dow's handwritten notes. |
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The Committee for Solar and Appropriate Technology (CSAT), 1978 |
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Correspondence, 1978-1984Chiefly people expressing interest in and requesting more information about the Solar Greenhouse Employment Project and building greenhouses. Also includes lists of addresses and contact information. |
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Correspondence, 1979-1980Includes correspondence related to the Solar Greenhouse Employment Project, nurse practitioners, courses taught at the University of Alabama, the Agricultural Marketing Project, and health fairs. |
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Correspondence: Conference/Alternative State and Local Politics, 1982 |
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Correspondence: Federation of Southern Coops, 1979 |
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Correspondence: Rural Electric Coop Organizing, 1983 |
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Correspondence: Steve Suitts, Southern Regional Council, 1978-1980 |
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Correspondence: Tennessee Environmental Council, 1978 |
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Correspondence: Updates to Supporters, 1979-1980 |
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"Detailed Instructions for Designing and Constructing an Attached Solar Greenhouse, " 1981Publication developed by the Solar Greenhouse Employment Project for people with no previous design and construction experience. |
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Energy Conservation Program: Monroe, N.C., 1981 |
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Fuel Overcharge Money, 1983William W. Dow's handwritten notes. |
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Funding Search for Alternative Energy Projects, 1980Letter from Roger Blobaum with a list of organizations that he believed were more likely to fund alternative energy projects. |
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Governor's Showcase of Solar Homes, 1982Includes post-tour write-up, attendee names and addresses, and William W. Dow's personal service agreement with the state. |
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Grant Proposals, 1978-1979Youth Project proposal to fund salary and expenses of a Solar Greenhouse Employment Project worker; Proposal to Task Force on World Hunger, Presbyterian Church, U.S. |
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Grant Proposals: The ARCA Foundation, 1979-1981 |
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Grant Proposals: John A. Hartford Foundation, 1981 |
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Grant Proposals: Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation, 1979 |
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Grant Proposals: Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation, 1980Unfunded proposal. |
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Grant Proposals: National Center for Appropriate Technology, 1979 |
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Grant Proposals: North Carolina Alternative Energy Corporation, 1982-1983 |
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Grant Proposals: Sustainable Communities and Solar Applications, 1982 |
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Grant Proposals: United Methodist Church, 1982-1983 |
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Grant Proposals: Z. Smith Reynolds, 1982-1984 |
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Greenhouse Contact List: Alabama, 1979 |
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Greenhouse Contact List: North Carolina, 1980-1983 |
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Greenhouse Contact List: Solar Energy Network Meeting, 1983 |
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Greenhouse Contact List: Tennessee, 1980 |
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Greenhouse Designs: Blueprints, 1979 |
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Greenhouse Designs: Freestanding, undated |
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Greenhouse Designs: Solar Greenhouse Employment Project Handouts, 1980s |
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Greenhouse Designs: Solar Hot Water Heater, undated |
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Greenhouse Designs: Window Boxes, 1977 |
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Greenhouse Horticulture, undatedWilliam W. Dow's handwritten notes. |
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Green Thumb Inc., 1987Energy Employment Training Program |
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Hope-Fuel Project, 1982-1983 |
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Long Branch Environmental Education Center, 1984 |
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Lowndes County, Ala., 1979William W. Dow gave a greenhouse presentation at Central High School in Lowndes County. Also includes a profile of the county. |
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McDowell County, N.C., Solar Greenhouse Project, undated |
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Model Community Energy Project Draft, 1983 |
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Monthly Reports, 1978-1979 |
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Monthly Reports, 1982-1983 |
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North Carolina Agricultural Marketing Project Energy Project Application, 1981 |
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North Carolina Alliance for Energy Fund, undated |
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Notes, undated |
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Planning, 1977-1978William W. Dow's handwritten notes, correspondence, and reports documenting the initial development of SGEP. |
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Printed Material, 1978-1981 |
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Printed Material: Clippings, 1979, 1983, 1985-1986 |
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Printed Material: Energy in Agriculture Primer, 1980 |
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Printed Material: Handouts and Newsletters, 1978-1986 |
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Printed Material: Small Farm Energy Project Newsletter, 1978 |
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Printed Material: Southern Unity Network/Renewable Energy Projects News, 1979-1980Newsletter for Southern Unity Network/Renewable Energy Projects. |
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Promotional Material, 1981, undated |
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Rays of Hope, 1981-1985Chatham County community solar organization, of which William W. Dow was a member. Includes announcements, memos, Dow's notes, and instructions. |
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Rays of Hope: Clippings, 1982-1985 |
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Registration Forms, undatedBoth blank and completed forms. |
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Resumes, 1979-1982 |
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Rural Electric Cooperatives Case Study, 1979 |
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Solar Energy Tax Incentive Resources, 1979Letter from Luke Danielson, Solar Energy Research Institute; list by state of laws pertaining to solar energy tax incentives. |
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Solar Greenhouse Employment Project: Alabama, 1979-1980 |
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Solar Greenhouse Employment Project: Alabama: Photographs: Building solar greenhouses in Rainsville, Ala., circa 1978-1980Photographic Prints 4 images |
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Solar Greenhouse Employment Project: Arkansas, 1985-1986 |
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Solar Greenhouse Employment Project: Newsletters, 1979-1984 |
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Solar Greenhouse Employment Project: Photographs: Paul Konove, circa 1980sBlack-and-White Photographic Print 1 image |
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Solar Greenhouse Employment Project: Photographs: Solar buildings, circa 1970s-1980sColor 35mm Slides 47 images (Acc. 102649) |
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Solar Greenhouse Employment Project: Photographs: Greenhouse construction, circa 1970s-1980sColor 35mm Slides 84 images |
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Solar Greenhouse Employment Project: Photographs: Greenhouse blueprints, circa 1970s-1980sColor 35mm Slides 5 images |
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Solar Greenhouse Operation in the Southeast, 1979 |
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Solar Lobbying Information, undatedWilliam W. Dow's handwritten notes. |
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Solar Receipts, 1978-1980William W. Dow consulted for Southern Regional Council. Includes pay stubs, correspondence, and Dow's notes. |
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Solaron Corporation, 1976-1977Annual report, promotional materials. |
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Southern Regional Council Check Stubs, 1980 |
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Storm King School Summer Environmental Institute, 1985 |
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Sun Shares Project, 1982-1983Durham, NC, project. |
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Symptom Study, undatedWilliam W. Dow's handwritten notes. |
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Teaching Materials for Solar, 1978 |
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Tennessee Valley Authority, 1978-1979The Solar Greenhouse Employment Project worked on a solar greenhouse project with the Tennessee Valley Authority. |
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"Unemployment and Economic Dislocation: From Response to Action, " 1983 |
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Winter Tour of Solar Homes, 1983Images, floorplans, and descriptions of homes that participated in tour in Rainsville, Ala. |
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Workshop Materials, undatedIncludes blank registration form, materials list, diagram, instructions, and introduction. |
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Workshop Registrations, 1979-1980Registration information for Alabama and North Carolina workshops. |
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Youth Project, 1977-1979 |
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Series 5. Chatham County Planning Board Files, 1971-1989.
Arrangement: Alphabetical by filename.
The Chatham County Planning Board managed the land development and permitting process of Chatham County. William W. Dow was a member of the board from 1982-1988 and chaired the board in 1988. Chiefly agendas, agenda notes, and meeting minutes for the monthly meetings of the Chatham County Planning Board.
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Series 6. Subject Files, 1969-2012.
Arrangement: Alphabetical by filename.
Articles and clippings collected by William W. Dow over the course of his career as well as a few personal papers and correspondence. Topics include agriculture, Ayrshire Farm, the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association, the Carrboro Farmers' Market, church affiliations, education, the environment, and public health.
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Agriculture: Agricultural Medicine Program, 1989This was a proposed program and items include a flyer, notes, and contacts. |
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Folder 406 |
Agriculture: Alternative Farming Field Day, 1986-1988William W. Dow was a member of the planning committee for this event. |
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Folder 407 |
Agriculture: Ayrshire Farm, 1984-2006Includes planting notes and a clipping. |
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Folder 408-409 Folder 408Folder 409 |
Agriculture: Carolina Farm Stewardship Association, 1983-2001Includes meeting minutes, 1988-1990, correspondence, publications, and the 1993 certification of Dow/Ayrshire Farm that requirements of the organic category of the CFSA's Crop and Livestock Certification Program were fulfilled for a one year period, June 1993-June 1994. |
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Folder 410 |
Agriculture: Carolina Farm Stewardship Association: Research Project, 1986-1988Research was conducted in conjunction with the Department of Soil Science, Mountain Horticultural Crops Research and Extension Center of North Carolina State University, regarding growth of varieties of lettuce and fall seeding of various grass covers. Participant growers in the three climatic and geologic regions of North Carolina were recruited. William W. Dow was a principal investigator in this project. |
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Folder 411 |
Agriculture: Carolina Farm Stewardship Association: Ruth Mott Fund Project, 1987-1990The purpose of this study was to learn more about organic agriculture by conducting on-farm research on production issues of organic growers, developing demonstrations of successful implementations of organic farming, and creating networks for technical advice. Includes the grant proposal, reports, correspondence, and budget information. |
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Folder 412 |
Agriculture: Carolina Farm Stewardship Association: Stewardship News, 1981-1988, 2002Issues of the newsletter of the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association. |
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Folder 413-414 Folder 413Folder 414 |
Agriculture: Carolina Farm Stewardship Association: United States Department of Agriculture Project, 1986-1990This study investigated implementation of methods of low-impact sustainable agriculture. William W. Dow was president of the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association during this time and was the principal investigator on the project. |
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Folder 415 |
Agriculture: Carrboro Farmers' Market, 1987, 1991, 1999, 2006Includes by-laws, members list, 1987, letter to members, 1991, market guide, 1999, promotional material, 2006. |
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Folder 416 |
Agriculture: Chapel Hill-Carrboro Schools Produce, 1985-1986William W. Dow appeared to either sell or facilitate the sale of produce to Chapel Hill-Carrboro Schools. |
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Folder 417-418 Folder 417Folder 418 |
Agriculture: Clippings, 1972, 1982-1993, 2007-2008, 2011Topics include sustainable agriculture, organic farming, and community supported agriculture. |
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Folder 419 |
Agriculture: Cook Industries Clippings, 1971-1976Clippings, often annotated, related to Cook Industries, a company that dealt largely in grain export sales. |
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Folder 420 |
Agriculture: Correspondence, 1986-2010 |
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Folder 421 |
Agriculture: Cover Crop Workshop and Field Day, 2002 |
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Folder 422 |
Agriculture: Farmers' Markets, undatedContains research papers regarding farmers' markets, including a profile of William W. Dow. |
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Folder 423 |
Agriculture: Fertilizer, 1976 |
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Folder 424 |
Agriculture: Haw River Assembly, 1982 |
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Folder 425 |
Agriculture: Legume Cover Crops, 1984-1987Articles and reports about legume cover crops. |
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Folder 426 |
Agriculture: Living Farm Project, 1986 |
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Folder 427 |
Agriculture: Low-Input Farming Systems Research and Education, 1988 |
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Folder 428 |
Agriculture: Notes, 1984-1987 |
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Folder 429 |
Agriculture: Orange County Agricultural Task Force Report, 1981 |
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Folder 430 |
Agriculture: Orange County Rural Character Study Committee, 1988 |
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Folder 431 |
Agriculture: Printed Material, 1978, 1982Printed guides and newsletters. |
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Folder 432 |
Agriculture: Printed Material, 2001-2003 |
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Folder 433 |
Agriculture: Sustainable Agriculture Conference, 2002 |
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Folder 434 |
Agriculture: Sustainable Agriculture/Meadowcreek Project Proposal, 1986 |
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Folder 435 |
Alabama: Hazardous Waste, 1979 |
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Folder 436 |
Alabama: Infant Mortality, 1979 |
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Folder 437 |
Alabama: Senior Citizen Services, 1970s |
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Folder 438 |
Ambulatory Pediatric Association Annual Meeting, 1971Abstract submitted by William W. Dow and Rod Lorenz, "Programs for the Delivery of Medical Services for Appalachian Communities." |
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Folder 439 |
Appalachian Alliance, 1978 |
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Folder 440 |
Appalachian Regional Commission, 1974, 1979 |
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Folder 441 |
Church Affiliations: North Carolina Council of Churches Migrant Housing, 1983 |
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Folder 442 |
Church Affiliations: North Carolina Council of Churches Peace and National Security Committee, 1983 |
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Folder 443 |
Church Affiliations: Pittsboro Presbyterian Church Outreach Committee, 1983 |
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Folder 444 |
Church Affiliations: Pittsboro Presbyterian Church Session Meetings of Elders, 1983-1984 |
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Folder 445 |
Church Affiliations: Pittsboro Presbyterian Church Sunday School, 1984 |
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Folder 446 |
Church Affiliations: Pittsboro Presbyterian Church Uganda Trip, 1984 |
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Folder 447 |
Church Affiliations: Printed Material, 1983-1986 |
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Folder 448 |
Community Organizing, 1979 |
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Folder 449 |
Democratic Party of Davidson County, Tennessee 1972 |
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Folder 450 |
East Chatham Medical Center, 1986-1990 |
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Folder 451 |
Education, 1978, 1981Education files primarily include syllabi, notes, and related material for courses taken or taught by William W. Dow at the University of Alabama, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and Central Carolina Community College. |
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Folder 452 |
Education: Agriculture and Business, 2003 |
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Folder 453 |
Education: Curriculum Development, 1971-1973 |
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Folder 454 |
Education: Guest Lectures, 1983-1991 |
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Folder 455-456 Folder 455Folder 456 |
Education: Health, Development, and Technology, 1984-2000 |
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Folder 457 |
Education: Health Education, 1976 |
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Folder 458 |
Education: Stress Course, 1980 |
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Folder 459 |
Education: Vegetable Production Course, 1976-1977 |
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Folder 460 |
Education: "Who Owns the Future of the South?" Rural Development Program, 1978A conference of the same name was also held, and materials related to that are included as well. |
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Folder 461 |
Environment: Alternative Energy, 1980-1986 |
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Folder 462 |
Environment: Citizens' Appalachia, 1978-1979Factsheets produced by Appalachia - Science in the Public Interest, on topics including water conservation, nuclear power, solar energy, and strip mining. |
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Folder 463 |
Environment: Environmental Policy Center Statements, 1975-1977 |
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Folder 464 |
Environment: Environmental Resource Project Advisory Board, 1989 |
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Folder 465 |
Environment: Farm Pond Harvest Articles, 1979-1987 |
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Folder 466 |
Environment: Forest Programs, 1969, 1972-1973Printed reports related to forests of Appalachia and Alaska. |
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Folder 467 |
Environment: James F. Hooper, 1975Clippings regarding the nomination by President Ford of James F. Hooper to the Tennessee Valley Authority board of directors, to the chagrin of environmental groups. Hooper was rejected by the Public Works Committee and did not receive the appointment. |
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Folder 468-469 Folder 468Folder 469 |
Environment: Lignite Mining, 1973-1975 |
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Folder 470 |
Environment: Mineral Deposits in East Tennessee, 1970s |
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Folder 471 |
Environment: Newsletters, 1981-1989 |
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Folder 472 |
Environment: North Central Piedmont Resource Conservation and Development Area Steering Committee, 1984-1990William W. Dow was a member and later chair of this committee during this time. |
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Folder 473 |
Environment: Pesticides: Agricultural Resources Center Pesticide Education Project, 1986-1987, 2003 |
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Folder 474 |
Environment: Pesticides: "Investigation of the Effects and Uses of Biocides and Related Compounds in North Carolina," 1983 |
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Folder 475 |
Environment: Pesticides: North Carolina Pesticide Board, 1985, 1988, 1997 |
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Folder 476-477 Folder 476Folder 477 |
Environment: Pesticides: North Carolina Pesticide Board: Pesticide Groundwater Study, 1988Reports submitted to the North Carolina Pesticide Board regarding potential impact of pesticide use on groundwater in North Carolina. |
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Folder 478 |
Environment: Pesticides: Pesticide Environmental Trust Fund 1999 Annual Report, 2000 |
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Folder 479-480 Folder 479Folder 480 |
Environment: Pesticides: Pesticide Petition, 1997-1998A group consisting of organizations and individuals (including William W. Dow and the Agricultural Resources Center) filed a Petition for Rulemaking Regarding Public Utility Rights of Way in February, 1998, regarding the application of herbicides on utility easements. Ultimately a memorandum of agreement between the petitioners and several utilities regarding this issue and the petition was withdrawn. |
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Folder 481 |
Environment: Pollution, 1969 |
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Folder 482 |
Environment: Save Our Cumberland Mountains, 1978-1996Chiefly newsletters. |
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Folder 483 |
Environment: Save Our Cumberland Mountains, 2002-2011 |
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Folder 484 |
Environment: Tennessee National Areas Preservation Act, 1973 |
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Folder 485 |
Environment: Tennessee Property Tax Appraisal, 1973-1975 |
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Folder 486-488 Folder 486Folder 487Folder 488 |
Environment: Waste Management: Chatham County and Region, 1985-1989 |
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Folder 489-490 Folder 489Folder 490 |
Environment: Waste Management: Governor's Waste Management Board, 1987-1988William W. Dow was a member of this board and chair of its Public Information and Participation Committee. |
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Folder 491 |
Environment: Waste Management: Printed Material, 1982-1988 |
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Folder 492 |
Environment: Windmills, 1982 |
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Folder 493 |
National Consumer Cooperative Bank Act, 1978 |
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Folder 494 |
Personal Papers: Correspondence, 1970sA very small amount of personal correspondence is present, and appears primarily to be with current and previous collaborators. |
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Folder 495 |
Personal Papers: Correspondence, 1980s |
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Folder 496 |
Personal Papers: Correspondence, 1990s |
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Folder 497 |
Personal Papers: Correspondence, 2000s |
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Folder 498 |
Personal Papers: Curricula vitae, 1977-1984 |
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Folder 499 |
Personal Papers: Dow Family Reunion, 1989-1990 |
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Personal Papers: Interviews for "What I stand on: practical advice and cantankerous musings from a pioneering organic farmer," circa 2012Four interviews with Dow were conducted by Fred Broadwell, who edited and published the book following Dow's death. These interviews were donated by Fred Broadwell in November 2016 (Acc. 102653). |
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Personal photographs: Bill Dow at Ginnie Reid Thompson's wedding, circa 1978Color Photographic Print 1 image |
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Personal photographs: Hand holding rusted cable, 4 April 1973Color Photographic Print 1 image Photographer: Jack Corn, Staff photographer, The Tennessean |
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Folder 500 |
Printed Material, 1972-1989 |
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Folder 501-502 Folder 501Folder 502 |
Public Health, 1971-1984Correspondence, reports, educational brochures, and clippings, primarily related to efforts in Tennessee but also including some material about Durham, N.C. |
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Folder 503 |
Public Health: Association of Community Agencies in Orange County Nutrition Committee, 1978 |
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Folder 504 |
Public Health: Breastfeeding, 1975-1977 |
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Folder 505 |
Public Health: Clippings, 1970-1978 |
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Folder 506 |
Public Health: Haw River study, 1987 |
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Folder 507 |
Public Health: K-T (Kentucky-Tennessee) Model Valley Health Council, 1969-1971 |
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Folder 508 |
Public Health: North Carolina Health Council Conference on Rural Occupational Health, 1990 |
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Folder 509 |
Public Health: North Carolina Public Health Association, 1988-1989 |
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Folder 510 |
Public Health: Pediatric Lead Exposure, 1976 |
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Folder 511 |
Public Health: Printed Material, 1971-1977 |
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Folder 512 |
Public Health: Report, "A Decade of Policy Developments in Providing Health Care for Low-Income Families," 1975 |
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Folder 513 |
Public Health: Rural Health Care Delivery Projects, 1975 |
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Folder 514 |
Public Health: Watauga and Ashe Counties Hunger Study Proposal, 1986 |
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Folder 515 |
Public Health: Worms, undatedAn article about intestinal parasites in children living in rural areas, likely written by William W. Dow around 1970. |
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Folder 516 |
Revenue Sharing, 1973 |
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Folder 517 |
Southern Appalachian Leadership Training, 1980 |
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Folder 518-519 Folder 518Folder 519 |
Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway, 1972-1979 |
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Folder 520 |
Vanderbilt University Committee on Religious Affairs, 1970-1971William W. Dow was a member of this committee while at the School of Medicine. |
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Folder 521 |
Weaving, 1970s |
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Folder 522 |
Folder number not used |
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Series 7A. Papers, 2013-2014 and undated (Addition of April 2016).
Acquisitions Information: Accession 102563
One letter from Kate Bradley to Daryl Walker, 5 February 2014, with a copy of article by Evangeline Mee about the Bradleys (Mee interviewed them for the Southern Oral History Project), and a copy of an article about fundraising, which includes an anecdote about Kate Bradley purchasing land for the Petros clinic.
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Papers, 2013-2014 and undated |
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Series 7A. Papers, 1957-2009 (Addition of May 2016).
Acquisitions Information: Accession 102597
Arrangement: As received.
The addition documents the Carolina Farmer's Stewardship Association, Solar Greenhouse Employment Project, the Center for Health Services, Dr. Amos Christie, the North Carolina Rural Student Health Coalition, Ayrshire Farm, the Carrboro Farmer's market, and the Agricultural Marketing Project. Materials include correspondence, notes, reports, newspaper clippings, farm records, and research on each of those projects. There are also personal papers relating to his two marriages, including guest lists, photographs, invitations, and correspondences, and his childhood and high school life including school work, scrap books, report cards, photographs, correspondence between family, and diplomas from high school, college, and medical school.
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Papers, 1957-2009 |
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Photographs: William Dow, 1980s-200812 Images Photographic Prints |
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Diplomas and awards, 1961-circa 1990 |
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Series 7A. Papers, 1940s-2011 (Addition of October 2018).
Acquisitions Information: Accession 103467
The addition includes photographs documenting Dow's youth, early 1980s Carrboro Farmers' Market, Student Health Coalition, Solar Greenhouse Employment Project; and an interview by a Chatham County Community College oral history project, and other materials.
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Papers, 1940s-2011 |
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Photographs: William Dow and family, 1940s-1980s8 Images Photographic Prints |
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Photographs: William Dow graduation from Vanderbilt University, 196712 Images Photographic Prints |
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Photographs: Pediatrics Housestaff and Full-Time Faculty at Vanderbilt University, 1972-19753 Images Photographic Prints |
Image Folder PF-05612/17-18
PF-05612/17PF-05612/18 |
Photographs: Solar Greenhouse Employment Project, 1970s-1980s150 Images Photographic Prints |
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Photographs: William Dow with others, 1970s-1980s150 Images Photographic Prints |
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Photographs: William Dow with Leah Albers, 19791 Image Photographic Print |
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Series 7A. Papers, 1970s-2016 (Addition of January 2023).
Aquisitions Information: Accession 20230105.1.
The addition contains materials related to the operation of Ayrshire Farm, including farm journals and ledgers Dow kept for each season, with information about crops planted, cultivation, and sales to local restaurants and customers. Also contains photographs, personal correspondence, and other personal and family papers.
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