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Minnesota Environmental Issues Oral History Project: Interview with Edmund Bray

Minnesota Environmental Issues Oral History Project: Interview with Edmund Bray

Titles: Minnesota Environmental Issues Oral History Project: Interview with Edmund Bray (Supplied title)

Description: BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: Bray is a native of Taunton, Massachusetts. He received his bachelor's degree in science from Middlebury College and his master's degree in physics at Brown University. Bray moved to Minnesota in 1951 and taught at St. Paul Academy. In 1965 he left the Academy to work for the University of Minnesota on a National Science Foundation project. Bray became involved with The Nature Conservancy in the early 1960s and served as vice-chairman and chairman of the Minnesota chapter. He also served on the Commissioner's Advisory Committee for Scientific and Natural Areas for the Department of Natural Resources. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: How he and his wife became involved with The Nature Conservancy; early history of the Minnesota chapter of The Nature Conservancy; The Conservancy on a national level; acquiring tracts; funding; stewardship program; registration program; important contributors to the development of The Conservancy; who provides technical expertise for The Conservancy; and the criteria for determining importance of preservation projects.

Dates

  • 02/11/1987 (Creation)

Creation

Identifiers

  • Library Call Number: OH 58
  • Accession Number: AV1988.99.3

Holding Type: Oral History - Interview

Project

Quantity: 1 hour sound cassette 14 pages transcript

Format

  • Content Category: sound recordings
  • Content Category: text

Measurements

  • 60 minutes length

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Minnesota Environmental Issues Oral History Project: Interview with Edmund Bray

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Audio Part 1

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