River Stewardship Award Nominating Committee Records, 1961-2013 (bulk 2002-2013)
Vault A75, Riv. St., Unit 1
EXTENT: 1 record carton.
ORGANIZATION: Two series: I. RiverFest (1961-2013); II. Riverwatch Program (1991-2006).
HISTORY: The Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord River Stewardship Council was founded in 1999 to promote the long term protection of the Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord River Basin, often working as an advisor to the National Park Service. The Council organizes RiverFest to raise awareness of environmental concerns and conservation efforts; and the River Stewardship Awards, in tandem with the League of Women Voters, as an opportunity to honor those who have made substantial contributions to environmental sustainability in the Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord River Basin.
SCOPE AND CONTENT: Organic collection of the records of River Stewardship Award Nominating Committees, 1961-2013 (bulk 2002-2013), consisting of correspondence, promotional material, newspaper clippings, printouts, photographic prints, meeting minutes and agendas, reports, and notes, among other materials, with annotations by Debbie Barr, Betsy Sluder et al. (handwritten and typed).
SOURCE OF ACQUISITION: Gift of Janet Rothrock on behalf of Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord River Stewardship Council, 10 February 2014.
NOTES/COMMENTS: Accessioned (Accession #223), 8 May 2014.
PROCESSED BY: Constance Hyder; finding aid completed 29 April 2015.
CONTAINER LIST
Series I: RiverFest, 1961-2013 (bulk 2002-2013), and undated
RiverFest 2002
Box 1, Folder 1
Agenda of the Sudbury, Assabet and Concord Wild and Scenic RiverFest Meeting of Interested Concord Organizations (2001); excerpt of the “Report on the Water Quality of Tributaries to the SuAsCo River System, within the Town of Concord” ([1974]); correspondence, 2001-2002, including letters and notes, primarily related to event organization and photograph donations; newsletter from the Concord Land Conservation Trust (2002); newspaper clippings (2002-2003); promotional materials (2002); inventory of photographs ([2002]); plan for “Dirty Pictures” exhibit ([2002]); printouts, [2002] and undated, covering exhibit and event; list of involved artists, activists, and organizations involved ([2002]); texts, [2002], of awards reception script and acknowledgements.
Box 1, Folder 2:
Photographic prints, 1972 and undated, of the Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord Rivers system, 1972 and undated; photograph captions ([2002]); photocopies, 1964 and 1973 of newspaper clippings; “Dirty Pictures” flyer ([2002]).
Box 1, Folder 3:
Captions ([2002]); photographic prints, undated, of the Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord Rivers system; photocopies, 1961-1968 and undated, of newspaper clippings.
Box 1, Folder 4:
Captions ([2002]); photographs and photographic prints, including those of Fairhaven Bay (undated), the Ice Breaker Race (1969, 1975), and Grist Mill Pond (undated).
RiverFest 2003
Box 1, Folder 5:
Extract of Massachusetts League of Women Voters newsletter (2003); newsletter clipping (2003); directory of the River Steward Awards Committee 2003 (2003); correspondence, 2003, including letters and form letters, regarding nominations and awards; promotional materials, 2003, including press releases and call for nominations; printout of award winner biographies (2003).
RiverFest 2004
Box 1, Folder 6:
Correspondence, 2004, including letters and electronic mail printouts, primarily regarding event organization, nominations, and awards; directory of the Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord River Stewardship Council members and “others interested” (2003); minutes from the League of Women Voters River Stewardship Award Committee meeting (2004); promotional materials, 2004, including drafts and final drafts, of press releases and blank nomination forms; newspaper clippings (2003-[2004]); texts of awards reception script ([2004]); photographs ([2004]); photographic prints ([2004]); picture postcard (2004); printouts, 2004, of materials related to nominations, the Selection Committee, and awards.
RiverFest 2005
Box 1, Folder 7:
Correspondence, 2004-2005, including electronic mail printouts, letters, form letters, and notes regarding nominations Committee members, promotional materials, event organization, and awards; newspaper clippings (2005); directories: presidents of League of Women Voters in the Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord River Basin, press contacts, 2005; promotional materials, 2005, including drafts and final drafts of blank nomination forms, call for nominations, circulars, and press releases; RiverFest event brochures (2005); RiverFest event pamphlets (2005); membership card for the Boston Natural Areas Network ([2005]); list of previous and current award winners (2005); printouts, 2005, related to the RiverFest awards ceremony and event evaluation.
RiverFest 2006
Box 1, Folder 8:
Photocopy of the National Park Service Inventory & Monitoring News for 2006 (2006); correspondence, 2006, including electronic mail printouts and form letters, regarding Steering Committee and League of Women Voters activities and membership, event organization, and publicity; personal notes ([2006]); lists, 2005 and 2006, of local newspaper reporters, previous award winners; newspaper clippings (2006); promotional material, 2006, including drafts and final drafts of press releases, blank nomination forms, and event pamphlets; completed nomination forms (2006); minutes from Steering Committee meeting (2006); agenda from Steering Committee meeting (2006).
RiverFest 2007
Box 1, Folder 9:
Personal notes (2007); River Stewardship Council meeting notes (2007); correspondence including electronic mail, primarily regarding event organization and nominations; newspaper clippings ([2007]); minutes for Award Committee meeting (2007); promotional materials, 2007, including drafts and final drafts of press releases, flyers, call for nominations, and blank nomination forms; printouts (2007).
Box 1, Folder 10:
Newspaper clippings (2007); correspondence, 2007, including electronic mail printouts and letters, primarily regarding event organization, nominations, and awards; completed nomination forms (2007); list of past and current award winners (2007).
Box 1, Folder 11:
Directories of League of Women Voters members involved with the River Awards Program, the Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord River Stewardship Council, and League of Women Voters chapters in Massachusetts; promotional materials, 2007, including flyers and brochures; printouts (2007); mailing labels (undated); personal notes ([2007]).
RiverFest 2008
Box 1, Folder 12:
Correspondence, 2008, including electronic mail printouts, letters, and form letters, primarily regarding event organization, nominations, and awards; minutes from Steering Committee and Nomination Committee meetings (2008); notes from Steering Committee and Nomination Committee meetings (2008); personal notes (2008); newspaper clippings (2008); receipts from Minute-Man Printing Corporation (2008); League of Women Voters Concord-Carlisle bulletin (2008); business card (2008); printout of the Annual Water Quality Report from Concord Public Works (2008); promotional, 2008, including drafts and final drafts of flyers, blank nomination forms, and event leaflets; completed nomination forms (2008).
Box 1, Folder 13:
Correspondence, [2002?]-2008, including electronic mail printouts, letters, notes, cards, and form letters, primarily for event organization, nominations, and awards; personal notes ([2008]); draft of RiverFest awards program (2008); RiverFest invitations (2008); newspaper clipping (2008); digital photographs (2008); list of award winners (2008); Steering Committee meeting minutes (2008).
RiverFest 2009
Box 1, Folder 14:
Correspondence, 2008-2009, including electronic mail printouts and letters, primarily regarding event organization and nominations, and awards; directory of League of Women Voters chapters in Massachusetts (2008); agendas for RiverFest 2009 meeting (2009); personal notes (2009); Steering Committee meeting minutes (2009); Nomination Committee meeting minutes (2009); promotional materials, 2009, including drafts and final drafts of press releases, letter to the editor, flyers, blank nomination forms, and flyers; newspaper clipping (2009); envelope (2009); completed nominations forms (2009); receipts (2009).
Box 1, Folder 15:
Correspondence, 2009, including electronic mail printouts, letters, and notes, primarily on event organization, awards, and event finances; personal notes ([2009]); promotional material, 2009, including flyers and pamphlets; RiverFest invitations (2009); digital photographs (2009); newspaper clipping (2009); printouts (2009); pamphlet for the Sudbury River Boater’s Trail (undated); map of Canoe River Aquifer Points of Interest (undated).
RiverFest 2010
Box 1, Folder 16:
Correspondence, 2009-2010, including electronic mail printouts and letters, primarily related to event organization and nominations; personal notes (2009-[2010]); Nomination Committee meeting minutes (2010); RiverFest Meeting notes (2010); completed nomination forms (2010); printout of Awards page on the League of Women Voters Concord-Carlisle website (2010); promotional material, 2010, including press releases, flyers, blank nomination forms, and circulars.
Box 1, Folder 17:
Correspondence, 2010, including letters and electronic mail printouts, primarily regarding event organization, nominations, and awards; list of 2009 award winners (2009); newspaper clipping (2010); RiverFest invitations (2010); promotional material, 2010, including pamphlets, letter to the editor, and a postcard; photobook, The Sudbury River: A Celebration (1993).
RiverFest 2011
Box 1, Folder 18:
Correspondence, 2010-2011, primarily electronic mail printouts, regarding event organization; promotional materials, 2011, including drafts and final drafts of press releases, letter to the editor, flyers, blank nomination forms, and flyers; personal notes ([2011]); RiverFest Organizational Meeting agenda (2011); RiverFest meeting agenda (2011); minutes from Nominating Committee meeting; business card for Minute-Man Printing Corporation (undated); printouts, 2011, of Carlisle Mosquito contacts page and list of previous winners; newspaper clipping (2011); envelope addressed to the Carlisle Mosquito ([2011]).
Box 1, Folder 19:
Correspondence, 2011, including electronic mail printouts and letters, primarily regarding event organization and award nominations; completed nomination forms (2011); RiverFest meeting minutes (2011); RiverFest meeting agenda (2011); receipt from the United States Postal Service (2011).
Box 1, Folder 20:
Correspondence, 2011, including electronic mail printouts, letters, and notes, primarily regarding event organization, nominations, and awards; invitations to RiverFest (2011); promotional materials, 2011, including circulars, blank nomination forms, a pamphlet, and a postcard; printouts, 2011, including 2011 award winners, RiverFest event guides; digital photographs (2011); draft for a League of Women Voters bulletin article; newspaper clipping ([2011]); pamphlets, undated, of Assabet River Pocket Guide, Sudbury River Boater’s Trail, and Concord River Boater’s Trail.
RiverFest 2012
Box 1, Folder 21:
Printouts, 2011-2012, including online articles, Sudbury, Assabet and Concord Wild and Scenic River Small Grants Program Request for Proposals, Town Manager’s Report for Concord, list of previous and current award winners; correspondence, 2012, including letters, electronic mail printouts, and notes, primarily regarding event organization and award nominations; notes from RiverFest meeting (2012); promotional materials, 2012, including drafts and final drafts of press releases, letter to the editor, flyers, blank nomination forms, information sheets; newspaper clippings (2012); minutes and notes, 2012, from RiverFest and Nomination Committee meetings; personal notes ([2012]).
Box 1, Folder 22:
Correspondence, 2012, including electronic mail printouts and letters, primarily regarding nominations and awards; completed nomination forms (2012); printout of RiverFest events (2012); minutes from Nomination Committee meeting (2012).
Box 1, Folder 23:
Correspondence, 2012, including electronic mail printouts and letters, regarding event organization, nominations, and awards; printouts, 2012, of previous and current winners, RiverFest event guide; digital photographs (2012); pamphlet for the Concord River Boater’s Trail (undated); RiverFest circular (2012); newsletters (2012).
RiverFest 2013
Box 1, Folder 24:
Correspondence, 2012-2013, including letters and electronic mail printouts, primarily regarding nominations, awards, and event organization and promotion; minutes and sheet of notes, 2013, from RiverFest Organizational Meeting; agenda from RiverFest meeting; promotional materials, 2013, including drafts and final drafts of press release, letter to the editor, flyers, blank nomination forms, information sheets; completed nomination forms (2013); flyer for OARS & Musketaquid Arts & Environment Summer Solstice (2013); RiverFest brochure (2013); newspaper clippings (2013); invitation to RiverFest (2013); digital photographs of award winners (2013); sheets of notes ([2013]); printouts (2013).
Selection Committee Administrative Documents, undated
Box 1, Folder 25:
Directory of League of Women Voters in SuAsCo River Basin, undated; digital photograph, undated; printouts, undated, of River Stewardship Awards Program tasks and event logistics, criteria for description in awards applications, driving directions.
Series II: Riverwatch Program, 1991-2006 (bulk 2005), and undated
Box 1, Folder 26:
Reports, 1991 and 2000, for Riverwatch projects at Byram Hills High School; at Harold C. Crittendon Middle School; correspondence, 1993-2005 and undated, including letters, notes, and electronic mail printouts regarding the organization of Riverwatch projects; sheet of notes (undated); Riverwatch promotional materials (undated); photocopies, 1999-2000 and undated, of information on similar environmental programs and an article on the Riverwatch program at Harold C. Crittenden Middle School; envelope containing packets of information on the Riverwatch program, from the Town of North Castle Conservation Board (NY) (2004).