Wilderness Society Records

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Organization Papers, 1978-1983
Papers relating to the organization and structure of The Wilderness Society. Includes a manual on the rules and regulations of members, officers, and staff; and an overview of policies and administrative procedures.

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Correspondence, 1977-1983
Incoming and outgoing letters of Harold A. Jerry regarding The Wilderness Society's policies and activities. Includes memoranda from the executive director and members of the governing council.

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Governing Council Papers, 1977-1983 
Papers relating to the administration of The Wilderness Society's business, policies, and programs. Includes the minutes, agendas, and reports of executive committee and governing council meetings.

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Budget and Financial Papers and Records, 1978-1982
Proposed annual budgets prepared by the budget and planning committee. Includes monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements and records of revenues and expenditures.

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Long Range Planning Papers, 1978-1982
Papers relating to the preparation of four-year financial and operational plans for the organization. Includes working papers, drafts, and final documents.

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Membership and Funding Operations Papers, 1977-1982
Papers generated by the development committee in efforts to raise funds through membership, corporate, and foundation grants.

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Policy Studies, Reports, and Papers, 1979-1983 
Topics and issues of importance during the time period of the papers. These papers reflect The Wilderness Society's perspective on federal government policies concerning Alaska, national parks, and national forests.

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Papers of Programs and Departments, 1977-1982 
Papers and reports of various committees of the governing council (conservation education, litigation, etc.)

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Program and Policy Evaluation, 1977-1979
Northern Rockies Action Group study of the organizational structure and operations of The Wilderness Society.

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Printed Material, 1977-1982 
Booklets, newsletters, and pamphlets published by The Wilderness Society and other conservation organizations. Files of periodicals and news clippings on conservation and environmental issues.

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History and Charter

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Organization Manual, 1981

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Proposed Reorganization Plans, 1978-1979

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Proposed Reorganization, 1981-1982

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Members and Staff, 1977-1983

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Personnel Policies

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• 1977

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• January-February 1978

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• March-April 1978

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• May-June 1978

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• July-August 1978

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• September 1978

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• October-December 1978

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• April-June 1979

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• July-December 1979

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• January-April 1980

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• May-June 1980

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• July-August 1980

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• September-October 1980

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• November 1980

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• December 1980

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• January 1981

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• February 1981

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• March 1981

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• April 1981

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• May 1981

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• June 1981

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• July 1981

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• August-September 1981

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• October 1981

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• November 1981

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• December 1981

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• January-February 1982

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• March 1982

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• April 1982

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• May-June 1982

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• July 1982

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• August-September 1982

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• October-December 1982

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• 1983

Executive Committee Minutes, 1977-1982:

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• 1977

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• 1978

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• 1979

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• 1980

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• 1981

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• 1982

General Business Meetings, 1977-1982:

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• November 1977: Yosemite National Park, California

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• May 1978: Washington, D.C.

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• September 1978: Jackson Hole, Wyoming

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• April 1979: Washington, D.C.

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• September 1979: Pinkham Notch, N.H.

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• March 1980: Washington, D.C.

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• October 1980: Hudson, Wisconsin

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• June 1981: Denver, Colorado

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• December 1981: Washington, D.C.

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• June 1982: Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada

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Monthly Reports, 1979-1980

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Quarterly Reports, 1981-1982

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Travel Records, 1978-1982

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Survey of Conservation Organizations, 1978

Budgets, 1979-1982

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• Budget, 1979

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• Budget, 1980

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• Budget – Revised, 1981

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• Budget, 1982

Work Plans, 1981-1982

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• 1981 Work Plans

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• Office of the Executive Director and Chairman Work Plans, 1982

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• Office of the Executive Director and Chairman Work Plans, 1982 (continued)

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• Public Education Department Work Plans, 1982

Balance Sheets and Expense Records, 1978-1982:

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• 1978

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• 1979

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• January-June 1980

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• July-December 1980

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• January-June 1981

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• July-December1981

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• January-June 1982

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• July-December 1982

Financial Statements - Annual, 1977-1981:

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• 1977

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• 1978

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• 1979

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• 1980

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• 1981

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Office Building Purchase Papers, 1982

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Projected Financing of Office Building - Statement, 1982

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Committee Meetings, 1978

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Committee Meetings, 1979

Long Range Plans:

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• 1980-1984 (Drafts)

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• 1980-1984

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• 1981-1985

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• 1982-1986 (Draft)

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• 1982-1986 (Revised Draft)

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• 1982-1986

Development Committee Papers, 1978-1982:

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• 1978

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• 1979

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• 1980

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• 1981

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• 1981 – Annotated Corporate List

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• 1982

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Capital Fund Campaign Audit, 1982

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Membership Marketing Survey and Results, 1981

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Grant Applications, 1979-1982

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Grant Proposals, 1979

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Grant Proposals, 1980

Alaska:

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• Minutes of 1963 Annual Meeting at Camp Denali, Mt. McKinley National Park, 1963 [sic]

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• Coalition Policy Papers, 1980-1981

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• Land Conservation Legislation, 1980-1981

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• Coalition Press Releases and Articles, 1978-1982

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Clean Air Study - New York State Airshed, 1981

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Energy Conservation

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Environmental Movement Study, 1978

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Forestry: "Reform the Unfair Federal Timber Magnet," 1982

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1872 [sic] Mining Law - Report, 1977

National Parks and Federal Lands, 1979-1982

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• Bureau of Land Management Wilderness Review, 1982

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• Land and Water Conservation Fund, 1982

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• National Heritage Act, 1979

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• National Parks Legislation, 1979-1982

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• [James] Watt and the National Parks - Report, 1982

Studies in Natural Resource Policy, 1982:

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• "Revenue and Expenditure Trends on America's Federal Lands: The Case for a Public Lands Budget"

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• "Potentially Pro ducible Petroleum and Natural Gas in the United States and the Western Overthrust [sic] Belt"

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• "Coal and Wilderness: A Case Study of Comparative Values in the Proposed Cranberry Wilderness, West Virginia"

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• Resources Policy Committee draft statements, 1980

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• Resource Policy Statement Revised Draft, 1981

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• Resource Policy Statement Final Draft, 1981

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• Notes and Comments, 1981

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Alternative Budget Proposals for the Environment, 1981

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Alternative Budget Proposals for the Environment, 1982

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Press Kit, Alaska, 1981

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Press Kit, Federal Land Management, 1981

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Press Kit, National Parks, 1981

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Press Releases, 1978-1982

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Speeches

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Miscellaneous

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Conservation Department Papers, 1980-1982

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Conservation Management Report, 1982

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Economic Policy Department Papers, 1981-1982

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Education Department Papers, 1982

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Education Program Report, 1980

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Field Program Report, 1977-1978

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Litigation Committee Papers, 1979-1982:

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• Memoranda, 1979-1982

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• Litigation, 1979-1982

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• Legal Docket, 1980

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Report on The Living Wilderness, 1982

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Regional Representative Program Report, 1982

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Outline: Study of the Wilderness Society, 1978

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Report: Selective Management Audit, 1978

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Working Papers, 1977-1978

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Survey Forms, 1977-1978

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Proposed Implementation of Recommendations, 1979

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The Living Wilderness, April/June 1977
The Living Wilderness, April/June 1978

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Newsletters:

1. Wilderness Report, Vol. 13, No. 2, May 1976
2. Wilderness Report, Vol. 14, No. 9, December 1977
3. Wilderness Report, Vol. 15, No. 1, January 1978
4. Wilderness Society Annual Report 1978

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A Handbook on the Wilderness Act (Washington, D.C.: Wilderness Society, 1964)

Brief of The Wilderness Society as amicus curiae in the case of Cecil D. Andrus, Secretary of the Interior, and James T. McIntyre, Jr., Director, Office of Management and Budget v. Sierra Club, et al. in the Supreme Court of the United States, October Term, 1978

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Miscellaneous Pamphlets of The Wilderness Society

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Organization Handbook, American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1980

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Cahn, Robert. The Fight to Save Alaska ([New York]:  Audubon, 1982)

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Publications of Conservation Organizations (10 pieces)

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• 1977

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• 1978-1980

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• 1981-1982

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• 1977-1980

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• January-June 1981

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• July-December 1981

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• 1982

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• From other Conservation Organizations

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• Department of Interior

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• Congressmen and Senators

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Magazines: Newsweek (June 29, 1981) and New Yorker (May 4, 1981)