Peterson, Russell W. (Russell Wilbur), 1916-2011
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Governor of Delaware and environmentalist.
From the description of Russell W. Peterson papers, 1917-2004 (bulk 1973-2002). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71073519
Conservationist.
From the description of Reminiscences of Russell W. Peterson : oral history, 1985. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309726014
Biographical Note
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1916, Oct. 3:
Born, Portage, Wis. -
1937:
Married Lillian Turner (died 1994) -
1938:
B.S., University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis. -
1942:
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis. -
1942 -1968 :Held positions from research chemist to director of Research and Development Division, Development Department, E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.; led research on Dacron polyester fiber and set up first Dacron plant in Kinston, N.C. -
1969 -1973 :Governor of Delaware -
1973 -1974 :Member, Commission on Critical Choices for Americans -
1973 -1976 :Chairman, Council on Environmental Quality -
1976 -1977 :President, New Directions -
1978 -1979 :Director, United States Congress Office of Technology Assessment -
1979:
Member, President's Commission on the Accident at Three Mile Island -
1979 -1985 :President, National Audubon Society -
1981 -1991 :Chairman, Global Tomorrow Coalition -
1982 -1990 :President, International Council for Bird Preservation -
1984 -1988 :Vice president, International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (now IUCN - The World Conservation Union) -
1985 -1990 :Founding vice-chairman, Better World Society; president 1985-1987 -
1985:
Visiting professor, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H. -
1986:
Visiting professor, Carleton College, Northfield, Minn. -
1987:
Visiting professor, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis. -
1995:
Married June B. Jenkins -
1996:
Changed party affiliation from Republican to Democrat -
1999:
Published Rebel with a Conscience. Newark, Del.: University of Delaware Press -
2003:
Published Patriots, Stand Up!: This Land is Our Land, Fight to Take It Back. Wilmington, Del.: Cedar Tree Books -
2011, Feb. 21:
Died, Centreville, Del.
From the guide to the Russell W. Peterson Papers, 1917-2004, (bulk 1973-2002), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)
Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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referencedIn | E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company. Textile Fibers Dept. Experimental Station library collection, 1906-1998 (bulk, 1938-1993). | Hagley Museum & Library | |
creatorOf | E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company. Textile Fibers Dept. Speeches by research chemists, 1938-1955 | Hagley Museum & Library | |
referencedIn | Greenewalt, Crawford H., 1902-1993. Personal papers, 1948-1992. | Hagley Museum & Library | |
referencedIn | Henry Belin du Pont, Jr., papers, 1920-1970. | Hagley Museum & Library | |
referencedIn | Lee, Maurice du Pont, 1885-1974. Papers, 1900-1973 (bulk 1952-1972). | Hagley Museum & Library | |
creatorOf | Peterson, Russell W. (Russell Wilbur), 1916-2011. Reminiscences of Russell W. Peterson : oral history, 1985. | Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries | |
creatorOf | Russell W. Peterson Papers, 1917-2004, (bulk 1973-2002) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division |
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associatedWith | Better World Society. |
associatedWith | Clinton, Bill, 1946- |
associatedWith | Council on Environmental Quality (U.S.) |
associatedWith | Du Pont, Henry Belin, 1898-1970. |
associatedWith | Dukakis, Michael S. (Michael Stanley), 1933- |
associatedWith | E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company. |
associatedWith | E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company. Textile Fibers Dept. |
associatedWith | E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company. Textile Fibers Dept. |
associatedWith | Edwin, Ed, |
associatedWith | Ford, Gerald R., 1913-2006. |
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Death 2011-02-21
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