Series I: Origins of Initiative 256, January-March 1970

Box 1

1/1 Sehome Hill Improvement Troops, January-March 1970

Series II: Initiative Filing Process, 1967-1970

1/2 Drafting of Initiative 256, 1967-1970

1/3 Filing of Initiative 256, 1970

1/4 Petition and Signature Drive, 1970

1/5 Certification of Initiative 256, 1970

Series III: Campaign Organization, Undated; 1970

1/6 Volunteer Workers, Undated

1/7 Mailing Lists, Undated

1/8 Committee for Initiative 256- Minutes,  July 1970

1/9 Committee for Initiative 256- Organizational Letters, July 1970

Series IV: Campaign Finances, May-October 1970

1/10 Contributors and Expenditures, May-October 1970

Series V: Campaign Promotion, March-October 1970

1/11 Letters and Handouts, March-October 1970

1/12 Posters, Flyers, and Advertisements, Undated

1/13 Whatcom County Children's Clean-Up Contest, October 1970

1/14 Press Releases and Personal Appearances, April-October 1970

Series VI: Opposition to Initiative 256, March-October 1970

1/15 Olympia Beer, March-October 1970

1/16 Initiative 40- The Model Litter Law, May-October 1970

Series VII:  The Election, April 1970 to January 1971

Box 2

2/1 Official Publications, April-November 1970

2/2 Election Returns, November-December 1970

2/3 Pre and Post Election Opinion Surveys, September 1970 to January 1971

Series VIII:  Reference Materials, January 1969 to March 1971

2/4 Cans and Bottles, April-September 1970

2/5 Solid Waste, January 1969-March 1971

2/6 Litter Control, February-March 1970

2/7 National Study of Roadside Litter, September 1969

2/8 "The Public's View of Environmental Problems in the State of Washington", 

       February 1970

Series IX:  Press Coverage, April-November 1970

2/9 News Clippings- Signature Drive, April-August 1970

2/10 News Clippings, April-October 1970

2/11 News Articles, Letters to the Editor, June-November 1970

Box 3

3/1 New York Times and Wall Street Journal Articles, October 1970

3/2 Mt. Vernon Clean Up, July 1970

3/3 Tri-Cities Campaign, September-October 1970

3/4 Ralph Nader Endorsement, October 1970

Series X:  Correspondence, April 1952 to May 1974

3/5 Attorney General's Office, September 1970 to February 1971

3/6 Frank Atwood's County Initiative, August 1970

3/7 Bernard Braun (New York City), October 1970 to January 1971

3/8 Letters of Interest, April-October 1970

3/9 Requests for Information, April 1970 to April 1971

3/10 Post-Election, Nov. 1970 to May 1974

3/11 League of Women Voters, April-July 1970

3/12 From Out of State, July-December 1970

3/13 From Campaign Workers to Robert Keller, May-October 1970

3/14 Post-Election Legal Actions, April 1952 to March 1971

3/15 Soft Drink Magazine, August 1970 to January 1971

3/16 General Incoming A-J, April-October 1970

3/17 General Incoming K-Z, April-November 1970

Series XI:  Book Project- Robert Keller, April 1970 to March 1976 

3/18 Drafts, Appendices, and Outline, ca. 1970

3/19 Final Draft: "Keeping America Beautiful: A History of Initiative 256 in

        Washington State, 1970.", 1970

Box 4

4/1 Opposition Advertisements, October-November 1970

4/2 Economic Impact of 256, April 1970

4/3 Effects of 256, July 1972 to August 1973

4/4 History of the State of Oregon Bottle Bill, April-November 1972

4/5 Tweedy Study of Initiative 256 Voting Patterns, June-July 1971

4/6 The Election Campaign: Wayne Lieb Paper, May 1972

4/7 Interviews, December 1970 to January 1971

4/8 Survey of Area Chairmen, January 1971

4/9 Correspondence with Publishers, November 1970 to March 1976

Series XII:  Post 256 Reference Materials- Collected by Robert Keller, 1969-1994

4/10 Paper by William Rodgers, 1970

4/11 Beverage Container Control Act,  1971

4/12 Initiative 40,  1972

4/13 Washington State Legislature - House Bill 700, 1974

4/14 Election Reform, 1970-1972

4/15 Oregon Legislation, Chambers Correspondence, June 1970 to February 1974

4/16 Vermont Legislation, April 1972 to October 1973

4/17 Bowie, MD- Deposit Law, April 1970 to December 1971

4/18 Deposit Laws in Cities and Counties, February 1971 to April 1972

4/19 Various State Deposit Laws, April 1969 to February 1974

Box 5

5/1 Federal Bottle Bill, January 1972 to September 1974

5/2 Norwegian Law, April 1970

5/3 Crusade for a Cleaner Environment, December 1970 to May 1974

5/4 Economics of Beverage Containers, 1970 to December 1972

5/5 Containers and Energy, November 1973 to January 1974

5/6 Container Industry Programs, September 1970 to July 1972

5/7 Roadside Litter Survey, 1971 to January 1972

5/8 Articles of General Ecological Concern, February 1969 to May 1972

5/9 Soft Drinks Cash and Carry- Tucson, AZ, 1977-1994

Series XIII:  Television Production: "The Initiative and the People" 1972

5/10 Script, Production, and Related Papers, 1972

Series XIV:  Photographs, Undated

5/11 Black and White Prints and Negatives, Undated

Series XV: Film- 8mm Color, 1970

5/12 Reel #1- Opposition Ads, T.V., Billboards, ca. 1970

        Reel #2- KING TV Documentary Footage- News Series on Initiative 256, 

         1970