Chip Ward papers

Collection

Identifier: ACCN 2303

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Dates

1968-2004

Creator

Ward, Chip (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Conditions Governing Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Biographical Note

Chip Ward recieved his B.A. from Tufts University in 1971. We went on to recieve his M.L.I.S. form Brigham Young University in 1993. He was a former teacher, reporter, resort manager, and guest ranch operator. He is currently the Assistant Director for the Salt Lake City Public Library System. Ward is the co-founder of West Desert HEAL, co-founder of Families Against Incinerator Risk (FAIR), co-founder of Citizens Against Chlorine Contamination, and co-founder of HEAL Utah and is currently on the advisory board. Ward has also written two books entitled Canaries on the Rim: Living Downwind in the West (1999) and Hope's Horizon: Three Visions for Healing the American Land (2004).

Extent

11.5 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The Chip Ward papers (1968-2004) consists of correspondence and other materials relating to the incineration of chemical weapons and the militaries involvement. This collection also includes drafts of Ward's books, including Canaries on the Rim: Living Downwind in the West and Hope's Horizon: Three Visions for Healing the American Land. Chip Ward was a former teacher, reporter, resort manager, and guest ranch operator. He is currently the Assistant Director for the Salt Lake City Public Library System. Ward is the co-founder of West Desert HEAL, co-founder of Families Against Incinerator Risk (FAIR), co-founder of Citizens Against Chlorine Contamination, and co-founder of HEAL Utah and is currently on the advisory board.