Genesee Valley Peoples' Power Coalition records
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of records from the Genesee Valley Peoples' Power Coalition, a Rochester, New York based activist group focused on utility issues. The materials date between 1971 and 1979. The materials consist of research articles, pamphlets, flyers, brochures, petitions, and press releases.
Dates
- Creation: 1971-1979
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the collection.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright is held by the Rochester Public Library, Local History and Genealogy Division. Copyright of the papers in the collection may be held by their authors, or the authors’ heirs or assigns. Researchers must obtain the written permission of the holder[s] of copyright and the Local History and Genealogy Division before publishing quotations from materials in the collection. Most papers may be copied in accordance with the library’s usual procedures unless otherwise specified.
Administrative History
The Genesee Valley People’s Power Coalition was formed in 1973. It was a group of individuals and organizations that worked on utility issues in Rochester. The Genesee Valley Peoples’ Power Coalition fought against Rochester Gas & Electric rate increases, for safe energy, and for more consumer input into utility decision making. They were also for public owned utilities. The Coalition defeated Rochester Gas & Electric’s proposed 12% rate increase in 1976, as well as other rate hikes
The Genesee Valley Peoples’ Power Coalition was a chapter of the Peoples’ Power Coalition of New York. There is evidence suggesting that the Genesee Valley Peoples’ Power Coalition continued into the early 1980’s. After the 1980’s, the coalition may have been absorbed by one of the many environmental activist groups in Rochester, New York.
Extent
0.25 Cubic Feet (7 folders)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection consists of records from the Genesee Valley Peoples' Power Coalition, a Rochester, New York based activist group focused on utility issues. The materials date between 1971 and 1979. The materials consist of research articles, pamphlets, flyers, brochures, petitions, and press releases.
Arrangement
This collection consists of seven folders.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was found in the Local History and Genealogy Division of the Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County N.Y.
Processing Information
The collection was found with no discernable order. The archivist arranged the papers by function and then chronologically. The folders are arranged alphabetically for ease of use. All metal fasteners were removed due to rusting.
- Title
- Guide to the Genesee Valley Peoples' Power Coalition Records
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Stephanie Ball
- Date
- 2018-02-07
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Local History & Genealogy Division Repository
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