ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Title Preservation Society of the East End Collection
Collection Number SC 251
OCLC Number 122314789
Creator Various
Provenance Gift of Ormonde de Kay in 1976.
Extent, Scope, and Content Note The collection is comprised of 3 cubic ft. of records created by and collected by
the Preservation Society of the East End (PSEE), an environmental action organization founded in 1965 that merged into the Group for
America's South Fork in 1975. The materials date from between 1965 and 1975, and include
minute books and office records.
Arrangement and Processing Note The original order of the collection has been maintained. Processed in July 2006. Finding aid updated and revised by Kristen J. Nyitray in March 2020.
Language English
Restrictions on Access The collection is open to researchers without restriction.
Rights and Permissions Stony Brook University Libraries' consent to access as the physical owner of the collection
does not address copyright issues that may affect publication rights. It is the sole
responsibility of the user of Special Collections and University Archives materials
to investigate the copyright status of any given work and to seek and obtain permission
where needed prior to publication.
Citation [Item], [Box], Preservation Society of the East End Collection, Special Collections and University Archives, Stony Brook University Libraries.
Historical Note Excerpted from The Sag Harbor Express, March 4, 1965, pp. 1, 4, 6.
"The Preservation Society of the East End, Inc. was notified by its counsel, Henry
Ader McCarthy, that the Secretary of State at Albany has approved its application
as a non-profit membership corporation under the laws of the State of New York.
"The following members were named as community representatives: Amagansett, Mr. and
Mrs. Donald W. Lamb, Herbert E. Fielch Erwin B. Schellinger, James, Reutershan; Amagansett
East, William R. Claxton; East Hampton, Kennell I. Schenck; Montauk, Richard C; Glennon;
Northwest, 111 Bianco; Sag Harbor, Peter Clarke; The. Springs, V. Jarvis Wood; Three
Mile Harbor, Edward H. George; Wainscott, Mrs. Charles J. Hall. The acting president,
Ferris G. Talmage, appointed the following committees: Forestry and related matters,
Herbert E. Field; Inland Waters. and Fish Conservation, James H. Reutershan, Edward
George; Richard C». Sage, Edwin L. Sherrill, V. Jarvis Wood; Publicity, Peter Clarke,
Mrs. Charles J. Hall, Richard C. Sage; Water Mill V. Jarvis Wood; Publicity, and related
matters, Edwin B. Schellinger, Mrs. Charles J. Hall. Any resident of the Town or East Hampton, and any association or organization with
similar objectives, may apply for membership. Each community representative is available
to receive suggestions as to conservation problems, in his area."
"The Society will present, when necessary, legislation to preserve the ecology of
the whole area, and members will be advised as to how they can help. It will utilize
the services -of marine biologists, soil and forestry experts, officials of the State
Conservation Dept., the Bureau of Marine Fisheries, and the U. S. Fish and Wildlife
Service. It will cooperate with similar groups elsewhere. The Society will encourage
the granting of inducements, such as tax relief, for the preservation of wetlands,
forests, and open spaces, and will endeavor to protect individual property rights
affected by practices inconsistent with conservation. It asks public support in bringing
any conservation violations to its attention, through the community representative
or by letter to Box 953, East Hampton, New York."
"Public meetings, with guest speakers, be held from time to time to present the serious
problems involved in preserving East Hampton’s aesthetic values and its economic resources
as a fishing, farming, residential, and summer resort area."
Subjects Environmental activism -- New York (State) -- Long Island. Environmental policy -- New York (State) -- Long Island. East Hampton (N.Y.) -- Societies, etc. Long Island (N.Y.) -- Politics and government. Societies. Politics and government. Environmental policy. New York (State) -- Long Island. New York (State) -- East Hampton.
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Box 1 PSEE meeting minutes PSEE seals Robert’s Rules of Order Revised PSEE guests
Box 2 PSEE annual meetings PSEE by-laws PSEE certificate of incorporation PSEE constitution PSEE correspondence (2 folders) [closed file] [closed file] PSEE membership poll PSEE assorted files PSEE newsletter East Hampton Patent Suffolk County Board Supervisors Suffolk County Department of Health Suffolk County Department of Health – Annual Report, 1965 Suffolk County Department of Health – Annual Report, 1965 (copy) Suffolk County Soil and Water Conservation District
Box 3 Hempstead Town Land Resources Council LI Commercial Review Association for the Protection of the Adirondacks New York Council for Better Transportation Planning New York State New York State Commission on Preservation of Agricultural Land New York State Conservation Department New York State Cooperative Extension New York State Executive Chamber New York State Legislative Program New York State Zoning New York State Zoning maps Atlantic Coast Management Program Citizens Committee for the Hudson Valley Citizens League Against the Sonic Boom Institute for Educational Development National Audubon Society Open Space Action Committee Student Conservation Association The Washington Watch Wilderness Society US Constitution – Conservation Bill Rights US Department of Agriculture US Department of Interior US Fisheries Preservation and Management Committee World Wildlife Fund PSEE publications – Natural Resources of the East End PSEE publications – Silent Spring for Ospreys Publications – ABATE (May, 1967) Publications – Amagansett Historical Association Publications – American Legion (Feb., 1965) Publications – American Legion (Sept., 1965) Publications – American Legion (Aug., 1967) Publications – Ask me another! Publications – Audubon (March- April, 1967) Publications – Audubon Leader’s Conservation Guide Publications – The Best Buy is Open Space Publications – Birds in our lives
Box 4 Publications – Caumsett Publications – Chemical Pesticides, A National Problem Publications – Coastal Wetlands (June, 1965) Publications – Conservationist (April – May, 1964) Publications – Conservationist (Feb. – March, 1966) Publications – Conservationist (Feb. – March, 1968) Publications – Federal Programs for Individuals and Community Advancement Publications – Films (1964) Publications – Forest History (July, 1967) Publications – A Guide for Town Forest Committees and Conservation Commissions (1962) Publications – The Hempstead Town Conservationist Publications – Land and Water Conservation Fund Program Publications – The Last Great Stand (March – April, 1967) Publications – The Lion (Sept., 1965) Publications – List of Conservation Education Publications Publications – Local Government in East Hampton Publications – LI Commercial Review (June 3, 1965) Publications – LI Commercial Review (June 3, 1965) Publications – LI Commercial Review (May 28, 1966) Publications – LI Heritage (May 13, 1966) Publications – Mapping of Geologic Formations and Aquifers of Long Island, NY (1949) Publications – The Myths and Parallels Publications – National Forests, Parks, Monuments and Historic Sites Publications – A Natural Area Publications – The Natural Values of the Mayor Wetland Areas (July, 1965) Publications – The Nature Conservancy Publications – The Nature Conservancy News (spring, 1965) Publications – The New Ark Publications – New York’s Waters Publications – Newsletter, Constitutional Council for the Forest Preserve Publications – Open Space Conservation Methods Publications – A Passport to Adventure
Box 5 Publications – Phainopepla Publications – Planning for Open Space in Suffolk County Publications – Preserving Agricultural Land in NYS (Feb., 1968) Publications – Promise of New York’s Rural Resources Publications – Promise of New York’s Rural Resources (copy) Publications – Public Health Pesticides (1965) Publications – The Public’s Land Publications – Restoring the Quality of Our Environment Publications – The Romance of Grapes Publications – The Sagg and Country Gazette Journal Publications – Shore and Beach (Oct., 1966) Publications – Soil Means Life Publications – SUNY (Sept. 2, 1967) Publications – The Status and Potential of the Marine Environment Publications – Stewardship (Dec., 1965) Publications – Swamp Publications – Water Information Center Publications – Water Newsletter Publications – Water Pollution Publications – Water Resourcefulness (1967) Publications – What Town Zoning Means to You Publications – Why Wilderness? Publications – Your Club Can Open the Door to Conservation Education Publications – Your Outdoors Clippings (2f)
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