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This is a collection of records of the participation of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia in the observance of Earth Week in 1971. Materials include: schedules of events; newspaper articles (copies and clippings); flyers, programs, and brochures; photographs of the installation of exhibitions; press releases and memos; a newsletter from the Franklin Institute; an Earth Week button; and receipts for advertising. The collection also includes a brochure for Earth Day, 1970.

Scope and Contents The collection consists of materials related to the original Earth Week in Philadelphia in 1970, collected by a Drexel student who participated in organizing the activities. Included are a mimeographed flyer about the "Top Ten Polluters" that accompanied the polluters bus tour conducted during Earth Week on April 18, 1970; a 14x22-inch printed poster for that tour, which reads in part, "Ride Philadelphia's pollution trail!... Take our bus tour of the city's top polluters"; the 17-page...