Phillip S. Berry Explained

Phillip S. Berry (1937–2013) was national President of the Sierra Club.

Biography

Born January 30, 1937, in Berkeley, California, he graduated from Berkeley High (1954), Stanford University (1958) and Stanford Law (1961). He began his law career with his father Samuel Berry's firm, before they formed the Law Offices of Berry & Berry in Oakland, California. He died September 22, 2013, in Lafayette, CA.

Sierra Club

In addition to becoming President of the Sierra Club, he had been National Board Member, Co-founder of Sierra Club Legal Defense later Earth Justice, and a John Muir Award Winner. He served as the Sierra Club's National President twice, first from 1969-1971, then later from 1991-1992. He served on the Sierra Club's National Board for 30 years. In 1971, he co-founded Sierra Club Legal Defense later Earth Justice along with Fred Fisher and Don Harris. He was awarded the Sierra Club John Muir Award, its highest honor, in 1978.

References

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External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Remembering Phillip Berry. 12 March 2014.
  2. Web site: Phillip Berry Obituary (2013) East Bay Times. Legacy.com.
  3. Web site: Phillip S. Berry: Sierra Club Leader, 1960s-1980s: A Broadened Agenda, A Bold Approach - Oral History Center - UC Berkeley Library . 2020-07-08 . 2020-07-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200708140305/https://ohc-search.lib.berkeley.edu/catalog/MASTER_606 . dead .
  4. Web site: Celebrating the Life of Phil Berry: 1937-2013 - the Planet.
  5. https://www.sierraclub.org/sites/www.sierraclub.org/files/Award-winners-by-award-2017.pdf SIERRA CLUB AWARD WINNERS – LIST BY AWARD - Update: December 21, 2017
  6. Web site: Phillip S. Berry: Sierra Club President, 1991-1992: The Club, Legal Defense Fund and Leadership Issues, 1984-1993 - Oral History Center - UC Berkeley Library . 2020-09-16 . 2020-09-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200929050402/https://ohc-search.lib.berkeley.edu/catalog/MASTER_910 . dead .
  7. Web site: Sierra Club Showdown / Revered former chief challenges club president for lead spot. 21 May 1999.
  8. Web site: Sierra Club Legal Defense Fund Records.
  9. Book: Phillip S. Berry, Sierra Club leader, 1960s-1980s: a broadened agenda, a bold approach : oral history transcript ; with an introduction by August ... Oral History Office, The Bancroft Library . 978-1176217768.
  10. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: The Beginnings of Earthjustice . YouTube.
  11. https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/sites/default/files/virtuallibrary/documents/PDD/1970/022%20February%201-28%201970.pdf RICHARD NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY DOCUMENT WITHDRAWAL RECORD
  12. Web site: limited . https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/126147990751990/3033736909993069 . 2022-04-30. Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum on Facebook . Facebook.
  13. Web site: Monumental: David Brower's Fight for Wild America (2004) - IMDb. IMDb.
  14. Web site: Monumental – David Brower's Fight for Wild America. 8 July 2004.
  15. News: Richard Nixon and the Rise of American Environmentalism. Science History Institute . 2 June 2017.
  16. Book: Critical Masses: Opposition to Nuclear Power in California, 1958-1978. 9780299158545. Wellock. Thomas Raymond. 1998.
  17. Book: David Brower: The Making of the Environmental Movement. 9780520278363. Turner. Tom. October 2015.
  18. News: Pollution Fight Pressed Across Nation. The New York Times. 24 February 1970. King. Wayne.

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