As governor in the 1950s and later as senator of Wisconsin, Gaylord Nelson helped enact laws to provide clean air and water. He started Earth Day which is celebrated on April 22.
Collection
School Services Office of Wis. Historical Society
Acquisition
Accession
2009.0035
Source or Donor
Wisconsin Historical Society
Acquisition Method
Gift
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Book
Nomenclature Sub-Class
Other Documents
Nomenclature Class
Documentary Objects
Nomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication Objects
LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Conservation of natural resources, Environmental policy
Search Terms
environment, conservation, Wisconsin history, Wisconsin History