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Center for Economic Conversion Records

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Call Number:
DG.215
Repository:
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
Extent:
7.5 linear ft. (7.5 linear ft.)
Preferred Citation:
Cite as: [Identification of item], in the Center for Economic Conversion Records (DG 215), Swarthmore College Peace Collection.
Date:
1975-2000 (bulk)
Creator:
Center for Economic Conversion (Calif.) and Mid-peninsula Conversion Project
Abstract:
The Center for Economic Conversion was a nonprofit organization which promoted the conversion of the military-based U.S. economy to a civilian-based, peace-oriented, and environmentally sustainable one. It was founded in 1975 as a project of the American Friends Service Committee. CEC was a leading advocate for using military base conversion as a tool to foster sustainable development.

The Center for Economic Conversion was located in Mountain View, California. It was a nonprofit organization which promoted the conversion of the military-based U.S. economy to a civilian-based, peace-oriented, and environmentally sustainable one. It was founded in 1975 as a project of the American Friends Service Committee, but became an independent organization in 1978. The group was originally called the Mid-Peninsula Conversion Project, and changed its name to Center for Economic Conversion in 1982. CEC built coalitions with other peace and justice and environmental organizations to build the conversion movement. CEC was a leading advocate for using military base conversion as a tool to foster sustainable development.

Includes correspondence, financial records, annual reports, reference material.

Unprocessed. Files remain in original order as donated.

The Swarthmore College Peace Collection is the official repository for these papers/records.

Gift of Center for Economic Conversion, 2003 [acc. 03A-014].

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Unprocessed; this finding aid created by Andrew Ciampa, July 2009.

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Swarthmore College Peace Collection
Access Restrictions

No restrictions.

Copyright to the Center for Economic Conversion records created by the organization has been transferred to the Swarthmore College Peace Collection. Copyright to all other materials is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
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None.

Collection Inventory

Miscellaneous.
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Perspectives, Summer 1999, Fall 1999, Winter/Spring 2000.
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Sustainable Development Briefs 1-5.
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Sustainability Projects.
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Secondary Materials Industries Construction and Demolition Report.
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Letters: Include with Information Packet.
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Press Release: Citizen's Guide to Base Clean-up and Conversion.
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Fact Sheet: Economic Conversion and National Security.
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Fact Sheet: Local Indicators.
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Fact Sheet: Defense Industry Conversion, 1995.
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Fact Sheet: Military Base Conversion.
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Article: Today the Military, Tomorrow the World, Pennsylvania, 1993.
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Article: Moffett, Threat or Opportunity?, October 20, 1995.
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Article: Expanded Horizons, Plowshare Press, Spring 1990.
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Article: Transforming California's Military Economy, July 1993.
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Boston Review Articles.
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Arms Bazaar Los Angeles Times.
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Article: Moffett: Industrial? Commercial? Residential?, September 9, 1996.
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The New Alchemy, Pennsylvania Article, Fall 1996.
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Article: Military Conversion, San Jose Mercury News, August 9, 1993.
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Article: Divert Money from Seawolf, Hartford Courant, October 1993.
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Flyer: Sustainable Economics.
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Flyer: Conversion to Sustainability.
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Flyer: Economic Conversion Update.
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Flyer: Countering Deficit Delirium.
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Flyer: The End of Work.
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Flyer: The GDP Myth.
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Review: Costing Eco-Conversion.
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Publication: Countering Deficit Delirium.
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The GDP Myth.
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Selected Economic Conversion Resources, 1990-1993.
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ECAAR Booklet.
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ECAAR Survey Feedback Report, August 1995.
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Green Base Conversion Survey.
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Forum: Green Conversion for Real Security.
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Summary: Countering Deficit Delirium.
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Citizen's Handbook on Military Base Cleanup, 1993.
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Jobs, A Sustainable Economy and Economic Conversion.
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Economic Conversion and National Security.
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Local Indicators.
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Conversion Program for the Clinton Administration.
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Teacher's Kit Flyers.
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Converting Cold War Economy Summary.
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Bibliographies.
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Retreat Forms.
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Overcoming Military Dependency, Suggestions for Organizers.
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In Search of Security, National Priorities Project, Inc.
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Lessons Learned – Base Conversion Center for Economic Conversion Report, 1993.
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East Bay Conversion and Reinvestment Commission Scoping Report, 1993.
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Conversting the Cold War Economy, 1992.
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Center for Economic Conversion Forms, Letters, etc.
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Annual Dinners – Print Pieces.
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Plowshare Press Index.
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Mid-Pennsylvania Conversion Project Brochures, etc.
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ACWMA, Information, Grant Applications, Agenda.
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ACWMA Grant, Projects Pending, 1999.
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Information from Maria for ACWMA Report.
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Alameda – Business and Energy Upgrades.
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Bay Area Defense Conversion Action Team (BADCAT), 1998.
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BASES – San Francisco Foundation.
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Base Development Outreach.
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Best Practices, 1998.
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CALSTART Project Publications.
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Charrette – Affordable Green Housing, December 5, 1997.
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Chilean Visitors.
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Construction and Demolition Workshop, October 12, 1995.
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Construction and Demolition Faxes, 1995.
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Defense Space Consortium Project – Silicon Valley.
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Alameda Point Meeting.
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Benefits of Deconstruction for Salvage Reuse and Recycling Fact Sheet.
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Deconstruction for Salvage Reuse and Recycling, Center for Economic Conversion, Scope of Work.
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Deconstruction for Salvage Reuse and Recycling Contract Language Workshop, May 30, 1996.
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Deconstruction Contracts.
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Scope and Contents

(Samples)

Deconstruction Draft Policy Language.
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Deconstruction/Demolition Comparison.
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ONYX Report, East Bay Conversion and Reinvestment Commission Project.
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East Bay Conversion and Reinvestment Commission Project, 1998-1999.
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East Bay Conversion and Reinvestment Commission Project Summary, 1996.
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East Bay Conversion and Reinvestment Commission Contracts.
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Deconstruction Policy Language.
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East Bay Conversion and Reinvestment Commission Final Report.
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Eco Industrial Parks.
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Fort ORD Deconstruction Project.
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Green Buildings Working Group Mailing Lists.
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Green Building Working Group Meetings.
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Green Buildings: Action Plan.
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East Palo Alto: Green Buildings Presentation.
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Materials for the Future Foundation Report.
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Environmental Protection Agency Materials for the Future Foundation Project.
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Northwest Energy Efficiency Council.
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Rebuild America Action Plan.
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Rebuild America Meetings – Seattle.
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Smart Growth Legislation.
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Reports on Sustainable Communities.
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Secondary Materials Industries, Slides, Information.
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Secondary Materials Industries Working Group, Workshops.
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Secondary Materials Industries Overheads.
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Sustainable Architecture.
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Sustainable Oakland.
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Datafusion Consulting Agreement.
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Conversion Leadership Project Reports.
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Conversion Leadership Project Grantmaking.
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Alameda County Recycling Board.
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AGAPE Foundation.
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Calvert Social Investment Foundation.
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Columbia Foundation.
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Compton Foundation.
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Compton Foundation, 1997.
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Nathan Cummings Foundation.
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Education Foundation of America.
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Fred Gellert Family Foundation.
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Greenville Foundation.
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William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.
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HKH Foundation.
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IRA-HITI Foundation.
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James Irvine Foundation.
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Levi Strauss.
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MacArthur Foundation.
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Packard Foundation.
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Peace Development Fund.
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James C. Penney Foundation.
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Rockefeller Family Fund.
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San Francisco Foundation.
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Stern Fund.
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W. Alton Jones Foundation.
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Vanguard.
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Veatch Program.
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Conversion Examples.
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Base Reuse Law.
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Revenue Sharing Alameda County.
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Base Closures, 1995-1997.
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Base Conversion Statistics, 1993-1995.
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Base Conversion: Clinton Plan.
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Base Conversion Reports and Information: USA.
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Base Conversion Legislation.
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Base Closure – Projects and Proposals, 1993-1994.
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Alameda Naval Air Station.
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Fort Baker.
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Hamilton Air Force Base.
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Fort Mason.
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Fort Ord.
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Hunters Point Base Reuse.
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Mare Island.
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National Economic Development and Law Center – Oak Knoll.
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Onizuka OEA Proposal.
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Oakland Army Base Master Development Information.
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Oak Knoll Naval Hospital.
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Oakland Army Base Information, 1998.
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Oakland Army Base.
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Presidio "Call for Interest" Information, 1993.
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Treasure Island.
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Sandia Labs.
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Canadian Base Conversion.
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Financial Statements.
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Receipts.
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Reconciliations.
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Cancelled Checks.
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Fiscal Year, October 1997.
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Fiscal Year, November 1997.
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Fiscal Year, December 1997.
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Fiscal Year, January 1997.
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Fiscal Year, February 1997.
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Fiscal Year, March 1997.
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Fiscal Year, April 1997.
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Fiscal Year, May 1997.
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Fiscal Year, June 1997.
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Fiscal Year, July1997.
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Fiscal Year, August 1997.
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Fiscal Year, September 1997.
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CDP Cancelled Checks.
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CDP Reconciliations.
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Insurance.
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Western Financial Bank.
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Calvert Fiscal Year, 1996-1997.
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Insurance.
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Gilmore Envelope.
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Chart of Accounts.
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Workmen's Compensation Claim Forms.
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Employment Development Department New Employee Report.
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Smith Barney.
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About Center for Economic Conversion, 2000-2001.
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Center for Economic Conversion Stationary.
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Fundraising Letter, November 2000 and July 2001.
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Foundation Reports San Francisco Foundation, 1998-2000.
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Correspondence, 1996.
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Job Descriptions.
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Resumes.
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Lawrence Berkley National Laboratory, 2000.
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Faxed Chapters Lawrence Berkley National Laboratory, 2000.
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LINK, 2000.
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FEMP Project, 2000.
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OICW Project, 2000.
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LOI, Green Buildings, New Foundations, 1997-2000.
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Foundations List, 1996.
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MacArthur Proposal, Basic, 1995.
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Statement of Qualification (Center for Economic Conversion).
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ARCA Grant Proposal, September 1994.
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Deer Creek Proposal, 1993.
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Center for Economic Conversion Fund Raising Plan, 1991.
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Program II Proposal, 1993.
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Educational Foundation of America Proposal, 1990.
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Dollars and Sense.
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Complete List of Foundations, Partial List of Grants.
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Ethics and Policy.
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Arms Control and Code of Conduct.
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B2 Bomber Fact Sheet, Research, and Article.
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South Bay Secondary Materials Industries Information.
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Clinton: Conversion Advice.
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Cost Benefit Analysis: Roofing.
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Cost Benefit Analysis for Linoleum.
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Defense Conversion Info, 1999-2000.
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Defense Industry Conversion.
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Original: Defense Facility Conversion Planning.
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Funding Proposal: Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility.
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Data Fusion.
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Copyright and ISBN Information.
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Annual Reports.
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Annual Report, 1988.
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Annual Report, 1999.
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Fiscal Year Annual Report, 1984.
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Mid-Pennsylvania Conversion Project Annual Report, 1983.
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Sustainable Economy Master.
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LOI Drafts.
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Curriculum Funding Foundations.
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Sustainable Economy Curriculum, Spring 1999-2000.
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California Network for a New Economy.
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New Revised, 1994 (April).
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Educational technology.
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Creating a sustainable world.
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Far West Laboratory.
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Apple classrooms of tomorrow.
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Sustainable Economics.
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Scope and Contents

[2 folders]

Economics curriculum.
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Student Surveys, Sustainable Economics Curriculum.
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American Forum for Global Education, Sustainable Economics Project, Jaimie Cloud.
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Global Economy Education Project, Nance Flowers.
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Global Source.
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Human Rights Syllabus.
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National Council for Social Studies.
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Community Foundation Silicon Valley Proposal, September 1994.
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Surdna Foundation.
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Peninsula Community Foundation Curriculum Project.
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Roherta Raukin.
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Curriculum Outreach.
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Cal Broomhead- Potential Education Project in San Francisco.
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Sustainable Economics Curriculum Contacts.
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University Leaders for a Sustainable Future.
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Web Learning, David Payne.
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DeAnza College Project, Al Guevara.
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Completed.
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Economics Curriculum.
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California Department of Education, Human Communication Curriculum.
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Sustainable Education Material.
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Commercialism versus Culture.
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A New Economic Yardstick.
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Economic Conversion Curriculum.
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Sustainable Economics Curriculum Orders, September 1994.
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Sustainable Economics Orders, Old to September 1994.
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Requests for Sustainable Economics Bibliographies.
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Marketing Curriculum.
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Handouts, New.
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Sustainable Economics Curriculum Number 3.
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Melanie's Economics Curriculum Project.
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Curriculum Articles.
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Scope and Contents

(Not Originals)

Sandra Hoffman, Economics Conversion Modeling.
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Bibliographies.
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Three E's, 1990's.
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Sustainable Economics Curriculum.
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Scope and Contents

(Originals)

The Border Boom, Hopes and Heartbreak.
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Old Curriculum Materials.
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Sustainable Economics Curriculum.
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Scope and Contents

[4 folders]

East Bay Conversion and Reinvestment Commission Proposal.
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Proposal to East Bay Conversion and Reinvestment Commission Deconstruction, Salvage, Reuse, Recycling Project.
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RFP for East Bay Conversion and Reinvestment Commission Project.
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Base Closure Information, 1998-.
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East Bay Conversion and Reinvestment Commission Proposal Projects, 1994.
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East Bay Conversion and Reinvestment Commission Proposal Information -proposal and drafts, 1996.
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East Bay Conversion and Reinvestment Commission Proposal Information, 1997.
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East Bay Conversion and Reinvestment Commission, Reports, Billing, and Expenses.
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Bay Area Base Conversion Project, 1997.
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San Francisco Bay Area Bases Statistics, 1996-1997.
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Bay Area Base Conversion Project Reports.
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Bay Area Base Conversion Project Products.
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California Network for a New Economy Conference.
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Deconstruction, Salvage, Reuse, Recycling Workshop, October 1995.
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Bay Area Base Conversion Project – Sustainable Jobs, 1994.
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Green Building Projects Reports and Data.
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Green Building Working Group.
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Global Cities, Environmental Policy Center.
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Bay Area Economics.
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Bay Area Project Memorandum of Understanding.
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Onizuka Project.
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Miscellaneous.
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Presidio.
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Treasure Island.
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"Positive Alternatives".
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Scope and Contents

Other miscellaneous material (collected from former CDG-A)

Mid-Peninsula Conversion project files.
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Scope and Contents

Other miscellaneous material (collected from former CDG-A)

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