The papers included here primarily are those preserved by Carl Pemble concerning the Save the St. Croix Committee's fight against NSF. Included are the organization's articles of incorporation, correspondence, and newsletters; copies of testimony and other evidence presented by both sides to the Senate subcommittee and the Minnesota Water Pollution Control Commission; reports of the Joint Federal-State Task Force; clippings; technical data, primarily concerning thermal water pollution; and various publications used for information and reference.
This file mainly contains information that was available to the public during the struggle. Only a few records of the Committee's behind-the-scenes activities are included. These materials are organized basically as Pemble had them, in an alphabetical subject file.
Also included are a small quantity of papers on the River Falls Committee for Human Survival, a group in which the Pembles were active. The committee was organized in 1958 to oppose nuclear testing and to urge nuclear disarmament and negotiated settlement of international problems. The papers consist of news releases, clippings, and correspondence with other groups.
