The MASTER INDEX, prepared by the DNR and located in box one, lists the names of individuals who testified at the hearings between December 2, 1968 and May 21, 1969. The index also describes and notes the location of each exhibit submitted during the hearings.
The VOLUMES consist of witness testimony. They were numbered one volume for each day of testimony but the total span of the volumes are paginated in one sequence 1-2241. Both volume and page numbers have been maintained in the container list. The transcripts are unique for state government hearings, due largely to Yanneconne's rigorous questioning. For example, the attorney cross-examined Louis A. McLean, a representative of the Velsicol Chemical Corporation, for more than a day and a half.
The EXHIBITS are arranged numerically, in the order they were presented at the hearing. A large percentage of the exhibits are scientic reports from journals and monographs. They provide essential context to the individuals' statements. There is a large amount of material relating to environmental conditions in Wisconsin, much of it submitted by UW faculty members. The exhibits include photocopied maps, illustrations and photographs related to pesticide use in the state.
DDT RELATED MATERIALS include materials that the DNR requested from other states in 1970. These items were apparently used by the Department of Natural Resources in making its ruling as to the safety of the pesticide.
