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Oral History of Phyllis Faber |
Collection |
Oral History |
Scope & Content |
Phyllis Faber grew up in the Eastern United States, hearing stories about Sonoma, Marin, and the Sierras from her father, who had lived in the Bay Area as a youth. She first moved to Mill Valley in 1962 with her husband and children, then left due to her husband's job transfers, later returning in 1970. In this oral history, Phyllis discusses her happy times in Mill Valley neighborhoods, becoming friends with various families, including the families of Jack Hemingway and Peter Behr. She also discusses her interest in biology, and how she came to study and advocate for wetlands preservation. Phyllis describes her involvement in the first Earth Day (1970), the creation of the California Coastal Commission, and incidents during her 10 years of service on the Commission. Phyllis also explains how she came to co-found the Marin Agricultural Land Trust (MALT). |
Audio and Transcript |
Click here to hear recording. Click here to read the transcript. |
Dates of Creation |
2013-09-09 2013-10-04 |
Interviewee |
Faber, Phyllis |
Interviewer |
Stella Perone |
Extent and Medium |
Transcript: 17pp Recording: 01:26:34 |
Search Terms |
130 Cascade Dr. Agriculture Angrus, Herb Bayer, Peter Berner, Bob Biologists Bodega Bay Bolinas, California Buck Institute California Environmental Quality Act California Native Plant Society China Camp Coastal Commission Conservation & restoration Cooley Ranch Cooley, Crawford Drexler, Fred Earth Day Faber Tract Farm Bureau first agricultural land trust Freedman, Jerry Gensler, Art Giacomini, Gary Goerke, Betty Goerke, John Golden Gate National Recreation Area Goldfine, Ricky Grossi, Ralph Harding, Dick Hemingway, Jack Hemingway, Margaux Hemingway, Mariel Hemingway, Patrick Hemingway, Puck Jordan, Francie Jordan, Larry Land Land use LeFrankie, Willie Marin Agricultural Land Trust Marin Community Foundation marsh restoration Martinelli, Rod Melbastat, Gloria Protect Your Environment Ranches Rubenstein, Don San Francisco State University Soulajule Reservoir State parks & reserves Steep Ravine Stone, Tom Strauss, Ellen Vista Linda Drive wetland preservation Wetlands |
Object ID |
2016.048.001 |
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Copyrights |
Transcript and recording copyright Mill Valley Public Library, 2013. Materials are made available for research purposes only; all rights are reserved to the Mill Valley Public Library. Requests for permission to quote for publication or for any other usage must be obtained from the Library. |