Dedrick, Kent G.
Kent G. Dedrick papers, circa 1950-1990.
This collection includes correspondence, research notes, subject files, legal documents, tidal and hydrological records, organizational records, surveys, charts, maps, and photographs. The collection documents his environmental work with the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission, and materials from the California Coastal Zone Conservation Commission.
American theoretical physicist. Ph.D. physics, Stanford University (1955). Professional experience includes: W.W. Hansen Laboratories of Physics research associate, Stanford Linear Accelerator Center staff, Stanford Research Institute mathematical physicist, Stanford University (1956-1975); research scientist, California State Lands Commission (1976-1992). He played a key role in the movement to stop the filling of San Francisco Bay. His activism helped lead to the creation of the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission and the passage of the landmark California Coastal Zone Conservation Act, 1972.
Dedrick, Kent G.
California Coastal Zone Conservation Commission
San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission
Environmental law
Tides -- Research.
Correspondence. aat
Legal documents. aat
Maps. aat
Photographs. aat
California Coastal Zone Conservation Commission
AIP-ICOS
University of California, Berkeley. The Bancroft Library. Berkeley, CA, 94720-6000, USA