Family and education in New York City; San Francisco in 1940s; marriage to Edgar
Wayburn, physician, environmentalist, Sierra Club leader; Sierra Club outings,
1940s-1950s; backpacking and camping with young children; Sierra Club Biennial Wilderness Conferences, 1961, 1963, 1965; campaigns for Redwood National Park and Alaskan parks and wilderness; Sierra Club internal affairs, 1960s-1980s: David Brower, Edgar Wayburn, Ansel Adams, volunteer roles; travel and commentary on Alaska,
1960s-1980s: Alaskan Natives and the environment; career as author of environmental and outdoor adventure/travel books. Appended article on 1948 Sierra Club High Trip and "Bulletin Boards" from Sierra Club Bulletin.
Details
Title
Peggy Wayburn: Author and Environmental Advocate
Note
Wayburn, Peggy. "Peggy Wayburn: Author and Environmental Advocate." Interview by Ann Lage in 1990. Oral History Center, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley, 1992. Interview date(s) 1990
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