Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Connie Stewart Arcata City Council Collection
- Dates:
- 1969-2008
- Creators:
- Connie Stewart
- Abstract:
- Extent:
- 9 cubic feet
- Language:
- Preferred citation:
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Connie Stewart Arcata City Council Collection. Cal Poly Humboldt, Library Special Collections and Archives
Background
- Scope and content:
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This collection consists of reports, agendas, correspondence, publications, pamphlets, and research that encompass the work of Arcata's City councilmembers from 1969-2008 (bulk dates 1988-2004), including council members: Connie Stewart, Jim Test, Victor Schaub, Thea Gast, Julie Fulkerson, and Alexandra Fairless (Stillman). This collection is useful to researchers trying to understand what councilmembers use to make policy decisions, as well as providing information about Arcata projects. Connie Stewart has reviewed the few files containing items marked "confidential" and has removed any that continue to be confidential.
- Biographical / historical:
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Connie Stewart served as City Councilwoman of Arcata, California from 1996-2004, and was the Mayor from 1999-2001. Stewart is the Executive Director of the California Center for Rural Policy at Humboldt State University. She has dedicated her entire career to civic service and leadership with a broad array of organizations: Hospice of Humboldt (board member), The Open Door Community Health Centers (board member), Redwood Coast Rural Action, Community Health Alliance (board member), Humboldt Energy Task Force (co-founder), Redwood Coast Energy Authority (former chair and co-founder), the Northcoast Environmental Center (Office Manager), Arcata Community Recycling Center (former board member), North Coast Big Brothers/Big Sisters (former board member) and the KHSU-FM community advisory panel (former chair). She is a currently an Alternate Commissioner on the California Coastal Commission and is former President of the Local Government Commission--an organization that focuses on educating elected officials on "Smart Growth" principals. She earned her bachelor's degree in speech communication at Humboldt State University in 1988.
- Acquisition information:
- This collection was donated by Connie Stewart in April 2004.
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- 1969-2008
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using Record Express for OAC5 on April 17, 2025, 11:28 a.m.
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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The collection is open for research.
- Terms of access:
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Copyright has not been assigned to the Humboldt State University Library. To obtain permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the Special Collections Librarian.
- Preferred citation:
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Connie Stewart Arcata City Council Collection. Cal Poly Humboldt, Library Special Collections and Archives
- Location of this collection:
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Third Floor, Room 3031 Harpst StreetArcata, CA 95521-8299, US
- Contact:
- (707) 826-3419