urn:taro:utexas.cah.02484 A Guide to the Betty Brown Papers, 1978-1983 Original EAD encoding by Ryder Kouba according to TARO 2 EAD 2002 Editing Instructions. March 2011 Finding aid written in English. Descriptive Summary Brown, Betty, 1926-2002 Brown, Betty, Papers 1978-1983 Materials are written in English. 89-12 2 ft. Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin The Betty Brown Papers, 1978-1983, comprise correspondence, reports and city plans, maps, newspaper clippings, and other printed material, documenting environmental struggles in Austin, Texas. Biographical Note

Austinite Betty Brown (1926-2002) was an activist for urban environmental preservation with her husband, Norman Brown, in the 1970s and 1980s. She belonged to the Save Barton Creek Association, the Zilker Park Posse, and the Barton Hills-Horseshoe Bend Neighborhood Association. Furthermore, Brown fought the construction of the MoPac Expressway and the Barton Skyway Bridge project.

 Scope and Contents

The Betty Brown Papers, 1978-1983, comprise correspondence, reports and city plans, maps, newspaper clippings, and other printed material, documenting environmental struggles in Austin, Texas. The collection also chronicles the controversy surrounding the construction of the MoPac Expressway and the defeat of the proposed Barton Skyway Bridge by residents of Barton Hills. Additionally, the papers illuminate Brown’s work with the Save Barton Creek Association, the Zilker Park Posse, the Barton Hills-Horseshoe Bend Neighborhood Association, and the City of Austin.

 Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research use.

 Index Terms Subjects (Persons) Brown, Betty, 1926-2002 -- Archives Brown, Norman Subjects (Organizations) Save Barton Creek Association Zilker Park Posse Barton Hills-Horseshoe Bend Neighborhood Association Subjects Environmental protection -- Texas -- Austin -- Citizen participation Conservation of natural resources -- Texas -- Austin -- Citizen participation City planning -- Texas -- Austin Places Austin (Tex.) -- History Mopac Boulevard (Austin, Tex.) Preferred Citation

Betty Brown Papers, 1978-1983, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.

 Processing Information

This collection contains unprocessed materials.

Basic processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with funds from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) for the Briscoe Center’s History Revealed: Bringing Collections to Light project, 2009-2011.

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