Special Collections Department
403 Parks Library
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-2140

RS 21/7/69
Charles Laverty (1916-1995)
Papers, 1965-1974, undated


Descriptive summary

creator:

Laverty, Charles (1916-1995)
title:

Papers
dates:

1965-1974, undated
extent:

2.6 linear feet (2 records center cartons)
collection number:

RS 21/7/69
repository:

University Archives, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University.

 

Administrative information

access:

Open for research.

 

This collection is stored offsite. Please contact the Special Collections Department at least two working days in advance.
publication rights:

Consult Head, Special Collections Department
preferred citation:

Charles Laverty Papers, RS 21/7/69, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library.

 

Biographical note

Charles Owen Laverty was born in Indianola, Iowa, on 16 April 1916. He was the son of Charlie and Bertha Laverty. He attended Indianola schools and Simpson College prior to earning a B.S. (1940) in dairy husbandry from Iowa State College (University).

Laverty was a farmer who also operated farm-chemical sales and commercial spraying businesses. He was the owner and president of Laverty Sprayers, Laverty Elevator, and Laverty Supply.

He represented Marion, Monroe, and Warren counties in the Iowa State Senate (1969-1972). During his two terms as state senator, he headed two environmental preservation study committees which produced several innovations which were later enacted into state law, including the establishment of the Chemical Technology Review Board, the Department of Environmental Quality, and a soil conservancy measure. Laverty was also a member of the Land Use Policies Study Committee.

He married Irene Upton in 1946. They had two children: Becky and David. Charles Laverty died 10 June 1995.

 

Collection description

This collection (1965-1974, undated) contains files relating to Charles Laverty's work on environmental issues and land use during his service in the Iowa state legislature. The materials include correspondence, minutes, reports, and background information.

 

Organization

The collection is in alphabetical order.

 

Container list

Box

Folder

Title

Dates

1

1

Basic Freedoms, Inc.: Correspondence (Roberta A. Whitson) and Newsletters

1971-1973

1

2

Chemical Technology Review Board

1970-1971

1

3

Conference for Planned Economic Development (sponsored by Iowa Development Commission)

1971

1

4

Environmental Preservation: Correspondence

1971-1972

1

5

Environmental Preservation: Iowa Bills and Reports

1969-1971

1

6-9

Environmental Preservation Study Committee 1969 Binder I: Membership, Rules, Minutes, Subcommittees, and Correspondence

1969-1970, undated

1

10-11

Environmental Preservation Study Committee 1969 Binder II: Background Material on Waste Management and Disposal, Sewage Treatment, and Littering

1965-1970

1

12-14

Environmental Preservation Study Committee 1969 Binder III: Background Material on Farm-Chemical Regulation including Fertilizer, Insecticide, and Pesticide Use

1967-1969

1

15-18

Environmental Preservation Study Committee 1970 Binder I: Agenda, Minutes, Reports, and Correspondence of Environmental Committee

1970

2

1-3

Environmental Preservation Study Committee 1970 Binder II: Bills Drafted by Environmental Committee

1970, undated

2

4

Environmental Preservation Study Committee: Correspondence and Report

1970

2

5

"Handbook of Resource Material for the Task Force on the Modernization of Iowa's Transportation System"

undated

2

6

Iowa Land Use Policy Conference (Sponsored by League of Women Voters of Iowa in cooperation with the Legislative Land Use Policies Study Committee)

1972, undated

2

7

"A Land Use Law for Iowa"

1974

2

8

"Land Use Planning and Control - Iowa Needs" (Presentation by William H. Greiner, Director, Iowa Department of Soil Conservation)

1973

2

9

Land Use Planning Reports

1973-1974

2

10-11

Land Use Policies Study Committee

1971-1972, undated

2

12

Land Use Policies Study Committee: Sioux City Information

1971-1972

2

13

Land Use Policy

1968-1973, undated

2

14

Land Use Policy: Correspondence

1971-1973

2

15

"Land Use Policy" (2nd Revision), Iowa-USDA Rural Development Committee

1974

2

16

Land Use Policy Suggestions

1972, undated

2

17

Radiation Subcommittee of the Standing Committees on Environmental Preservation Minutes

1971

2

18-20

Reports, Newspaper Clippings, etc Used for Speeches and Research

1970-1973, undated

2

21-22

Senate File 85 Material: 1971 Reports, Copies of Bill and Suggested Amendments

1971, undated

2

23

Senate File 85 Material: 1972 Correspondence and Reports

1969-1972

2

24

Senate File 85 Material: Correspondence and Reports Re: Chemical Technology Review Board

1972

2

25-26

Senate File 85 Material: Correspondence and Reports Re: Organizational Structure of Department of Environmental Quality

1970-1972

2

27

Senate File 85 Material: Correspondence Regarding Amendments

1971-1972

2

28-29

Senate File 85 Material: Reports, Copies of Bill and Amendments

1971-1972

2

30

"Soil Conservation Districts in Today's and Tomorrow's Environment" (Presentation by William H. Greiner, Director, Iowa Department of Soil Conservation)

1970

2

31

Soil Conservation Society of America: "Making Rural and Urban Land Use Decisions"

1968

2

32

Workshop on Environmental Health

1969