Bancroftiana, Number 121 Fall 2002: William Penn Mott, Jr. Papers A Celebration

William Penn Mott, Jr. Papers
A Celebration

Peter Hanff, Deputy Director at Bancroft, with former U.S. Attorney General Edwin Meese.

On Thursday evening, May 23rd, 2002, The Bancroft Library and the William Penn Mott Family celebrated the opening of the William Penn Mott, Jr. Papers with a reception for family members and friends of the late environmental leader. Some 125 people gathered in the Edward H. Heller Reading Room to view selected documents and materials from the Mott Papers, to enjoy the premier of a video documentary on the life of William Penn Mott, Jr., and to hear remarks from colleagues and friends who served with Mott and supported his efforts on behalf of local, state, and national parks in California and across the nation.

Mr. and Mrs. Bill Mott III, Curator Theresa Salazar, and Archivist Liz Stephens examine the Mott Papers.

Featured speakers that evening included Edwin Meese, former U.S. Attorney General; Destry Jarvis, Executive Director of the National Recreation and Parks Association; Richard Trudeau, Chair of the Mott Memorial Fund; Mary Ellen Butler, author of Prophet of the Parks: The Life of Bill Mott ; and John D. Mott, California Department of Parks and Recreation.

John Mott, with Curator of the Bancroft Collection, Theresa Salazar.

Generous donations from the William Penn Mott Jr. Family, William Penn Mott Jr. Foundation, and Ambassador L.W. "Bill" Lane and his wife supported the processing of the Mott Papers and the reception.