Abstract
The California State Archives houses the historic records of the Environmental Affairs Agency, the predecessor to the California Environmental Protection Agency. While available to the public, their state of disorganization meant that accessing them for specific research purposes was virtually impossible. In order to facilitate public access to the records, the Graduate Intern arranged and described the records according to archival principles. A multitude of sources were used to complete this thesis project, including archival record collections housed at the California State Archives, manuals, publications, and internet articles. By arranging and describing the records of the Environmental Affairs Agency, the intern provided a means for the public to access this archival collection.