Jean Hennessey papers

The papers of Jean Hennessey contain a variety of materials concerning the environment, conservation, hydro-electric and nuclear power, Native land and preservation issues, US-Canada relations, women’s issues, New Hampshire and national politics, and Dartmouth College. The collection contains correspondence, memoranda, meeting minutes, reports, publications, posters, pamphlets, and books. Most of the material in the collection relates to Jean Hennessey’s involvements with various commissions and centers, including the International Joint Commission - US and Canada, to which she was appointed by President Jimmy Carter in 1978; the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, to which she was appointed by President Bill Clinton in 1994; the Population Research Center; Dartmouth College’s Institute on Canada and the US; the World Environment Center; the Center for Northern Studies; and the Association for Canadian Studies in the United States.