Photo: SRS Watch director Clements at Underground “bunker” at the University of Georgia – special collections
SRS Watch director Tom Clements is honored that the University of Georgia houses the archives of over a 40-year career. The university approached Tom about placing his material in the archives, as the archives houses various collections representing public interest activism in Georgia and beyond.. As Clements is from Georgia and graduated from the University of Georgia was a perfect fit but the archives director had special interest in work concerning DOE’s Savannah River Site (SRS), which sits in South Carolina just across the Georgia border.
Special Collections Libraries, University of Georgia: https://www.libs.uga.edu/scl
From the University of Georgia posting posting with information on the Clements’ archives and listing of catalogued boxes: https://sclfind.libs.uga.edu/sclfind/view?docId=ead/RBRL499.xml;query=;brand=default
Collection Description
Historical Note
Thomas Waldrep Clements is an activist focusing on nuclear issues. He was born in Savannah, Georgia, and obtained a Masters in Forest Resources in 1977 from the University of Georgia. Clements is currently the director of Savannah River Site Watch, and has worked with organizations such as Greenpeace International, the Nuclear Control Institute, the Alliance for Nuclear Accountability, Friends of the Earth, and the South Carolina Chapter of the Sierra Club. In 2010, Clements ran for the U.S. Senate with the Green Party and obtained about 10% of the vote, the highest percentage of votes out of any other third-party federal candidate.
Scope and Content
This collection documents the activities of Thomas Waldrep Clements. It contains news articles, FOIA requests, memorabilia and other documents recording his anti-nuclear activism. The collection documents his work in Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth, the Alliance for Nuclear Accountability, the Nuclear Control Institute, and the Savannah River Site Watch. Nuclear topics present in the collection include nonproliferation, Mixed Oxide Fuel (MOX), plutonium disposal, nuclear fuel reprocessing, and nuclear waste vitrification.
Listing of boxes and folders, including some memorabilia follow – over 30 boxes in total & more are set to go to UGA.
Aerial shot of archives, on UGA campus in Athens, Georgia, USA:
