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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], West Virginia Highlands Conservancy, David Elkinton Research Papers, A&M 3653, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Biographical / Historical

Dave Elkinton was elected the third President of the Highlands Conservancy in 1973 at the age of 29, serving continuously as a member since 1970, and as a Board member from 1973 to 1990. Elkinton is a retired social worker, with degrees from West Virginia University and the University of Kentucky. His career was split among community development, non-profit management, and state and local government, including service as executive of the Pricketts Fort Memorial Foundation from 1983 to 1998, an organization which operates Pricketts Fork State Park in Fairmont, West Virginia.

Related Material

3282, 3653

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Elkinton, David P.
• Environmentalism.
• West Virginia Highlands Conservancy