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John Groutt Papers

7 boxes, 3 oversize folders (7.25 linear feet)

(1980 – 2020)

bulk 2000-2019

Edward H. Nabb Center for Delmarva History and Culture, Salisbury, University, Salisbury, Maryland

Identifier 2020.035
Creator(s) Groutt, John
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Language(s) English
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Preferred Citation "Item, collection title and identifier, box # and folder # (if applicable), Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture, Salisbury University, Salisbury, Maryland."
Attribution Finding aid written by Emily Jester, April 2022
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  • Land Surveys, 1992-2020
  • Newspaper Articles and Clippings, 2002-2020
Abstract

This collection contains emails, letters, financial and fundraising documents, meeting minutes, and advertising materials for the Wicomico Environmental Trust (WET). These papers were collected by John Groutt, whose personal papers such as correspondence and educational materials are also included in the collection.

Biographical History

Dr. John Groutt is a dedicated researcher and environmental activist. He received his PhD in in religion and social sciences from Temple University. He served as Director of the Upward Bound Program at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. He also worked as a field reader for the U.S Department of Education. He has conducted research on the TRIO program, writing on the history and evolution of them (TRIO is a collection of federally funded programs designed to help low-income and first-generation students succeed in college). Dr. Groutt became one of the founding members of the Wicomico Environmental Trust (WET), and is currently serving as the chair of the Advocacy and Public Policy committee. He also serves a coordinator of the Wicomico Interfaith Partners for Creation Stewardship. Every year the WET awards a community member with the John Groutt Award for Environmental Stewardship.

Scope and Content Note

This collection contains emails, letters, financial and fundraising documents, meeting minutes, and advertising materials for the Wicomico Environmental Trust (WET). This includes environmental case files such as the Holloway Sandblasting business versus Habanera Farm dispute and the Whiton case. These papers were collected by John Groutt whose personal papers, such as correspondence and educational materials for TRIO, are also included in the collection. Additionally, this collection contains environmental articles and regulations for Salisbury and Wicomico County. 

Arrangement Statement

This collection is divided into 6 series:

Series 1: Groutt Personal Papers

Series 2: Wicomico Environmental Trust

Series 3: Zoning, Planning and Development

Series 4: Environmental Assessments

Series 5: Additional Grants and Foundations

Series 6: Environmental Articles

The majority of the collection are papers from the Wicomico Environmental Trust. Series 2 is broken down into 9 subsections:

  • Series 2.1: Environmental Case Files
  • Series 2.2: Newsletter
  • Series 2.3: Financial Documents
  • Series 2.4: Meeting Minutes and Planning
  • Series 2.5: Seagull Century
  • Series 2.6: Creekwatchers and Riverkeepers
  • Series 2.7: Interfaith
  • Series 2.8: Promotional Materials
  • Series 2.9: Membership

Subject Terms

  • Topical Terms
    • Environment
    • Environmental History
  • Corporate Names
    • Chesapeake Bay Foundation
    • Habanera Farm
    • Wicomico Environmental Trust
    • Wicomico Planning, Zoning, and Development Committee
  • Personal Names
    • John Groutt
  • Location Terms
    • Salisbury (Md.)
    • Wicomico County (Md.)

Inventory List

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Box 1:

  1. (Series 1: Groutt Personal Papers): Book: The Motivation to Succeed by Kevin J. Turner II, 2013
  2. (Series 1: Groutt Personal Papers): “The Psychology of Sustainable Behavior,” 2009
  3. (Series 1: Groutt Personal Papers): “Principles and Practices for Nonprofit Excellence,” 2005
  4. (Series 1: Groutt Personal Papers): Studies on Education, 1980-2015
  5. (Series 1: Groutt Personal Papers): TRIO, 2001-2012
  6. (Series 1: Groutt Personal Papers): Correspondence to and from John Groutt, 2003-2017
  7. (Series 1: Groutt Personal Papers): John Groutt Saved Articles and Notes, 2006-2019
  8. (Series 1: Groutt Personal Papers): John Groutt Saved Articles and Notes, 2007-2019
  9. (Series 1: Groutt Personal Papers): Booklets and Reports Sent to John Groutt, 2002-2008
  10. (Series 2.1: Environmental Case Files): Augustine DiGiovanna File, 2005-2009
  11. (Series 2.1: Environmental Case Files): Boylston/Bailey/Ben Wright/Benedict File, 2007-2008
  12. (Series 2.1: Environmental Case Files): Cotton Patch (Ponds at Pemberton)/Crossroads File, 2008-2011
  13. (Series 2.1: Environmental Case Files): Davis White/Douglas Price File, 2008-2010
  14. (Series 2.1: Environmental Case Files): Deer Creek File, 2006-2009
  15. (Series 2.1: Environmental Case Files): E.S. Adkins-Essex Subdivision File, 2006-2011
  16. (Series 2.1: Environmental Case Files): Everett Jackson File, 2007
  17. (Series 2.1: Environmental Case Files): Green/Greenbriar File, 2007-2011
  18. (Series 2.1: Environmental Case Files): Habanera Farm – Holloway File, 2018
  19. (Series 2.1: Environmental Case Files): “2017 Wicomico County Comprehensive Plan,” Photos, Habanera Farm, 2017
  20. (Series 2.1: Environmental Case Files): Holloway Sandblasting Business and Habanera Farm Dispute (1), 2017-2018
  21. (Series 2.1: Environmental Case Files): Holloway Sandblasting Business and Habanera Farm Dispute (2), 2017-2018
  22. (Series 2.1: Environmental Case Files): “Den Ouden – Sandblasting,” 2017-2018
  23. (Series 2.1: Environmental Case Files): Wicomico County Laws and Regulations (Sandblasting), 2001-2018
  24. (Series 2.1: Environmental Case Files): DVD: Television Programs Featuring Habanera Farm, no date
  25. (Series 2.1: Environmental Case Files): Hidden Pond File, 2008-2011
  26. (Series 2.1: Environmental Case Files): Kaywood/King File, 2006-2015
  27. (Series 2.1: Environmental Case Files): Knolls at Barren Creek File, 2009-2012
  28. (Series 2.1: Environmental Case Files): Layfield/Log Cabin/Lewis Edwin File, 2006-2014
  29. (Series 2.1: Environmental Case Files): Meadows at Barren Creek/MMF-Siloam Road (Bryer Estates)/Meadow Bridge Road File, 2005-2012
  30. (Series 2.1: Environmental Case Files): Plantations (Bay Boys)/Palmer Subdivision File, 2007-2009
  31. (Series 2.1: Environmental Case Files): Poultry House Proposal and Pushback, 2015
  32. (Series 2.1: Environmental Case Files): Raegan’s Run/Rockwood Place/Rewastico Village File, 2005-2015

Box 2:

  1. (Series 2.1: Environmental Case Files): Retrievers Run File, 2008-2009
  2. (Series 2.1: Environmental Case Files): Ruark, Tom Projects File (1), 2005-2007
  3. (Series 2.1: Environmental Case Files): Ruark Projects File (2), 2006-2010
  4. (Series 2.1: Environmental Case Files): Salisbury Environmental Task Force File, 2003-2010
  5. (Series 2.1: Environmental Case Files): Shockley Sketch (Whiton Road)/Sunflower Field/Smith File, 2006-2010
  6. (Series 2.1: Environmental Case Files): Stone Bridge/Sustainability Commission/Salisbury Wastewater Action Team (SWAT) File, 2007-2009
  7. (Series 2.1: Environmental Case Files): Tim Mar Acres/Village Down River Files, 2006-2011
  8. (Series 2.1: Environmental Case Files): Whiton Appeal (1), 2007-2011
  9. (Series 2.1: Environmental Case Files): Whiton Appeal (2), 2009
  10. (Series 2.1: Environmental Case Files): Woodlands at Whiton (1), 2005-2011
  11. (Series 2.1: Environmental Case Files): Woodlands at Whiton (2), 2005-2011
  12. (Series 2.1: Environmental Case Files): Whaley’s Run (Mt. Herman Church)/Walnut Acres File, 2006-2012
  13. (Series 2.2: Newsletter): WET Newsletter, 2006-2009
  14. (Series 2.2: Newsletter): WET Newsletter, 2010-2011
  15. (Series 2.2: Newsletter): WET Newsletter, 2012-2015
  16. (Series 2.2: Newsletter): WET Newsletter, 2019-2020
  17. (Series 2.2: Newsletter): WET Newsletter Materials, 2005-2010
  18. (Series 2.2: Newsletter): WET Newsletter Materials, 2008-2012
  19. (Series 2.3: Financial Documents): Wicomico Environmental Trust Fundraising (1), 2004-2019
  20. (Series 2.3: Financial Documents): Wicomico Environmental Trust Fundraising (2), 2010-2015

Box 3:

  1. (Series 2.3: Financial Documents): WET Fundraising – Annual Dinner, 2010-2011
  2. (Series 2.3: Financial Documents): WET: Tax Exempt Status, 2004-2015
  3. (Series 2.3: Financial Documents): WET Financial Papers, 2006-2019
  4. (Series 2.3: Financial Documents): WET: Town Creek Grant, 2009-2015
  5. (Series 2.3: Financial Documents): WET: Town Creek Grant Proposal, 2009-2010
  6. (Series 2.3: Financial Documents): WET: One Water Partnership and NFWF Grant, 2017-2019
  7. (Series 2.4: Meeting Minutes and Planning): WET: Strategic Planning and Development, 2007-2009
  8. (Series 2.4: Meeting Minutes and Planning): WET: Board Minutes and Planning, 2010-2020
  9. (Series 2.4: Meeting Minutes and Planning): WET Meetings, 2005-2018
  10. (Series 2.4: Meeting Minutes and Planning): WET Tier Plan Materials, 2012-2013
  11. (Series 2.4: Meeting Minutes and Planning): WET Papers, 2006-2010
  12. (Series 2.4: Meeting Minutes and Planning): WET 2018 Papers, 2018
  13. (Series 2.4: Meeting Minutes and Planning): WET Communications Committee, 2015
  14. (Series 2.5: Seagull Century): WET Seagull Century and Paddling, 2009-2017
  15. (Series 2.5: Seagull Century): WET Seagull Century Rooms for the Environment, 2015-2016
  16. (Series 2.5: Seagull Century): WET Seagull Century Rooms for the Environment, 2013-2015

Box 4:

  1. (Series 2.5: Seagull Century): WET Seagull Century Rooms for the Environment, 2010-2014
  2. (Series 2.6: Creekwatchers and Riverkeepers): Creekwatchers, 2002-2018
  3. (Series 2.6: Creekwatchers and Riverkeepers): Creekwatchers Posters, 2014
  4. (Series 2.6: Creekwatchers and Riverkeepers): Riverkeepers, 2010-2016
  5. (Series 2.7: Interfaith): Interfaith Partners for the Chesapeake, 2013-2016
  6. (Series 2.7: Interfaith): Wicomico Interfaith Partners for Creation Stewardship, 2016-2019
  7. (Series 2.7: Interfaith): Interfaith, 2014-2017
  8. (Series 2.7: Interfaith): Interfaith, 2014-2020
  9. (Series 2.8: Promotional Materials): WET Posters: Event Announcements and Highlights, 2011
  10. (Series 2.8: Promotional Materials): WET Posters: Maps and Graphs, 2004-2013
  11. (Series 2.8: Promotional Materials): WET Posters: Word Signs, undated
  12. (Series 2.8: Promotional Materials): WET Posters: Field Assessments, Plans, Funding and Photos, undated
  13. (Series 2.9: Membership): WET Member Lists, 2005-2018
  14. (Series 2.9: Membership): WET Membership Applications, 1990-2004
  15. (Series 3: Zoning, Planning and Development): Wicomico County Subdivision on Activity and Regulations, 1986-2006

Box 5:

  1. (Series 2.8: Promotional Materials): WET Promotional Posters

Box 6:

  1. (Series 3: Zoning, Planning and Development): Wicomico Planning and Zoning, 2006-2012
  2. (Series 3: Zoning, Planning and Development): Infrastructure, 2007-2012
  3. (Series 3: Zoning, Planning and Development): National Green Infrastructure Conference, 2011
  4. (Series 3: Zoning, Planning and Development): Parker and Associates, Wicomico County Planning and Zoning, 2010-2011
  5. (Series 3: Zoning, Planning and Development): CD: 2017 Wicomico County Comprehensive Plan, 2017
  6. (Series 3: Zoning, Planning and Development): Wicomico County Zoning Code Regulations, 2004
  7. (Series 3: Zoning, Planning and Development): Wicomico County Planning and Zoning, 2019-2020
  8. (Series 3: Zoning, Planning and Development): Salisbury Zoning, 2002-2009
  9. (Series 3: Zoning, Planning and Development): Salisbury Growth and Zoning, 2004-2007
  10. (Series 3: Zoning, Planning and Development): Salisbury Growth and Zoning, 2006-2013
  11. (Series 3: Zoning, Planning and Development): Wicomico County Natural Resources Conservation Advisory Committee, 2014-2018
  12. (Series 3: Zoning, Planning and Development): Wicomico County Department of Recreation, Parks and Tourism Strategic Plan, 2013
  13. (Series 3: Zoning, Planning and Development): Wicomico County Board of Appeals, 2012-2013
  14. (Series 3: Zoning, Planning and Development): 2010 City of Salisbury Comprehensive Plan, 2010
  15. (Series 3: Zoning, Planning and Development): “Designing Open Space Developments in Sussex County, Delaware,” 1993
  16. (Series 3: Zoning, Planning and Development): Wicomico County Recreation and Parks Strategic Plan, 2014
  17. (Series 3: Zoning, Planning and Development): Wicomico Water and Sewer Plan, 2007-2008
  18. (Series 3: Zoning, Planning and Development): 2017 Wicomico County Land Preservation, Parks, and Recreation Plan, 2017
  19. (Series 3: Zoning, Planning and Development): Maryland Department of Planning, 2004
  20. (Series 3: Zoning, Planning and Development): Maryland Department of Natural Resources, 2004
  21. (Series 3: Zoning, Planning and Development): Maryland Department of Natural Resources, 2004-2015
  22. (Series 3: Zoning, Planning and Development): “Better Models for Development in Maryland,” 2004
  23. (Series 3: Zoning, Planning and Development): Maryland Choose Clean Water Campaign, 2012
  24. (Series 3: Zoning, Planning and Development): Maryland Agricultural and Resource-Based Industry Development Corporation, 2006-2014
  25. (Series 3: Zoning, Planning and Development): “Implementation Guidance for the Sustainable Growth and Agricultural Preservation Act of 2012, Senate Bill 236,” 2012
  26. (Series 3: Zoning, Planning and Development): Green Infrastructure for the Shore Workshop, 2007
  27. (Series 3: Zoning, Planning and Development): “Protecting Biodiversity on the Lower Eastern Shore: Strategic Planning and Partnership Workshop,” 2009
  28. (Series 3: Zoning, Planning and Development): Maryland and Virginia Trails, 2008-2011
  29. (Series 3: Zoning, Planning and Development): Trail Funding and Management, 2014
  30. (Series 3: Zoning, Planning and Development): Report: The Feasibility of Successful TDR Programs for Maryland’s Eastern Shore, 2007
  31. (Series 3: Zoning, Planning and Development): “Influencing Development in Your Community: A Citizen’s Guide for Maryland,” 2004

Box 7:

  1. (Series 3: Zoning, Planning and Development): “Dealing with Change in the Connecticut River Valley: A Design Manual for Conservation and Development,” 1988
  2. (Series 3: Zoning, Planning and Development): “Cluster Bonus Action,” 2007-2009
  3. (Series 3: Zoning, Planning and Development): “New Directions for a New Century: A Report by the Wicomico County Quarter Century Committee for Wicomico County,” 1995
  4. (Series 4: Environmental Assessments): Environmental Reports and Scorecards, 1995-2018
  5. (Series 4: Environmental Assessments): Environmental Reports and Scorecards, 1998-2017
  6. (Series 5: Additional Grants and Foundations): National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Grant, 2018
  7. (Series 5: Additional Grants and Foundations): The Campbell Foundation, 2008-2010
  8. (Series 5: Additional Grants and Foundations): Raymond A. Wood Foundation, 2017
  9. (Series 5: Additional Grants and Foundations): Norcross Foundation Grant, 2010-2011
  10. (Series 5: Additional Grants and Foundations): Nanticoke Organizations, 2004-2017
  11.  (Series 6: Environmental Articles): Environmental Newspaper Articles, 2002-2007
  12. (Series 6: Environmental Articles): Environmental Newspaper Articles, 2005-2017
  13. (Series 6: Environmental Articles): Environmental Magazines and Brochures, 2005-2019
  14. (Series 5: Additional Grants and Foundations): Chesapeake Bay Foundation and Programs, 2003-2019
  15. (Series 5: Additional Grants and Foundations): Watershed Implementation Plan (WIP), 2012-2016
  16. (Series 5: Additional Grants and Foundations): Chesapeake Bay Critical Area Program: Implementation Ordinance, 1989
  17. (Series 5: Additional Grants and Foundations): The Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation, 2006
  18. (Series 6: Environmental Articles): “Oil Tar Sands,” 2011
  19. (Series 6: Environmental Articles): Stormwater Pollution, 1999-2006
  20. (Series 6: Environmental Articles): Wind Energy, 2012-2014
  21. (Series 6: Environmental Articles): Landscaping, 2011-2017

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