Marion Ellis, Dean of Women at the Michigan Biological Station, wrote a chatty letter to A. G. Vestal in 1915 describing life at the Station (founded 1909) and providing news of colleagues and their families. Her husband Max Ellis was a zoologist on the staff, and H. A. Gleason was the Director. (A. G. Vestal Papers) Marion Ellis to A.G….
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From the April 2015 HRC Newsletter; contributed by Dennis H. Knight; updated 3/2022“Since this HRC project began several years ago, oral histories have been recorded for 26-time ESA members. All recordings are now archived at the University of Georgia. Each submission includes a folder with the recording (WAV digital format in most cases; MP3 recordings are considered inferior); a detailed,…
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Sterling Memorial Library, Manuscripts and Archives 120 High Street New Haven, CT 06511 mssa.assist@nullyale.edu (203) 432-1735 Lindeman (Raymond) Papers, MS 815, 3.5 linear ft Hutchinson (G. Evelyn) Papers, MS 649, 47.75 linear ft Huntington (Ellsworth) Papers, MS 1, 355 boxes Sears (Paul Bigelow) Papers, MS 663, 154 boxes Shepard (Paul) Papers, MS 1747, 13 linear ft Beinecke Rare Book and…
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Rep. Ben Blackburn wrote to ESA President Ed Deevey in 1970 in connection with upcoming hearings on wildlife conservation. His letter reveals that he only recently became aware of ESA and its interests. (Stanley Auerbach papers). I have written two articles regarding the need to preserve streams in the United States from the adverse effects of stream channelization as carried…
Anyhow, whether this is consolation or not, your work will be very helpful to the readers of ECOLOGY, and is greatly appreciated. If the question of how severely to criticize bothers you too much, you always have the alternative of taking up the worst faults with the authors… Barrington Moore, Editor-in-Chief of Ecology, responds to A. G. Vestal’s difficulty in…
It seems that the financial situation in Texas is worse than elsewhere. The president of the University was informed that he might consider himself lucky if he were able to open the University’s doors next year. Of course, that means that we can expect about a 40% cut in appropriations… Letters from Cornelius H. Mueller to A. G. Vestal describe…
We must assist, however, by doing all in our power to further this legislation. There is also a concerted movement on foot to open up the Yellowstone National Park so that irrigation reservoirs can be created; this would create a precedent and must be opposed. In this appeal to A. G. Vestal in 1920, ESA President Barrington Moore reveals that…
We hope to include both short and long range consequences within the broad areas of ecology, public health and human welfare… We ask for your help in this project. Specifically, we seek your advice on what specific questions the study should (and could) be designed to answer. A letter from Matthew Meselson and Arthur Westing, written to ESA President Stanley…