- Collection:
- Institute of Ecology Records, Interviews
- Title:
- Institute of Ecology records. 1985 April 16.
- Creator:
- Botts, Lee
University of Georgia. Libraries. Department of Archives & Records Management - Date of Original:
- 1985-04-16
- Subject:
- Institute of Ecology
- People:
- Botts, Lee
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, Clarke County, Athens, 33.96095, -83.37794
- Medium:
- interviews
oral histories (literary works) - Type:
- Sound
- Format:
- audio/mpeg
- Description:
- Related material in this repository: Institute of Ecology records, UA07-066 and the Ecological Society of America records, UA97-061.
Lee Botts discusses the Institute of Ecology, including its origins, its approaches to research, its relationship with colleges and universities, its structural and funding challenges, and its demise.
Interviewed by Josephine Doherty.
Leila (Lee) Botts is a prominent American environmentalist known primarily for her work related to the conservation and restoration of the Great Lakes. She has founded two successful non-profit organizations, directed a subagency of the US Department of the Interior during President Carter’s term in office. She was born in Kansas and raised in Oklahoma before she settled in Chicago in the 1950’s. In 1987, Botts was honored by the United Nations Environmental Program for making a difference for the global environment and has received awards from the USEPA and numerous local, regional, and national environmental organizations. - Metadata URL:
- http://purl.libs.uga.edu/hargrett/har-ua97-066_0005-2/ohms
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
- Resources may be used under the guidelines described by the U.S. Copyright Office in Section 107, Title 17, United States Code (Fair use).
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Institute of Ecology Records, Lee Botts interview, UA97-066_0005-2 University of Georgia Archives, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.
- Extent:
- 1 interview (33 min.) : digital, stereo
- Original Collection:
- Finding aid: http://purl.libs.uga.edu/hargrett/UA97-066_0005-2/findingaid
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
