- Collection:
- Institute of Ecology Records, Interviews
- Title:
- Institute of Ecology records. 1984 December 8.
- Creator:
- Deevey, Edward S. (Edward Smith), 1914-1988
University of Georgia. Libraries. Department of Archives & Records Management - Date of Original:
- 1984-12-8
- Subject:
- Institute of Ecology
- People:
- Deevey, Edward S. (Edward Smith), 1914-1988
- 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.
Edward Deevey 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.
Edward S. Deevey, Jr. was born in Albany, New York on December 3, 1914. He attended Yale University earning his B.A. in 1934, and his Ph.D. in zoology in 1938. He was a Killam Professor of Biology at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, as well as the President of the Ecological Society of America from 1969-1970. In 1982, Deevey received the Eminent Ecologist Award from the ESA, and was elected into the National Academy of Sciences in 1981. - Metadata URL:
- http://purl.libs.uga.edu/hargrett/har-ua97-066_0006/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, Edward Deevey interview, UA97-066_0006 University of Georgia Archives, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.
- Extent:
- 1 interview (54 min.) : digital, stereo
- Original Collection:
- Finding aid: http://purl.libs.uga.edu/hargrett/UA97-066_0006/findingaid
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
