- Collection:
- Institute of Ecology Records, Interviews
- Title:
- Institute of Ecology records. 1985.
- Creator:
- Geis, James W.
University of Georgia. Libraries. Department of Archives & Records Management - Date of Original:
- 1985
- Subject:
- Institute of Ecology
- People:
- Geis, James W.
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, Clarke County, Athens, 33.96095, -83.37794
- Medium:
- interviews
oral histories (literary works) - Type:
- Sound
- Format:
- audio/mpeg
- Description:
- James Geis 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.
Related material in this repository: Institute of Ecology records, UA07-066 and the Ecological Society of America records, UA97-061.
James W. Geis was appointed instructor of Forest Botany straight from the University of Illinois in 1968. He enrolled at the State University of New York College of Forestry at Syracuse University for graduate studies under Professor E.H. Ketchledge and earned his Ph.D. in June 1972. In 1979, Geis was appointed Assistant Vice President for Research Programs and Executive Director of the Institute of Environmental Program Affairs at ESF.
Interviewed by Josephine Doherty. - Metadata URL:
- http://purl.libs.uga.edu/hargrett/har-ua97-066_0007/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, James W. Geis interview, UA97-066_0007, University of Georgia Archives, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.
- Extent:
- 1 interview (20 min.) : digital, stereo
- Original Collection:
- Finding aid: http://purl.libs.uga.edu/hargrett/UA97-066_0007/findingaid
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
