- Collection:
- Institute of Ecology Records, Interviews
- Title:
- Institute of Ecology records. 1985 April 18.
- Creator:
- Cooper, Arthur W., 1931-
University of Georgia. Libraries. Department of Archives & Records Management - Date of Original:
- 1985-04-18
- Subject:
- Institute of Ecology
- People:
- Cooper, Arthur W., 1931-
- 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.
Arthur W. Cooper grew up in Washington D.C., received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees at Colgate University, and studied the relationships between plant life-form and microclimate and between microclimate and soil genesis for his doctoral research at the University of Michigan. He then joined the faculty of North Carolina State University in 1958. Later, he served as the President of the Ecological Society of America from 1980 to 1981.
Interviewed by Josephine Doherty.
Arthur W. Cooper 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. - Metadata URL:
- http://purl.libs.uga.edu/hargrett/har-ua97-066_0013-2/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, Arthur W. Cooper interview, UA97-066_0013-2, University of Georgia Archives, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.
- Extent:
- 1 interview (34 min.) : digital, stereo
- Original Collection:
- Finding aid: http://purl.libs.uga.edu/hargrett/UA97-066_0013-2/findingaid
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
