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Eugene Odum administrative papers, Institute of Ecology

Eugene Odum administrative papers, Institute of Ecology

Descriptive Summary

Title: Eugene Odum administrative papers, Institute of Ecology
Creator: Odum, Eugene Pleasants, 1913-2002
Creator: University of Georgia
Inclusive Dates: 1950-1980
Language(s): English
Extent: 2 Linear Feet
Collection Number: UA01-019
Repository: University of Georgia Archives

Collection Description

Historical Note

Eugene Odum (1913-2002) was an influential University of Georgia instructor from 1940 until his retirement in 1984. He is considered to be the "Father of Modern Ecology" and was the author of the pioneering book Fundamentals of Ecology. Odum was instrumental in the creation of the Institute of Ecology at the University of Georgia, the Savannah River Ecology Laboratory near Aiken, S.C., and the Sapelo Island Marine Science Institute.

Scope and Content

The papers in these two boxes relate to Dr. Odum's administration of the Institute of Ecology and ecological operations at the Savannah River Atomic Plant during the years 1950 through 1980.


Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Eugene Odum administrative papers, Institute of Ecology, 1950-1980. University Archives, UA01-019.001, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

General Notes

RG4-5 (Ecology)


Related Materials and Subjects

Subject Terms

Budget.
Budgets.
Correspondence.
Ecology -- South Carolina -- Savannah River Site.
Odum, Eugene Pleasants, 1913-2002 -- Correspondence
Reports.
Savannah River Ecology Laboratory
Savannah River Plant National Environmental Research Park
University of Georgia -- Faculty

Related Collections in this Repository

Related materials available in the following collections of this repository: Eugene Odum Collection, Correspondence 1945 - 1982; Eugene Odum Papers-Institute of Ecology, 1937-1990; Eugene Odum Research Files: Eniwetok Atoll, Old-Field Plant Specimens, Southern Nuclear Task Force, etc., 1950-1970; Odum, Eugene - reprints of his articles, 1935 - 1980 & articles by Savannah River Ecological Lab personnel; Georgia Room Vertical Folders filed under "Odum, Eugene P., Dr."


Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 
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11Institute of Ecology Correspondence, 1964-1966
 
12UGA Needs in Ecology, [c. 1953-1960]
 
13Sapelo Long-Ranged Program Suggestion, Jul-68
 
14Personnel Sheets & Budgets, 1960-1961
 
15Personnel Sheets & Budgets, 1957-1959
 
16AEC Sav. Riv. Project Budget Payroll & Expenditure (Contract (38-1)-310), 1963-1966
 
171957-58 Budgets
 
18Wildlife Conservation Budgets, 1955-56
 
191955-56 AEC Budgets
 
1101956-57 Budgets
 
111NSF-Odum [Budget, 1955-1957]
 
112Purchases & Budgets AEC SRP, 1959-60
 
113Ann Young – Institute Technician
 
114Personnel Forms – Research Assistants, 1953-56
 
115Institute of Radiation Ecology Correspondence, 1961
 
116NSF Environmental Science Panel – Correspondence, [1958-1963]
 
117NSF Environmental Science Panel Meeting, Madison, Wis., Jun-59
 
118Highlands Biol. Lab., 1958-1961
 
119Ecology Course Proposals, [c. 1964-1967]
 
120Institute Radiation Ecology, Semi-Annual Meeting, 14-May-63
 
121USPH Training – Odum Budget – Stipends- First Year, 1966-67
 
122USPHS Training Grant 1 Tol ED00074-01.  Original Proposal Submitted, Oct. 1, 1965
 
123ASB [Association of Southeastern Biologists] Business
 
124Wildlife Conservation Committee, 1958-1959
 
125Ecol. Inst. Program 1968 Original
 
126Highlands [Biological Station], 1966
 
127Ecology Institute – 1967 Meeting
 
128Ecology Institute Meetings, Feb 22, 1966; March 8, 1966
 
129Institute Radiation Ecology Advisory Board Meeting, Nov 5., 1963
 
130Semi-Annual Meeting: Institute Radiation Ecology, 28-May-64
 
131Institute Radiation Ecology, Dec 8 1964 Meeting
 
132Reunion [Symposium in Honor of Eugene Odum, Oct. 2-3, 1970]
 
133Self-Study for the Southern Association of College and Schools, 1970-1971
 
134Invitations Unable to Accept, 1971
 
135Committee for Bringing Groups of Alumni to Campus.  Louis T. Griffith, Tyus Butler
 
136Supplies and Equipment Ordered – Do Not Have State P.O. Yet, [c. 1967-1968]
 
137Frasch Grant Budget Amendments, [c. 1968-1971]
 
138Frasch Grant: Expense, Travel and Equipment
 
139Ecology Fellowship Forms and Recommendation Forms
 
140Prospective Students, 1969
 
141Postdoctoral Corres., 1970
 
142David Yount
 
143Postdoctoral Applications, 1969
 
144General Research [Purchase & Check Requests, c. 1961-1968]
 
145General Research Requests, 1962-1963
 
146NSF Institution Travel [Expenses, c. 1963-1967]
 
147NIH Effort Reports, [1964-1968]
 
148NIH Migratory Bird, Purchase Order Supplies & Equipment, 22-Apr-65
 
149State Purchase Orders, [1967-1968]
 
150Correspondence With Mr. Young, Purchasing Office, [1966-1968]
 
151AEC 1967 Budget
 
152USPHS Training Grant 1 TO1 ES000-74-02 Renewal Proposal 02 Year, Submitted 3/67
 
153USPHS Training Grant-Odum 2nd Year 1 To 1 ES99964-02, 1967-68
 
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21SRP Health Physics Reprint [Effect of the Savannah River Plant on Environmental Radioactivity], 1959
 
22SRP Environmental Productivity Reports – Health Physics [Effect of the Savannah River Plant on Environmental Radioactivity 1], 1960-1970
 
23SRP Environmental Productivity Reports – Health Physics [Effect of the Savannah River Plant on Environmental Radioactivity 2], 1960-1970
 
24[Summary Environmental Activities Monthly Report, Environmental Activities Branch, Savannah River Plant, 1], 1975-1979
 
25[Summary Environmental Activities Monthly Report, Environmental Activities Branch, Savannah River Plant, 2], 1975-1979
 
26[Summary Environmental Activities Monthly Report, Environmental Activities Branch, Savannah River Plant, 3], 1975-1979
 
27[Review draft of Systems Approach to Ecological Baseline Studies, 1978]
 
28[Review of the S.R.P. Environmental Control Program and the Influence of Nuclear Weapons Testing, c. 1955]
 
29Northeast Georgia Nature Center [Sandy Creek Nature Center, Clarke Co., GA, 1975-1980]
 
210Georgia Conservancy, [c. 1979-1980].
 
211N.A.S. recommendation for Dr. G[eorge]. Boyd [Chemist & Dean of Grad School, UGA, Includes Boyd Vita]
 
212Ossabaw Foundation – Board of Trustees
 
213National Wetlands Technical Council – Conservation Foundation Sponsored [1]
 
214National Wetlands Technical Council – Conservation Foundation Sponsored [2]
 
215Institute of Radiation Ecology Correspondence, 1962
 
216Loose Items in Box.  Bird Observation Notes, c. 1940, 1955; Ecology Grad Student Assignments, Summer 1966-67; Query About Including "Ecology" on Diplomas, 1968; "Proposal for Expanded Program in Ecology Including the Development of the New Field of Radiation Ecology", c.1961; "Proposal for an Expanded Program in Ecology", c. 1960; "Proposal to National Science Foundation Environmental Biology – Experimental Studies of Ecological Succession in Lab. Microecosystems and Field Enclosures", 1966; Proposal 13 for NIH Training Grant in Ecology, 1965
 
217[Inst. Of Ecology – Major Programs, 1968]