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Paul Bigelow Sears papers, 1910-1969

Title: Paul Bigelow Sears papers 1910-1969

The papers consist of correspondence; writings; topical research files; minutes, agendas, and other organizational papers; and teaching files, which document Paul Bigelow Sear's career as an educator, conservationist, author, and spokesman for the environment. The papers focus on Sears's activities on behalf of professional scientific organizations and civic groups interested in conservation, such as the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the Ecological Society of America, the National Research Council, and the National Science Foundation. Numerous files concern Sears's involvement with citizens' groups and government agencies for conservation in Ohio. The papers also highlight Sears's interest in improving science education, his research in paleobotany, his studies of arid lands, his work as the founder of the Yale Conservation Program, and his scholarly and popular writing. Sears's major correspondents include ecologists, conservationists, state and federal government officials, former students, and editors and publishers of his books and articles.

ArchivalResource: 62 linear feet (154 boxes)

http://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/mssa.ms.0663 View

Sears, Paul B. (Paul Bigelow), 1891-1990. Paul Bigelow Sears papers, 1910-1969 (inclusive).

Title: Paul Bigelow Sears papers, 1910-1969 (inclusive).

The papers consist of correspondence; writings; topical research files; minutes, agendas, and other organizational papers; and teaching files, which document Paul Bigelow Sear's career as an educator, conservationist, author, and spokesman for the environment. The papers focus on Sears's activities on behalf of professional scientific organizations and civic groups interested in conservation, such as the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the Ecological Society of America, the National Research Council, and the National Science Foundation. Numerous files concern Sears's involvement with citizens' groups and government agencies for conservation in Ohio. The papers also highlight Sears's interest in improving science education, his research in paleobotany, his studies of arid lands, his work as the founder of the Yale Conservation Program, and his scholarly and popular writing. Sears's major correspondents include ecologists, conservationists, state and federal government officials, former students, and editors and publishers of his books and articles.

ArchivalResource: 62 linear ft. (154 boxes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/702165808 View

Wallace, Tom, 1874-1961. Tom Wallace papers, 1925-1960.

Title: Tom Wallace papers, 1925-1960.

Collection includes the accumulated correspondence, speeches, reports, articles, and other materials of Tom Wallace, editor of the Louisville Times from 1930 to 1948. The bulk of the material concerns Wallace's interests in conservation, Latin American relations, and jounalism, although there is ample material regarding World War II, race relations, and 20th century Louisville history as well. Correspondents of note include: prominent conservationists, secretaries of the interior, directors of the National Park Service, members of congress, journalists, and local and national politicians. The collection is arranged chronologically and a detailed calendar/finding aid is available.

ArchivalResource: 23 cubic feet.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/60767184 View

Callaway, Cason J. (Cason Jewell), 1894-1961. Cason J. Callaway correspondence, 1890-1961 (bulk 1940-1961).

Title: Cason J. Callaway correspondence, 1890-1961 (bulk 1940-1961).

The subseries consists of correspondence of Cason J. Callaway from 1940-1961. The letters pertain to Callaway's agricultural interests particularly the Blue Springs Farms (Hamilton, Harris County, Ga.), the Friends of the Land, and the Soil Conservation Service; his service as director for various corporations including Chemical Corn Exchange Bank and its predecessor Chemical Bank and Trust Company, Shell Oil Company, Trust Company of Georgia, and United States Steel Company; his tenure on the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia; the planning and daily operation of Callaway Gardens; as well as invitations or requests for Callaway to speak at or join numerous organizations. The subseries also contains correspondence (1890-1939) relating to Fuller E. Callaway Sr.'s activities in the textile industry and Cason J. Callaway's entry into his father's business.

ArchivalResource: 71.5 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/38476149 View

Louis Bromfield Collection, 1850-1986, 1906-1986

Title: Louis Bromfield Collection 1850-1986 1906-1986

Louis Bromfield was born in Mansfield, Ohio. In the early 1920s, while living in France, Bromfield began to publish fiction writing, and was an instant critical success with his first book, , in 1924. Bromfield enjoyed continued, popular success over the next three decades, and won the 1927 Pulitzer Prize for . Bromfield returned to central Ohio in 1938, where he turned his attention to sustainable farming and soil management. In his later life, despite his fame as a writer of fiction, Bromfield continued to shift his focus to sustainable agriculture, conservation, and related political issues effecting these endeavors. Louis Bromfield died in 1956. Materials present in the Louis Bromfield Collection include: drafts of fiction and non-fiction writings, speaking notes and transcripts, correspondence, financial records, administrative files, photographs, recordings, publications, and other assorted items. Materials range in date from circa 1850s and 1906 through 1986. The Green Bay Tree Early Autumn

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http://rave.ohiolink.edu/archives/ead/OhCoURB0003 View

Jackson, Jesse Frisbie, 1873-1954. Jesse Frisbie Jackson family papers, 1898-1953.

Title: Jesse Frisbie Jackson family papers, 1898-1953.

This collection consists of the personal and business papers of Jesse F. Jackson, as well as some papers of the rest of the Jackson family. The first box contains correspondence of the Jackson family. The majority of this correspondence is from 1929-1936 and concerns the inheritance the family received in 1930 from Mrs. Helen Clement, an aunt of Jesse F. Jackson. Mrs. Clement was from the mid-west and came to Savannah a few months before dying in February of 1930. Financial papers concerning the inheritance are also included. A variety of membership cards are also in the collection, most belonging to Mr. and Mrs. Jackson. The rest of the papers in box 1 pertain solely to Jesse F. Jackson. These include some personal and business papers, as well as business correspondence. Two files hold papers concerning Jackson's dealings with the National Farm Chemurgic Council and also the Friends of the Land organization. Jackson also kept a list of birthdays of co-workers and others in his field and this is also in the collection. Some of the names on the list also include some biographical information about the person in addition to their birth date. Jackson tried his hand at creative writing on at least two occasions; his writing lessons from the Sprague Correspondence School of Journalism in 1898 and a short story he wrote for the John Gallishaw School for Creative Writing in 1933 are included in the collection. Box 1 concludes with Jackson's retirement papers from the Central of Georgia Railway Company and news clippings about Jackson throughout his career. The second box contains copies of Jesse F. Jackson's weekly report as head of the agricultural department to the President of the Central of Georgia Railway Company from 1916 to March of 1945 (except for 1922). The collection also contains 16 scrapbooks and 4 diaries. The scrapbooks were created by Jesse F. Jackson and pertain to his career in the agricultural department of the Central of Georgia Railway Company. These scrapbooks contain letters, news clippings, pamphlets, reports, and other memorabilia, and they span the length of Jackson's career. Three of the diaries in the collection were kept by Mrs. Laura Jackson for the years 1929-1930, 1937, and 1945. In her entries, she relates her day's events and the comings and goings of her family. Entries range from very brief to a few sentences, and there are some large gaps where no entries were made. Also, a few letters and news clippings can be found pasted into the diaries. The other diary was kept by Laurance F. Jackson for the years 1923-1925. HE writes almost daily about what he did each day and provides a good glimpse into the life of a teenager in Savannah in the 1920s. Also included are several photographs of Jesse F. Jackson, his family, and the family house and car. Folder 2 consists of two photos of the office of the agricultural department of the Central of Georgia Railway Company, a photo of Jackson announcing at the Savannah Stock Yards, and two photos of men on a train. Folder 3 contains 5 photos taken at a Friends of the Land meeting in Atlanta, Georgia, on June 11, 1942. The last folder contains 2 similar photos of 2 unidentified men in an office and a photo of a man basket-weaving under a tree. In addition, there are 7 loose panoramic photographs that appear to have been taken at various conferences that Jackson attended throughout his career. These photos are tightly rolled. The box containing visual materials is noted as "VM" in the collection inventory.

ArchivalResource: 4 boxes, 20 volumes (2.50 cubic feet)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/43896342 View