Van Coevering, Jack, 1900-

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Detroit Free Press outdoor writer and later faculty member in the University of Michigan School of Natural Resources.

From the description of Jack Van Coevering papers, 1928-1978. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 78113555

Jack Van Coevering worked for 35 years as an outdoor writer for the Detroit Free Press. During that time he became noted as an authority on Michigan hunting, fishing, conservation, and other outdoor topics. After his retirement, he taught at the University of Michigan.

John Adrian Van Coevering was born in Grand Haven, Michigan, in 1900. He graduated from the University of Michigan in 1926, and went to work for the Grand Rapids Herald as an outdoor writer. In 1931 Van Coevering moved to Detroit as outdoor writer for the Detroit Free Press. (He was sometimes referred to as the newspaper's outdoor editor.)

Van Coevering worked for the Free Press until he retired in 1965. At the same time he also worked in other media. In 1933 he was editor of a periodical, the Michigan Sportsman. From 1949 to 1953 he hosted a Detroit television program devoted to hunting and fishing in Michigan.

Early in his career, Van Coevering wrote almost exclusively about hunting and fishing, but by the late 1940s he had extended his field of concern to include water pollution. The 1950s saw him writing about pesticides and other environmental concerns, and by the time of his retirement he was interested broadly in environmental problems and the role of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources in combatting them.

In the 1967/1968 school year, Van Coevering joined the staff of the University of Michigan School of Natural Resources, first as a research assistant and later as an adjunct professor, teaching outdoor or environmental writing. He worked at the university until late 1974, when he retired and moved to Mesa, Arizona. Van Coevering died in Mesa on May 24, 1978.

From the guide to the Jack Van Coevering Papers, 1928-1978, (Bentley Historical Library University of Michigan)

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Role Title Holding Repository
creatorOf Jack Van Coevering Papers, 1928-1978 Bentley Historical Library
creatorOf Van Coevering, Jack, 1900-. Jack Van Coevering papers, 1928-1978. Bentley Historical Library
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associatedWith Allen, Shirley Walter, 1883- person
associatedWith Arnold, Keith. person
associatedWith Bartlett, Ilo H. person
associatedWith Bartlett, Ilo H. person
associatedWith Bear, Fred. person
associatedWith Bear, Fred. person
associatedWith Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.) corporateBody
associatedWith Clark, Horace. person
associatedWith Clark, Horace. person
associatedWith Dana, Samuel Trask, 1883-1978. person
associatedWith Earle, G. Harold. person
associatedWith Earle, G. Harold. person
associatedWith East, Ben. person
associatedWith Gillette, Genevieve, 1898- person
associatedWith Glassen, Harold W., 1906- person
associatedWith Gunia, Larry. person
associatedWith Gunia, Larry. person
associatedWith Harris, William. person
associatedWith Harris, William. person
associatedWith Hoffmaster, Percy James, 1892- person
associatedWith Johnson, Carl T. person
associatedWith Johnson, Carl T. person
associatedWith Leonard, Justin W., 1909-1975 person
associatedWith Lovejoy, Parrish Storrs, 1884-1942. person
associatedWith Michigan. Dept. of Conservation. corporateBody
associatedWith Michigan. Water Resources Commission. corporateBody
associatedWith Millar, Charles Ernest, 1885- person
associatedWith Pirnie, Miles David, 1898- person
associatedWith Raff, George. person
associatedWith Raff, George. person
associatedWith Rahilly, Joseph B. person
associatedWith Rahilly, Joseph B. person
associatedWith Ruhl, H. D. person
associatedWith Ruhl, H. D. person
associatedWith Saunders, Carl M. (Carl Maxon), 1890-1974. person
associatedWith Slater, Kenneth. person
associatedWith Slater, Kenneth. person
associatedWith Smits, Lee J. person
associatedWith Smits, Lee J. person
associatedWith Stephenson, Joe. person
associatedWith Stephenson, Joe. person
associatedWith Stewart, Gilbert Ireland, 1897- person
associatedWith Stoll, Albert, 1884- person
associatedWith Titus, Harold, 1888- person
associatedWith Titus, Harold, 1888- person
associatedWith University of Michigan. School of Natural Resources. corporateBody
associatedWith Westerman, Fred. person
associatedWith Westerman, Fred. person
Place Name Admin Code Country
Sleeping Bear Dunes (Mich.)
Porcupine Mountains State Park (Mich.)
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (Mich.)
Lower Falls (Chippewa County, Mich.)
Great Lakes (North America)
Great Lakes.
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (Mich.)
Detroit River (Mich. and Ont.)
Detroit River (Mich. and Ont.)
Porcupine Mountains State Park (Mich.)
Erie, Lake
Erie, Lake.
Upper Falls (Luce County, Mich.)
Michigan
Michigan--Detroit
Isle Royale National Park (Mich.)
Isle Royale National Park (Mich.)
Subject
Birds
Birds
Camping
Conservation of natural resources
Conservation of natural resources
Detroit free press
Fishes
Fishes
Fish hatcheries
Fishing
Fishing
Forests
Forests and forestry
Forests and forestry
Hunting
Hunting
Journalists
Journalists
Lakes
Lighthouses
Mammals
Mammals
Natural resources
Natural resources
Parks
Parks
Pesticides
Ponds
Public lands
Public lands
Water
Winter
Occupation
Activity

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Birth 1900

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