Institute of Ecology records, Richard S. Miller interview, 1985 May 14

Summary

Creator:

Miller, Richard S.

Date:

1985 May 14

Extent:

1 interview(s) (27.0 minutes)

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Institute of Ecology records, Richard S. Miller interview, har-ua97-066_0011-2, University of Georgia Archives, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

Richard S. Miller 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.

Biographical / historical:

Dr. Richard S. Miller was born July 4, 1922, in Cleveland, Ohio. He went to grade school in California before enlisting in the US Air Force in 1942 until 1946, when he entered the University of Colorado. He completed his B.A. with honors in 1949, and later received a Fulbright Scholarship to Oxford University, England, where he earned his Ph.D. in population ecology in 1951. Dr. Miller returned to the States and taught at many universities including Harvard, Yale, Colorado State University, and the University of Saskatchewan. In addition, he served in many different roles in the Ecological Society of America, which led to the establishment of the Institute of Ecology.

Related

Related material:

Institute of Ecology records, UA07-066 and the Ecological Society of America records, UA97-061

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Oral histories (document genres)

Names:

Ecological Society of America
Institute of Ecology
National Center for Atmospheric Research
Miller, Richard S.

Terms of access:

Resources may be used under the guidelines described by the U.S. Copyright Office in Section 107, Title 17, United States Code (Fair use).

Preferred citation:

Institute of Ecology records, Richard S. Miller interview, har-ua97-066_0011-2, University of Georgia Archives, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.