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

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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.

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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)

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Related Materials and Subjects

Subject Terms

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."

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Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 

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folder

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1

1

Institute of Ecology Correspondence, 1964-1966

 

1

2

UGA Needs in Ecology, [c. 1953-1960]

 

1

3

Sapelo Long-Ranged Program Suggestion, Jul-68

 

1

4

Personnel Sheets & Budgets, 1960-1961

 

1

5

Personnel Sheets & Budgets, 1957-1959

 

1

6

AEC Sav. Riv. Project Budget Payroll & Expenditure (Contract (38-1)-310), 1963-1966

 

1

7

1957-58 Budgets

 

1

8

Wildlife Conservation Budgets, 1955-56

 

1

9

1955-56 AEC Budgets

 

1

10

1956-57 Budgets

 

1

11

NSF-Odum [Budget, 1955-1957]

 

1

12

Purchases & Budgets AEC SRP, 1959-60

 

1

13

Ann Young – Institute Technician

 

1

14

Personnel Forms – Research Assistants, 1953-56

 

1

15

Institute of Radiation Ecology Correspondence, 1961

 

1

16

NSF Environmental Science Panel – Correspondence, [1958-1963]

 

1

17

NSF Environmental Science Panel Meeting, Madison, Wis., Jun-59

 

1

18

Highlands Biol. Lab., 1958-1961

 

1

19

Ecology Course Proposals, [c. 1964-1967]

 

1

20

Institute Radiation Ecology, Semi-Annual Meeting, 14-May-63

 

1

21

USPH Training – Odum Budget – Stipends- First Year, 1966-67

 

1

22

USPHS Training Grant 1 Tol ED00074-01.  Original Proposal Submitted, Oct. 1, 1965

 

1

23

ASB [Association of Southeastern Biologists] Business

 

1

24

Wildlife Conservation Committee, 1958-1959

 

1

25

Ecol. Inst. Program 1968 Original

 

1

26

Highlands [Biological Station], 1966

 

1

27

Ecology Institute – 1967 Meeting

 

1

28

Ecology Institute Meetings, Feb 22, 1966; March 8, 1966

 

1

29

Institute Radiation Ecology Advisory Board Meeting, Nov 5., 1963

 

1

30

Semi-Annual Meeting: Institute Radiation Ecology, 28-May-64

 

1

31

Institute Radiation Ecology, Dec 8 1964 Meeting

 

1

32

Reunion [Symposium in Honor of Eugene Odum, Oct. 2-3, 1970]

 

1

33

Self-Study for the Southern Association of College and Schools, 1970-1971

 

1

34

Invitations Unable to Accept, 1971

 

1

35

Committee for Bringing Groups of Alumni to Campus.  Louis T. Griffith, Tyus Butler

 

1

36

Supplies and Equipment Ordered – Do Not Have State P.O. Yet, [c. 1967-1968]

 

1

37

Frasch Grant Budget Amendments, [c. 1968-1971]

 

1

38

Frasch Grant: Expense, Travel and Equipment

 

1

39

Ecology Fellowship Forms and Recommendation Forms

 

1

40

Prospective Students, 1969

 

1

41

Postdoctoral Corres., 1970

 

1

42

David Yount

 

1

43

Postdoctoral Applications, 1969

 

1

44

General Research [Purchase & Check Requests, c. 1961-1968]

 

1

45

General Research Requests, 1962-1963

 

1

46

NSF Institution Travel [Expenses, c. 1963-1967]

 

1

47

NIH Effort Reports, [1964-1968]

 

1

48

NIH Migratory Bird, Purchase Order Supplies & Equipment, 22-Apr-65

 

1

49

State Purchase Orders, [1967-1968]

 

1

50

Correspondence With Mr. Young, Purchasing Office, [1966-1968]

 

1

51

AEC 1967 Budget

 

1

52

USPHS Training Grant 1 TO1 ES000-74-02 Renewal Proposal 02 Year, Submitted 3/67

 

1

53

USPHS Training Grant-Odum 2nd Year 1 To 1 ES99964-02, 1967-68

 

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folder

Request box

2

1

SRP Health Physics Reprint [Effect of the Savannah River Plant on Environmental Radioactivity], 1959

 

2

2

SRP Environmental Productivity Reports – Health Physics [Effect of the Savannah River Plant on Environmental Radioactivity 1], 1960-1970

 

2

3

SRP Environmental Productivity Reports – Health Physics [Effect of the Savannah River Plant on Environmental Radioactivity 2], 1960-1970

 

2

4

[Summary Environmental Activities Monthly Report, Environmental Activities Branch, Savannah River Plant, 1], 1975-1979

 

2

5

[Summary Environmental Activities Monthly Report, Environmental Activities Branch, Savannah River Plant, 2], 1975-1979

 

2

6

[Summary Environmental Activities Monthly Report, Environmental Activities Branch, Savannah River Plant, 3], 1975-1979

 

2

7

[Review draft of Systems Approach to Ecological Baseline Studies, 1978]

 

2

8

[Review of the S.R.P. Environmental Control Program and the Influence of Nuclear Weapons Testing, c. 1955]

 

2

9

Northeast Georgia Nature Center [Sandy Creek Nature Center, Clarke Co., GA, 1975-1980]

 

2

10

Georgia Conservancy, [c. 1979-1980].

 

2

11

N.A.S. recommendation for Dr. G[eorge]. Boyd [Chemist & Dean of Grad School, UGA, Includes Boyd Vita]

 

2

12

Ossabaw Foundation – Board of Trustees

 

2

13

National Wetlands Technical Council – Conservation Foundation Sponsored [1]

 

2

14

National Wetlands Technical Council – Conservation Foundation Sponsored [2]

 

2

15

Institute of Radiation Ecology Correspondence, 1962

 

2

16

Loose 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

 

2

17

[Inst. Of Ecology – Major Programs, 1968]