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Institute of Ecology records, Richard Carpenter interview
Descriptive Summary | |
| Title: Institute of Ecology records, Richard Carpenter interview | |
| Creator: Carpenter, Richard | |
| Inclusive Dates: 1985 April 25 | |
| Language(s): English | |
| Extent: 1 interview(s) (28.0 minutes) | |
| Collection Number: UA97-066_0003-1 | |
| Repository: University of Georgia Archives | |
Collection Description
Historical Note
Dr. Richard J. Carpenter was well known for his teaching, for his notable work in ecology, and for his long list of publications in his field. After graduating from the University of Illinois in 1932 with honors in zoology, Carpenter attended the University of Oklahoma, taking a M.S. degree in zoology and botany in 1934. He was a Rhodes Scholar at Lincoln College, Oxford for the next three years and received the Biological Science degree. In 1939, he completed his thesis on the ecology of the grassland biome and was awarded his doctorate at the University of Oklahoma.
In his Biology courses at Black Mountain College, North Carolina, he stressed the position of man as an organism in a living environment 
of other organisms, plants and animals, together with a study of their ecological relationships and the relations of their physical 
environment.
Scope and Content
Richard Carpenter 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.
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Preferred Citation
Institute of Ecology records, Richard Carpenter interview, har-ua97-066_0003-1, University of Georgia Archives, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.
Conditions Governing Use
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Finding Aid Publication
Finding aid prepared on: 2015.
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Institute of Ecology records, UA07-066 and the Ecological Society of America records, UA97-061