Joel Giddens papers

Descriptive Summary
Title: Joel Giddens papers
Creator: Giddens, Joel
Inclusive Dates: 1906-1995
Bulk Dates: 1930-1985
Language(s): English
Extent: 15.5 Linear Feet (16 boxes)
Collection Number: UA0147
Repository: University of Georgia Archives

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Collection Description

Historical Note

Joel Giddens received his Bachelor and Master's degree from UGA in Chemistry and Microbiology. During World War II he worked on a three year project to stabilize smokeless gunpowder. After the war Giddens returned to teach at UGA where he worked from 1946 until his retirement in 1985. In 1950, Giddens took a year off from his joint appointment in the College of Agriculture's Department of Agronomy and the College of Arts and Science's Department of Microbiology to complete his PhD at Rutgers University. During his retirement years, Giddens was a well-respected community volunteer who helped with such activities as the Meals on Wheels and Habitat for Humanity programs.

Scope and Content

This collection has materials from 1906 to 1995 with most dating from the 1930s through the mid-1980s. Documents found in the collection include Gidden's scholarly writings, information about his work with gunpowder during World War II and some of his professional correspondence. There are teaching and lecture materials created during the years 1946-1985 when he was an UGA professor. Gidden's collection also has an extensive reading file consisting of articles and notes that date from 1906 to 1995. In addition, there are plaques and certificates awarded to him during the 1950s, 1970s and 1980s.

Organization and Arrangement

The collection is arranged into four series: writings, teaching/lectures, reading files and plaques/certificates.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Joel Giddens papers, UA0147, University Archives, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

General Notes

RG 2-9, RG 2-10

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Related Materials and Subjects

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Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 

1. Writings
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1	1-3	Publications of Joel Giddons , 1948-1980s
1	4	Articles Written by Joel Giddon and Pictures from 2 Sources, 1970s-1991
1	5	Notes Chemistry of Powder and Explosives , 1943
1	6-7	Prof. Collins (Correspondence), 1944-1954
1	8	Giddon-Personal (Correspondence and Department Information), 1946-1987
1	9	Dr. Bear (Correspondence) New Jersey, 1947-1957

 

2. Teaching/lectures
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1	10	Agronomy 458-658 Conservation
1	11	Soil Formation Classification
1	12	Material on Soil Microbiology
1	13	Correspondence and Department Information, 1973-1987
1	14	Graduate Exams Written (Soil Microbiology), 1970s-1980s
1	15	History of the College of Agriculture, 1970s-1980s
1	16	Agronomy 462-662 (Waste and the Soil), 1980s
1	17	Soil Biology Course, 1976-1977
1	18	Soil Microbiology Introduction
1	19	N cycle/ M Fixation , 1980s
1	20	Mineral Cycles Including Sulfur, 1974
1	21	Metabolism-Cycle
1	22	Pesticides - (Seminar Talk), 1965
1	23	Laboratory Exercises in Soil Microbiology , 1980

 

3. Reading files
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2	1	A, 1976-1995
2	3	Acid Soils, 1975
2	4	Alfatoxin, 1966, 1973
2	5	Aging, 1971-1982
2	6	Agricultural Economics, 1980s
2	7	Air Pollution , 1963-1974
2	8	Algae, 1944-1976
2	9	Alfalfa, 1925-1981
2	10	Aluminum , 1923-1984
2	11	Amino Acids, 1952-1970
2	12	Anhydrous ammonia, 1942-1962
2	13	Antrax, 1959-1971
2	14	Antibiotics and Antagonists, 1946-1996
2	15	Arsenic, 1940-1979
2	16	Art, 1938, 1951
2	17	Atmosphere, 1971-1986
2	18	ATP - for determining Biomass , 1970s
2	19	B, 1927-1997
2	20	Brain , 1971-1983
2	21	Bacteria and Bacteriophage, 1953-1991
2	22	Bacterization, 1959-1963
2	23	Biology General and Biotechnology, 1959-1981
2	24	Birth Control
2	25	Boron, 1938-1964
2	26	Botany, 1949-1969
2	27	Burning Pasture/Forest, 1952-1990
2	28	C, 1950-1990
2	30	Calcium, 1941-1971
2	31	Cancer, Tumber, Carcinogens, 1966-1987
2	32	Carbohydrates, 1932-1968
2	33	Carbon Dating, 1962-1973
2	34	Carbon Dioxide in atmosphere/soil, etc., 1932-1992
2	35	CO2 Fixation CO2 in Soils, 1943, 1971
2	36	Cation Exchange, 1930-1950
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3	1	Cation Exchange Capacity Determination, 1931-1952
3	2	Cells and Cell Structure, 1961-1980
3	3	Cellulose General , 1939-1974
3	4	Cellulose Nitrate, 1938-1945
3	5	Chelatism, 1955-1964
3	6	General Chemistry, 1949-1991
3	7	Chlorides and Chlorination, 1946-1978
3	8	Chlorophyll, 1944-1971
3	9	Chromatography, 1948-1969
3	10	Citrus, 1950
3	11	Chromatography, gas, 1966-1978
3	12	Clays, 1935-1961
3	13	Climate, 1933-1991
3	14	Coal, 1982
3	15	Clover, 1939-1947
3	16	Cobalt , 1940-1961
3	17	Coffee, 1957-1970
3	18	Cold Injury/Cold Resistance, 1964-1970
3	19	Composts, 1952-1974
3	20	Computers, 1973-1983
3	21	Copper, 1934-1955
3	22	Consercation, 1968-1977
3	23	Consulting, Ag, 1983
3	24	Cotton, 1917-1977
3	25	Corn and Corn Fertilizers, 1950-1978
3	26	Creationism, 1982
3	27	Crop Terminology, etc., 1960s
3	28	Cropping-Double Cropping/Interplanting, 1975-1984
3	29	Effect of Cultivation/Plowing, 1936-1970
3	30	Cycles Carbon/Mineral, etc., 1970-1983
3	31	D, 1986
3	32	Desertification, 1963-1982
3	33	Deficiency Symptoms, 1934-1965
3	34	Dioxins, 1983
3	35	Diseases (plant) and Nutrient, etc. interaction, 1958-1979
3	36	Diseases, 1960-1977
3	37	Drainage, 1962
3	38	DRIS, 1982
3	39	E, 1974-1995
3	40	Earthworms, 1944-1972
3	41	Ecology, 1942-1984
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4	1	Electrons/Microscopes etc., 1971-1981
4	2	Elements Origin, 1956-1964
4	3-5	Energy, 1974-1982
4	6	Environment, 1972-1989
4	7	Enzymes, 1975
4	8	Erosion, 1930-1963
4	9	Eutrophication, 1970
4	10	Evolution, 1960s
4	11	F, 1930-1988
4	12	Feeds , 1965-1967
4	13	Fertilizers, 1954-1983
4	14	Fertilizer Application, Placement and Use, 1938-1973
4	15	Fertilizer Effects/Acidity and Moisture Use, 1970s
4	16	Fertilizer-Foliar Application, 1953-1981
4	17	Fertilizer law, 1959-1960
4	18	Fertilizer-Liquid, 1965-1975
4	19	Fertilizer and Pollution, 1969-1972
4	20	Fertilizer Recommendations and general, 1910-1975
4	21	Fertlizer Recommendations and general, 1910-1975
4	22	First Baptist Church, 1974-1976
4	23	Fish and Fish Bait/Worms, 1969-1976
4	24	Fluoride, 1945-1976
4	25	Flowers and Bulbs, 1947-1975
4	26	Fertilizer-Slow Release, 1962-1963
4	27	Foliar Analysis for diagnosis, 1938-1970
4	28	Food and Soils-World Food Congress, 1949-1986
4	29	Food and Soils World Food Congress, 1949-1986
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5	1	Foods and Food Additives, 1944-1984
5	2	Forages and feed, 1931-1982
5	3	Forest Fertilization/Forest Management, 1944-1968
5	4	Forest Soils, 1937-1959
5	5	Fruit, 1915-1969
5	6	Fumigation, soil, 1922-1972
5	6	G, 1964-1985
5	7	Garden/Gardening, 1970-1991
5	8	Gas Analysis Including Chromatography, 1942-1959
5	9	Genetics and Genetic Engineering, 1947-1983
5	10	Geology-Morphology, 1946-1968
5	11	Georgia, Counties History, 1950s
5	12	Germination
5	13	Gnotobiotic, 1973, 1983
5	14	Gibberellic Acid, 1950s
5	15	Grass, 1914-1975
5	16	Greenhouses, 1937-1977
5	17	Growth Regulators, 1949-1978
5	18	Herbicides, 1960-1983
5	19	Histories, 1940s-1950s
5	20	History, Ag, 1949-1991
5	21	History, Ag, 1949-1991
5	22	Hormones, Plant, 1941-1975
5	23	Horticulture, 1974-1977
5	24	Humus and Humic Acid, 1930-1968
5	25	Hybro-Tite/Ground Granite, 1954-1957
5	26	I, 1950-1982
5	27	Ideas, 1976
5	28	Inoculants, 1937-1978
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6	1	Insects , 1914-1983
6	2	Insects, 1914-1983
6	3	Iodine, 1930s
6	4	Ion-Exchange, 1940s
6	5	Iron, 1940s-1982
6	6	Irrigation, 1950s-1980s
6	7	Kudzu, 1928-1940s
6	8	L, 1970-1995
6	9	Landfill/Sanitary/Septic tanks, 1961-1978
6	10	Land, 1950s-1970s
6	11	Land Appraisal, 1945-1965
6	12	Lawns, 1960s-1970s
6	13	Leaching, 1915-1968
6	14	Lead, 1941-1972
6	15	Legume and Inoculation, 1918-1960
6	16	Life, Origin of, 1954-1977
6	17	Light and Plant Growth, 1963-1965
6	18	Lignin and Humus, 1936-1976
6	19	Liming, 1912-1982
6	20	M, 1941-1986
6	21	Magic-Heading Waters, 1940
6	22	Magnesium, 1942-1980
6	23	Magnese in Boils and Plants, 1928-1970s
6	24	Manures adnd Green Manures, 1912-1984
6	26	Manures and Green Manures, 1912-1984
6	27	Mapping, Soil/Remote Sensing Infrared Photos, 1970s
6	28	Marshes, 1963, 1975
6	29	Mass Spectrometry, 1953-1964
6	30	Mental Illness, 1962
6	31	Mercury, 1970s
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7	1	Metric Systems, 1970s
7	2	Microbial Ecology
7	3	Microbiology, 1941-1995
7	4	Microbiology
7	5	Micronutrients (Trace elements), 1960-1970s
7	6	Millipore Filters, 1961-1962
7	7	Mineral Composition of Plants as Influenced by Soil, 1938-1971
7	8	Minerals-Raw Materials, 1979
7	9	Minerals - Soils, 1936-1971
7	10	Minor Elements, 1941-1970
7	11	Moisture, soil/other moisture, 1917-1983
7	12	Molybdenum Studies, 1948-1978
7	13	Molybdenum Studies, 1948-1978
7	14	Mulches, 1945-1975
7	15	Mycorrhiza, 1954-1985
7	16	Mycorrhiza, 1954-1985
7	17	Mycorrhiza, 1954-1985
7	18	N, 1965-1996
7	19	N15, 1956-1982
7	20	N Fixation Legume Inoculations, 1916-1982
7	21	N Fixation-Legume Inoculation, 1916-1982
7	22	N Fixation Legume Inoculation, 1916-1982
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8	1	Nematodes, 1953-1980
8	2	Nitrates and Nitrate toxicity, 1957-1971
8	3	Nitrification/Denitrification Inhibitros, 1914-1982
8	4	Nitrification/Denitrification Inhibitors
8	5	Nitrocellulose, Paper on , 1949
8	6	Nitrogen, 1917-170
8	7	Nitrogen, 1917-1970
8	8	Nitrogen, 1917-1970
8	9	Nitrogen Fixation-Blue Green Algae and Other nonsymbiotic, 1910-1983
8	10	Nitrogen Fixation-Blue Green Algae and Other nonsymbiotic, 1910-1983
8	11	Nitrogen Fixation-Blue Green Algae and Other nonsymbiotic, 1910-1983
8	12	Nitrogen Fixation-Blue Green Algae and Other nonsymbiotic, 1910-1983
8	13	Nitrogen Fixation - Legumes and Other Symbiotic ()
8	14	Nitrogen Fixation - Legumes and Other Symbiotic
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9	1	Nitrogen Fixation - Legumes and Other Symbiotic
9	2	Nitrogen Fixation - Legumes and Other Symbiotic
9	3	Nitrogen in Flooded Soils, 1971-1977
9	4	Nitroen Methods of Analysis/Toxicology, 1931-1975
9	5	Nuclear Arms and Warfare, 1981-1982
9	6	Nutrient Uptake/Removal/Cycling, 1918-1982
9	7	Nutrition - Animal and Man, 1968-1990
9	8	Nutrition - Effect of Soils and Fertilizer on Plant Compoisition, 1941-1974
9	9	Nutrition - Plant Health, 1939-1981
9	10	Nutrition and Soil/Health, 1914-1971
9	11	Nutrition and Soil/Health, 1914-1971
9	12	Nutrition and Soil/Health
9	13	O, 1976
9	14	Oceans|Seas, 1960s-1970s
9	15	Oil Decomposition , 1974-1981
9	16	Oil-Petroleum Product, 1974-1982
9	17	Ornamental Shrubs, 1960-1961
9	18	Organic Gardening, 1972-1981
9	19	Oxygen Electrode/Oxygen general, 1944-1969
9	20	P, 1944-1991
9	21	Pastures, 1920-1966
9	22	Peach Decline Literature, 1954-1983
9	23	Peach Decline Literature, 1954-1983
9	24	Peat and Muck, 1934-1977
9	25	Peanuts, 1908-1974
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10	1	Pecans, 1915-1983
10	2	Periodic Charts, 1961-1986
10	3	Pesticides, 1943-1984
10	4	Pesticides, 1943-1984
10	5	Pesticides, 1943-1984
10	6	Pesticides, 1943-1984
10	7	Pesticides-Certification of Applicators, 1981-1991
10	7	Pesticides-Certification of Applicators
10	8	(pH) Hydrogen ion, 1913-1954
10	9	ph (Acidity) Determination, 1934-1974
10	10	Phosphates/Agriculture, 1912-1971
10	11	Phosphates/Agriculture, 1912-1971
10	12	Phosphates/Agriculture, 1912-1971
10	13	Phosphates/Agriculture, 1912-1971
10	14	Phosphorous in Soils and Plants, 1915-1980
10	15	Phosphorous in Soils and Plants, 1915-1980
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11	1	Phosphorous in Soils and Plants, 1915-1980
11	2	Photography and photographs, 1950-1989
11	3	Photoperiodism
11	4	Photosynthesis, 1955-1979
11	5	Phytoalexins, 1963-1983
11	6	Phytoxicity, 1915-1982
11	7	Phytoxicity, 1915-1982
11	8	Plant Analysis, 1930s-1982
11	9	Plant Analysis, 1930s-1982
11	10	Plant Analysis, 1930s-1982
11	11	Plant Analysis, 1930s-1982
11	12	Plant Biochemistry, 1941
11	13	Plant Diseases, 1967, 1974
11	14	Plant Hormones, 1952-1976
11	15	Plant Physiology, 1954-1970
11	16	Plastics and Synthetic Fibers, 1957-1971
11	17	Poetry, 1960s
11	18	Poisonous Plants, 1932-1985
11	19	Ponds, 1956-1978
11	20	Population/Population Control, 1956-1984
11	21	Potatoes, 1934-1980s
11	22	Proteins, Amino Acids, 1940-1974
11	23	Probe, Electron Microanalysis, 1972, 1976
11	24	R, 1949-1991
11	25	Radioactivity, Radioisotopes and Radiation, 1915-1980
11	26	Religion, 1960-1986
11	27	Rhizosphere, 1963-1984
11	28	Rhizosphere, 1983-1984
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12	1	Rhizoshpere Microorganisms, etc., 1921-1979
12	2	Rhizosphere Microorganisms etc., 1921-1979
12	3	Rice, 1956-1975
12	4	Rotations, Crops, 1908-1976
12	5	Rotation/Morrow Plots, 1968
12	6	S, 1946-1986
12	7	Saline and Alkali Soils, 1919-1962
12	8	Salts and Salinity, 1915-1980
12	9	Sediments, Sedimentation, 1970-1971
12	10	Seeds and Seed Treatment, 1919-1983
12	11	Selenium, 1935-1972
12	12	Sewage - Composted, etc., 1932-1981
12	13	Silage Corps, 1915-1962
12	14	Sodium, 1905-1953
12	15	Soil Activators
12	17	Soil Activators
12	18	Soil Aggregation and Conditions, 1927-1981
12	19	Soil Analysis, 1924-1975
12	20	Soil Analysis Mechanical, 1936-1951
12	21	Soils-Anaerobic (Flooded), 1965-1975
12	22	Soil Chemistry, 1940s-1958
12	23	Soil Classification and Genesis, 1916-1983
12	24	Soil Colloids, 1931
12	25	Soil Erosion, 1936-1984
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13	1	Soil Microbiology, 1911-1976
13	2	Soil Microbiology, 1911-1976
13	3	Soil Microbiology, 1911-1976
13	4	Soil Microbiology, 1911-1976
13	5	Soil Microbiology, 1911-1976
13	6	Soil Organic Matter and Related, 1911-1976
13	7	Soil Organic Matter and Related, 1911-1976
13	8	Soil Organic Matter and Related, 1911-1976
13	9	Soil Organic Matter and Related, 1911-1976
13	10	Soil Organic Matter and Related, 1911-1976
13	11	Soil Testing, 1933-1983
13	12	Soil Testing, 1933-1983
13	13	Soils-Engineering/Physics, 1949-1979
13	14	Solution Culture, 1939-1982
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14	1	Soybeans, 1917-1983
14	2	Speeches, Outstanding, 1938-1940s
14	3	Spoin-Mining
14	4	Sugar Cane, 1954-1963
14	5	Sulfur, 1958-1985
14	6	Sulfur, 1958-1985
14	7	T, 1965-1995
14	8	Tannins, 1963-1966
14	9	Tillage-Including Mulch and Tillage, 1950-1982
14	10	Terraced land, 1939
14	11	Tobacco, 1924-1964
14	12	Trace Elements, 1945-1971
14	13	Tropical Agriculture, 1953-1987
14	14	Turfgrass, 1966-1990
14	15	Turfgrass, 1966-1990
14	16	Turfgrass, 1966-1990
14	17	Turfgrass management
14	18	Unusual Letters and Articles, 1950s-1970s
14	19	V, 1974, 1983
14	20	Viruses, 1961-1979
14	21	Vitamins, 1931-1992
14	22	W, 1966-1991
14	23	Waste, Animal and Other Wastes, 1967-1976
14	24	Waste, Animal and Other Wastes, 1967-1976
14	25	Waste, Animal and Other Wastes, 1967-1976
14	26	Waste, Animal and Other Wastes, 1967-1976
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15	1	Waste, Disposal, Soils, etc. , 1968-1972
15	2	Waste Disposal/Use of Waste/Gas Production, 1968-1986
15	3	Waste Disposal/Use of Waste/Gas Production, 1968-1986
15	4	Waste and Water Quality, 1956-1983
15	5	Waste and Water Quality, 1956-1983
15	6	Waste and Water Quality, 1956-1983
15	7	Watersheds, 1957-1972
15	8	Weeds, 1906-1984
15	9	Weeds, 1906-1984
15	10	Weeds, 1906-1984
15	11	Weeds, 1906-1984
15	12	Winter Cover Crops and Grazing, 1947-1963
15	13	Wood, 1950
15	14	Wood Residue Project, 1953-1975
15	15	XYZ, 1984
15	16	Zinc, 1940-1970

 

4. Plaques/certificates
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16	1	The Society of the Sigma X Certificate, 1950 May 15
16	2	The Georgia Plant Food Educational Societry, Inc. Certificate, 1952
16	3	Gamma Sigma Delta Award of Merit / Certificate of Membership / Organization's charter, 1961-1962, 1982
16	4	Agricultural alumni assoc. Distinguished Faculty Award, 1978 October 20
16	5	The Georgia Agricultural Experiment Station Certificate, 1980 October 27
16	6	Plaque for Outstanding Research Contributions in Biological Nitrogen Fixation
16	7	Plaque Carter-Jones Award, 1983
16	8	Plaque - From Georgia Turfgrass Industry, 1985 January 7-8