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The Historical Records Committee

Making ecological history since 1915

Explore our Rich History

Committee Established in 1944

The Historical Records Committee (est. 1944) encourages members of the Ecological Society of America to conserve documents and photos pertinent to the Society’s history and the history of ecology, and makes the records available.

Committee Established in 1944

Our First 100 Years… And Beyond

Check out Officers and Award Winners Explore ESA’s Archives Who’s who? See Biographies and Profiles Use our Sitemap and Timelines to explore the entire site. The Search feature helps too!

Our First 100 Years… And Beyond

ARCHIVES: Saving ESA’s records

It's everyone’s job. Find out how you can help! Main Archives page Archives highlights Download our Archiving Guide today!
ESA’s archives are in a beautiful new building at the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library at the University of Georgia, Athens. The collection consists of correspondence, reports, and research materials related to...

ARCHIVES: Saving ESA’s records

Past Presidents Timeline

Explore issues faced by 100 years of past ESA presidents through our Past Presidents Timelines.

Past Presidents Timeline

Committees

A Society as large as ESA depends on the involvement of its members in a variety of committees, each dedicated to carrying out some aspect of the organization’s mission.

Committees

Past Officers

At its origins in 1916, ESA established the offices of President, Vice-President, and Secretary-Treasurer. A Business Manager was added in 1920, and the offices of Secretary and Treasurer were split in 1939.

Past Officers

Awards

The Ecological Society of America presents a variety of awards to worthy recipients each year; chapters and sections have also created recognition opportunities.

Awards

Journals

Since its earliest days, the Ecological Society has actively published a Bulletin reporting its activities and scholarly journals for its members and other ecologists. In his 1976 history of the Society, Bob Burgess summarized ESA’s publication efforts to that date. At that time, only the Bulletin, Ecology, and Ecological Monographs were included; these three are still published today.

Journals

Biographies

Looking for records on early (or other) ecologists? We have several kinds of biographical materials available.
If you don’t find what you’re looking for, you can help us create a new record!

Biographies

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