Note: This newsletter is the last to be contributed by former HRC Chair Dr. Sharon Kingsland. We appreciate her efforts on behalf of ESA’s historical records. Forty Years Ago: The Ecology of Infectious Diseases as an Emerging Field By Sharon Kingsland, Newsletter Editor The Resolution of Respect appearing in the October issue of the Bulletin reviews the extraordinary career of…
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Contents The Ecological State of Mind: E.O. Wilson, transformative art and literature, and “translational ecology.” Exploring the Archives: The History of Physiological Ecology HRC and Archives News (below) Read the entire April issue here. The HRC Newsletter welcomes contributions from HRC members and friends. Please send Newsletter items to Sharon Kingsland atsharon AT jhu DOT edu. News from the Historical…
Read More The latest newsletter from the Historical Records Committee focuses on oral history, with articles on an environmental history project in Louisiana and an update on HRC’s own Oral History Project, which includes interviews with 21 ecologists. Read or download the current newsletter in PDF form. Environmental History from Below: The Louisiana Sea Grant Oral History Project In anticipation of ESA’s…
Read More From the October 2017 HRC newsletter: Preserving Historical Records in Ecology: Opportunities and Challenges By Juliana Mulroy, Sharon Kingsland, Tom Mulroy, Fred Swanson, Charles Nilon, and Alan Covich The Historical Records Committee (HRC) sponsored a Special Session at the Portland meeting of the Ecological Society of America in 2017 on the theme of “Preserving ecology’s historical record for the 21st…
Read More The Historical Records Committee is sponsoring a Special Session on “Saving Historical Records: Challenges for Ecology and Its Historians in the 21st Century,” which will be held on Monday evening, August 7, from 8:00-10:00 p.m. in the conference hotel. Julie Mulroy developed the idea for the session. Alan Covich, Charles Nilon, and Sharon Kingsland from HRC are co-organizers and Alan…
Read More CONTENTSCelebrating ESA and the History of Ecology in BaltimoreMore to Celebrate from the University of Georgia Archives!What You Can Find in the Paul B. Sears Papers at Yale UniversityInteractive Maps: A Fun Way to Explore the Diverse Early Membership of ESA[Download full PDF version here.] Celebrating ESA and the History of Ecology in Baltimore, August 2015Among the many activities celebrating…
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CONTENTS Centennial, Website, and Bulletin Updates Join Us for these HRC-sponsored Sessions and Events at the Centennial Meeting! News from the ESA Archives at the University of Georgia Exploring the ESA Archives HRC’s Oral History Project [Download full PDF version here.] Looking toward the Centennial: A Guide to the Website and Recent Bulletin Essays The Historical Records Committee has been…
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