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Henry Milton Reeves papers, 1927-2013
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Reeves, Henry M.
- Title
- Henry Milton Reeves papers
- Dates
- 1927-2013 (inclusive)19272013
- Quantity
- 6 boxes, (3 linear feet)
- Collection Number
- UUS_COLL MSS 499
- Summary
- This collection contains documents relating to the life of Henry Milton Reeves, who worked for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service from the 1950s to the 1980s.
- Repository
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Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives Division
Special Collections & Archives
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
Logan, UT
84322-3000
Telephone: 4357978248
Fax: 4357972880
scweb@usu.edu - Access Restrictions
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No restrictions on use, except: not available through interlibrary loan.
- Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant, 2007-2008
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Henry Milton Reeves was born on March 31, 1927. He served in the United States Navy for a year beginning in 1945, then enrolled at Utah State Agricultural College (now Utah State University), earning a bachelor’s degree in Wildlife Management in 1950. Reeves gained considerable experience with waterfowl during his employment as an Idaho Department of Fish and Game conservation officer an research biologist, studying birds and muskrats on Dingle Marsh, Idaho. This work became the basis for his master’s thesis at USAC and led to the creation of the Bear Lake National Wildlife Refuge. Reeves then joined the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in 1953, working various positions in Texas, Canada, South Dakota, Minnesota, and Maryland before ultimately moving to Washington, D.C., where he served as chief of the Branch of Operations, Office of Migratory Birds beginning in 1976.
Following his retirement in 1983, he continued to author and edit academic books and articles, including Flyways (1984) and Ecology and Management of the Mouring Dove (1993). Prior to his death on February 1, 2013, Reeves was working on a book project related to the relationship of migratory game birds and human societies in North America.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
This collection contains a wide range of materials from Reeves’ life including personal files, field notes, reports, and articles. The first category, “Personal Files,” includes materials documenting Reeves’ education and career, as well as correspondence with colleagues and friends concerning his books and other topics. Reeves’ “Field Notes and Reports” document his professional work across the country, with materials from Success, Canada, where he surveyed waterfowl from 1955 to 1956, being particularly voluminous. The third section, “Additional Reeves Research and Publications,” contains research articles which Reeves helped to write or edit and associated research material. Finally, “Files and Publications From Other Authors” includes articles, letters, and other publications that were not produced by Reeves but relate to his personal and professional interests, such as the collection of Jay Darling cartoons and a sample of the creative works of Dallas Lore Sharp.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.
Permission to publish material from the Henry Milton Reeves papers must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator and/or the Special Collections Department Head.
Preferred Citation
Initial Citation: Henry Milton Reeves Papers USU_499, Box [ ]. Special Collections and Archives. Utah State University Merrill-Cazier Library. Logan, Utah.
Following Citations:USU_499, USUSCA.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
This collection is divided into four major sections: Personal Files, Field Notes and Reports, Additional Reserach and Publications, and Files and Publications From Other Authors
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Personal FilesReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
---|---|---|---|
Box | Folder | ||
1 | 1 | Birth Certificate, Navy Discharge, Obituary |
1927-2013 |
1 | 2 | Haddonfield Memorial High School |
2004-2009 |
1 | 3 | Personnel Files, Correspondences, Education |
1950-1959 |
1 | 4 | Personnel Files, Correspondences, Education |
1960-1970 |
1 | 5 | Game Law Enforcement Handbook |
1964 |
1 | 6 | Correspondence- Waterfowl in the Texas Panhandle |
1957 |
1 | 7 | Correspondence- with Stevenson, James |
1989-1999 |
1 | 8 | Correspondnece- Books and Projects |
1993 |
1 | 9 | Correspondence- with Gottschalk, John S. |
1999 |
1 | 10 | Correspondence- Albert Reeves and Maurice River |
2000 |
1 | 11 | Correspondnece- Decoys |
2007-2011 |
1 | 12 | Correspondence- Aldo Leopold Foundation |
2013 |
1 | 13 | Correspondence- Miscellaneous |
1967-1999 |
1 | 14 | Letters to the Editor |
1992-2013 |
Field Notes and ReportsReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box | Folder | ||
2 | 1 | Success, Canada- Report |
1955-1956 |
2 | 2 | Success, Canada- Field Notes, Area: East-East & East-West |
1955 |
2 | 3 | Success, Canada- Field Notes, Area: North-North & North-South |
1955 |
2 | 4 | Success, Canada- Field Notes, Area: West-West & West-East |
1955 |
2 | 5 | Success, Canada- Field Notes, Area: South-South & South-North |
1955 |
2 | 6 | Success, Canada- Field Sketches |
1955 |
2 | 7 | Success, Canada- Field Notes, Area: East-East & East-West |
1966 |
2 | 8 | Success, Canada- Field Notes, Area: North-North & North-South |
1966 |
2 | 9 | Success, Canada- Field Notes, Area: West-West & West-East |
1966 |
2 | 10 | Success, Canada- Field Notes, Area: South-South & South-North |
1966 |
3 | 1 | Dingle Swamp, Idaho- Field Notes and Report |
1952 |
3 | 2 | Canadian Waterfowl Banding |
1955-1957 |
3 | 3 | Saskatchewan, Canada- Field Notes |
1956 |
3 | 4 | Stubblefields Saskatchewan, Canada- Field Notes and Report |
1957 |
3 | 5 | Saskatchewan, Canada- Waterfowl Banding |
1957 |
Reeves Additional Research and PublicationsReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box | Folder | ||
4 | 1 | Niel Bien Ranch, South Dakota |
2004-2011 |
4 | 2 | Bird Banding Programs |
1960-2012 |
4 | 3 | Reeves- Book Reviews and Obituaries |
1985-2010 |
4 | 4 | Brazil and Smithsonian Guide |
1970-1989 |
4 | 5 | Canvasback and Ducks |
1975-1976 |
4 | 6 | Florentine Codex |
2006-2007 |
4 | 7 | Codex Canadiensis |
2003-2012 |
4 | 8 | Dove Research |
1965-1999 |
4 | 9 | Saunders, Dorothy C.- Chico, George, The Birds, and Me |
1984-2009 |
4 | 10 | Wood Duck and Mandarin Duck |
1960-2012 |
5 | 1 | DeBates and Reeves- Errington, Paul Article |
1965 |
5 | 2 | Geese |
1950-1971 |
5 | 3 | Schoonover and Reeves- Geese- More or Less? |
1966 |
5 | 4 | Reeves- Market Hunting and Canada US Migratory Bird Treaty |
1990-1999 |
5 | 5 | Williams and Reeves- Reproduction, Size, and Mortality in Rocky Mountain Muskrat |
1956 |
5 | 6 | Reeves- Pecora IV Remote Sensing Symposium |
1978 |
5 | 7 | Houston and Reeves- 19th Century Trade in Swan Skins and Quills |
1997 |
5 | 8 | Venezuela |
1976 |
5 | 9 | Waterfowl, Migratory Birds, and Wetlands |
1960-1989 |
5 | 10 | Linduska and Reeves- Direct Mortality of Waterfowl in North America |
1974 |
5 | 11 | Wetland Drainage and Prairie Pothole Information |
1949-2003 |
Files and Publications From Other AuthorsReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box | Folder | ||
6 | 1 | Magazines- Fish and Wildlife News, Naturalist, Conservation History |
1979-2010 |
6 | 2 | Houston, Stuart- History of "Computerization" of Bird Banding Records |
2007 |
6 | 3 | Cape May, New Jersey- Woodcock Banding |
1972-1973 |
6 | 4 | McLeod, Scott J.- Waubay, South Dakota |
1993 |
6 | 5 | Stefano, Tony- How I Trapped Texas' Biggest Poachers |
1956 |
6 | 6 | Goldman, Luther J.- Migratory Waterfowl, Canada |
1933 |
6 | 7 | Migratory Game Bird Briefing Book |
1974 |
6 | 8 | Voelzer- History of Migratory Bird Office |
1996 |
6 | 9 | Proceedings- Special Conference of Government, State, and Private Organizations Interested in Wildlife Conservation |
1942 |
6 | 10 | Pittman- Roberston Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act |
1987 |
6 | 11 | Darling, Jay N. "Ding"- Political Cartoons |
1934-1936 |
6 | 12 | Bertolini Frank- Dallas Lore Sharp Article |
1989-1990 |
6 | 13 | Sharp, Dallas Lore- The Marsh and Where Rolls the Oregon |
1904 |
6 | 14 | Dedication Programs and Miscellaneous Events |
1960-1999 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Game and game-birds--Management--Research--United States.
- Waterfowl Management--Research--United States.
- Wetland conservation--Research--United States.
- Wildlife research--United States.
Personal Names
- Reeves, Henry M.
Corporate Names
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Geographical Names
- Dingle Marsh (Idaho)
- Success (Canada)