William Harroun Behle papers

William Harroun Behle papers, 1889-2003

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Behle, William H. (William Harroun), 1909-2009
Title: William Harroun Behle papers
Dates: 1889-2003 (inclusive)
18892003
Quantity: 38.75 linear feet, (97 boxes)
Collection Number: MS 0576
Summary: The William Harroun Behle papers (1889-2003) encompass a wide range of Dr. Behle's professional life at the University of Utah and in particular, the area of ornithology.
Repository: University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0860

Telephone: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu
Access Restrictions: Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
Languages: English

Historical NoteReturn to Top

William H. Behle (1909-2009) is a world-renowned ornithologist and has produced most of the knowledge we have today on the birds in Utah. His contributions to the field or ornithology are immeasurable and his name will always sing out among the bird lovers of the west.

A native of Utah, Behle grew up in Salt Lake City and graduated from East High School in 1928. He went on to the Universty of Utah, where he received both his A.B. and M.A. degrees in Zoology. In 1932, he left to undertake his Ph. D., also in Zoology, which he received from the University of California at Berkley in 1937. Later that same year, he returned to Utah to pursue a career in teaching. He attained his first position as an Instructor in the Biology Department. Eventually, he achieved a full professorship and stayed in the department for forty years.

Behle's many years have been filled with service not only to the University of Utah, but to his community. His career has been both challenging and rewarding. Dr. Behle often taught as many as fifteen hours a quarter as well as teaching such courses as parsitology, embroyology, and genetics. He was also the head of the department of General Biology from 1948 to 1963. Dr. Behle has always been active in community affairs, including lecturing to high school groups for the Utah Academy of Sciences' Visiting Science Programs from 1960 to 1964. He also served as a consultant on raptors for the Utah Division of Wildlife Resourses. In 1973 he was a member of the Pelican Protection Committee. Dr. Behle has also served in committees during the Utah Conference on Higher Education and for the Utah Academy of Science, Arts, and Letters.

Honors for William H. Behle have been numerous. President, Vice President, or charter member have been his title in organizations such as the Utah Audubon Society, the University of Utah Chapter of the Society of Sigma Chi, Cooper Ornithological Society, Wildlife Society, Society for the Study of Evolution, and the Utah Academy of Science, Arts, and Letters.

Dr. Behle assisted in the establishment of the Utah Museum of Natual History. To his credit, is the bird gallery which houses some 25,000 bird specimens, accompianied by a library, many maps, a preparation room, storage, a teaching lab, and an additional study collection of birds. The collections and the research conducted by Dr. Behle and his students have brought national recognition to the museum as well as the University of Utah.

Retirement in 1977 did not slow Dr. Behle down. In 1990, he finished Utah Birds: Historical Perspectives and Bibilography, which culminated fifty years of research and took two years to finish.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

William H. Behle donated these papers to the University of Utah in 1990-2004. The collection encompasses a wide range of Dr. Behle's professional life at the University of Utah and in particular, the area of ornithology.

The collection has been divided into many sections. The first section contains personal materials such as thank you notes, retirement information, and an interview conducted by Everett L. Cooley. There is also material on classes he taught, his research, as well as surveys and expeditions he participated in.

The second section deals with orthniology; both in his career and his private life. There are materials on the clubs he belonged to, such as the Utah Audubon Society, the Cooper Ornithological Society, and the American Ornithologists Union. Several journals of zoology, one of which dates back to 1914, are also contained in this section. There is information on the Christmas bird counts, as well as the entire history of the Utah Audubon Society.

Dr. Behle's service to the University of Utah conprises the third section of the collection, including papers from the Central General Education Committee, the Uth Conference on Higher Education, and other committees he served on for the University of Utah, or the biology department. There are also files on the establishment of the Utah Museum of Natural History and its expansion. Detailed records of birds on loan to and from museums across the United States are also in this section.

Organizations make up the fourth part of this collection. There are personal organizations such as the Lakefront Gun, Fur and Reclamation Club, and the Sons of the American Revolution. There are also minutes and other records from professional societies such as the American Association for the Advancement of Science; the Utah Academy of Sciencs, Arts and Letters; the American Institute of Biological Sciences; and the National Science Foundation.

The fifth section of this collection is comprised of general correspondence, both to and from Dr. Behle, and is divided into two parts. The first part is correspondence within the University of Utah, such as memos and letters between faculty and administration members. The second, larger part, is made up of letters from biologists, ornithologists, zoologists, students, and other professionals from across the United States and various parts of Europe.

Section six contains newsclippings acquired over many years about the events that Dr. Behle started or participated in, as well as articles about him and his work.

Section seven is devoted to the unpublished manuscript "The Great Salt Lake, Utah's Inland Sea." It contains the research, newspaper clippings, manuscript drafts, as well as a working draft, of the book.

Section eight contains biographical documents, as well as correspondence, fraternity materials, booklets, and articles.

Additional materials have been added to the collection and include articles, correspondence, notes, and other papers.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library's Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Preferred Citation

Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

Organized in nine series: I. Personal Materials; II. Ornithology; III. University of Utah Service; IV. Organizations; V. Correspondence; VI. Clippings; VII. The Great Salt Lake, Utah's Inland Sea; VIII. Biographical Materials; IX. General Materials.

Acquisition Information

Boxes 1-52 were donated in 1990. Boxes 53-72 were donated in 2004. Boxes 73-80 were donated in 2003. Box 81 was donated in August 2004 (0.25 lin. ft.).

Processing Note

Processed by Heather Kasten, Kate Kimball, Elizabeth Rogers, and Lisa DeMille from 1993-2005.

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Separated Materials

Photographs were transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections (P0030).

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

I: PersonalReturn to Top

This series contains personal materials about William H. Behle. The first box contains biographical information, as well as miscellaneous notes and thank-you letters. Boxes 3-5 are particularly interesting, as the documents contained in them span Dr. Behle's research, as well as several of his wildlife surveys and expeditions.

Container(s)		Description	Dates
		Personal Information
Box	Folder
1	1	Everett L. Cooley Oral Interview	1983
1	2-3	Salary Information for the University of Utah	1937-1976
1	4	Retirement Information
1	5	World War II Contains draft deferment papers and ration books.
1	6	War Manpower Commission	1944
1	7	Donations Special Collections Department of the University of Utah Marriott Library and Utah Museum of Natural History.	1980-1988
1	8-9	Thank You Notes and Letters of Appreciation
1	10	Membership Cards and Miscellaneous Documents
		Teaching and Institutes
Box	Folder
2	1	"Thesis Problems in Ornithology"
2	2-3	Course Outlines
2	4	Articles on Botany and Teaching Botany	1952-1971
2	5	Academic Year Institutes at the University of Utah	1963; 1971
2	6-7	University of Southern Illinois Summer Institute	1959-1960
		Research
Box	Folder
3	1-4	Studies for Wildlife on Utah Oil Shale Development Land	1974-1975
3	5	Intermountain Biogeography--a Symposium	1976
3	6	"Gulls and Mormon Crickets"
3	7-13	Bird Banding Questionnaires and Data Material for a Papers	1933-1969
3	14-15	University of Utah Research Committee Grants	1943-1986
3	16	Research Facilities	1969-1975
3	17	Research Facilities, Rules and Regulations	1956-1977
3	18	Collecting Permits	1936-1987
		Surveys and Expeditions
Box	Folder
4	1	U.S. Government Surveys in Utah
4	2	Biological Survey in Ornithology
4	3	Bear River Marshes
4	4	Eniwetok Atoll Project
4	5	Guadalupe Island Expedition
4	6	Rainbow Bridge Expedition
		Dugway Survey and Chemical Biological Warfare
Box	Folder
5	1	Minutes of the Ecology and Epizoology Group	1962; 1968-1969
5	2	Memo of Understanding Contract DA 42-007-4-3-CML-427	1962
5	3	Security Clearance	1962; 1970
5	4	Plans for the Ecology and Epizoology Program	1962-1966
5	5	Rodent Habitat and Bird Listing for Dugway
5	6	Publications	1960-1967
5	7	Correspondence	1962-1968
5	8-9	Chemical and Biological Warfare Materials
5	10	Miscellaneous
		Miscellaneous
Box	Folder
6	1	Public Recognition
6	2	Article T.T. Williams, , discusses William Harroun Behle.	1987
6	3	University of Utah	1939-1985
6	4	Dixie Junior College	1944
6	5	Bird Rehabilitator	1987
6	6	Duck Hunting
6	7	Artists
6	8	Boy Scout Pow Wows at the University of Utah	1940-1949

II: Ornithology, 1922-1989Return to Top

The ornithology section of this collection covers William H. Behle's extensive involvement in several major ornithological societies, including the Utah Audubon Society, the American Ornithologists Union and the Cooper Ornithological Society. Box 10 contains material relating to other bird clubs and societies. Box 14 contains the notes and manuscript materials for , by A.M. Woodbury. Dr. Behle was involved in corrections and a critique of this manuscript.

Container(s)		Description	Dates
		Utah Audubon Society
Box	Folder
7	1	Articles of Incorporation and Constitution
7	2	History and Membership Rosters
7	3	Board Meetings	1965-1968
7	4	Officers and Editors
7	5	U.A.S. Mailing Announcements	1936-1969
7	6	Utah Audubon News	1936-1939
7	7	Audubon Junior Club	1955
7	8-9	Species Accounts
7	10	Christmas Bird Counts	1982
7	11	Field Trips
7	12	Audubon Screen Tours
7	13-14	Charles W. Lockerbie	1964-1984
7	15	Protests and Resolutions	1948-1980
7	16	A Guide to Bird Finding In and Near Salt Lake City	1958
7	17	Some Utah Ornithologists and Organizations	1938
7	18	Gunnison Island	1938
7	19	Navy Bombing Plans for the Great Salt Lake	1957
7	20	Basin and Range Seminar Programs	1983-1986
7	21	Crow Derby
7	22	Bird Day
7	23-24	Miscellaneous
		American Ornithologists Union
Box	Folder
8	1	Archives	1975-1984
8	2	Meetings of Council	1970-1971
8	3	Meeting Correspondence	1962
8	4	The Auklet	1923-1967
8	5	"Bird Collections in the United States and Canada"	1970
8	6	National Plan for Ornithology Workshop	1977-1978
8	7	Second Century Endowment Campaign	1987-1989
8	8	Publicity	1962
8	9	Eightieth Meeting Memorabilia	1962
8	10	Registration Packet	1962
8	11	Membership Committee	1945-1960
8	12-13	Committee on Student Membership Awards	1947-1982
9	1-7	Committee on Biography	1969-1972
9	8	Miscellaneous
		Other Bird Clubs, Societies and Journals
Box	Folder
10	1	13th International Ornithological Conference	1962
10	2-9	Cooper Ornithological Society	1957-1958
10	10	Utah Pheasant Society
10	11	Agassiz Association	1958
10	12	The American Oologists' Exchange Price List	1922
10	13	Egg Collecting Journals Prior to 1899
10	14	The Standard Catalogue of North American Birds' Eggs	1930
10	15	Field Notes of J. Walcott Thompson	1914-1927
		Reference Books
Box
11		Reference Books	1931-1961
	Volume
12	1	Utah Birds: Geographic Distribution and Systematics	1985
12	2	The Birds of Northeastern Utah	1981
		Utah Audubon Society Books
Box	Folder
13	1	Audubon Society Field Trips	1936-1939
13	2-4	Minutes of the Utah Audubon Society	1939-1965
		*Birds of Utah*
Box	Folder
14	1-2	Manuscript Materials for Birds of Utah
14	3	Original Data for Birds of Utah
14	4	Bird Data
14	5-7	Illustration Keys Folder 5, pp. 1-30, Folder 6, pp.31-60, Folder 7, pp. 61-97
14	8	Illustration Key Pictures
14	9	Publication Materials
14	10	Correspondence
14	11	Book Review William H. Behle, author.
14	12	Biography Requests on A. M. Woodbury
14	13	Data on Other Ornithologists
14	14	Department of Conservation of the State of Utah	1945

III: University of Utah Service, 1930-1990Return to Top

Boxes 15-20 contain materials pertaining to the service that William H. Behle gave to the University of Utah during his career. There is information on the history of the Utah Museum of Natural History, specimen swapping with other museums, and committees he was called to serve on. Boxes 16 and 17 contain the papers on the reorganization of the general education program by the Central General Education Committee.

Container(s)		Description	Dates
		Utah Conference on Higher Education
Box	Folder
15	1	Constitution of the Utah Conference on Higher Education
15	2	Program for the College and Junior College Conferences on General Education	1949
15	3	Proposed Outlines for Statistical Study of Higher Education in Utah	1951
15	4	Minutes of the Executive Committee	1951
15	5	Programs, Flyers, and Housing Information	1951
15	6	Correspondence	1951
15	7	Conference Report for the 9th Annual Utah Conference on Higher Education	1952
15	8	Report of the Resolutions Committee	1952
15	9	Departmental Sessions for Curriculum and Methods
15	10	Representatives and Their Positions for the Conference	1952
15	11	Proposed Conference Programs	1952
15	12	Programs for Special Topics As presented by their groups.	1952
15	13	Conference Theme Notes	1952
15	14	Correspondence	1952
15	15-18	Miscellaneous
		Central General Education Committee
Box	Folder
16	1	Report of the Committee on General Education and Revisions	1948
16	2	Departmental Reports, A Summary of All Areas Requirements	1948
16	3	Departmental Reports, General Biology Area	1953
16	4	Enrollment in General Education Classes	1952-1953
16	5	Enrollment Statistics, Social Science Area	1947-1953
16	6	Annual Report of the Scholastic Standards Committee for the Academic Year 1952-1953, and the Summer Quarter, 1953
16	7	Department Reports, Humanities Area	1954
16	8	Report on the Sophomore Testing Program at the University of Utah Faculty Council Meeting	1954
16	9	Departmental Reports, Physical science Area	1954
16	10	Departmental Reports, Social Science Area	1954
16	11	Report to the Central General Education Committee on Personal and Family Living Area Committee	1948-1954
16	12	Central General Education Committee Summary of Progress to Date	1955
16	13	Requirements for Graduation from High School	1955
16	14	General Education Proposals for the Academic Year	1957-1958
16	15	Letter Proposing the Start of an Honors General Education Program	1960
16	16	Enrollment Statistics, All Areas	1959-1960
16	17	Meeting Notices	1948-1961
16	18	Proposal to Grant Academic Credit for Advanced Placement Courses	1961
16	19	Central General Education Minutes	1953-1961
16	20	Meeting of the Area E Committee	1961
16	21	Report to the Faculty Council on Changes in the General Education Committee	1962
16	22	Minutes of the Faculty Council	1948-1963
16	23	General Education Handbooks	1948-1949; 1960-1961; 1967-1968
16	24	"A Report to the President, the Dean of University College, and the Director of General Education on the Study of General Education at Columbia College"	1952
16	25	"Social Studies Courses in the High Schools of Salt Lake City"
16	26	"Junior High School Social Studies in Grades Kindergarten through Grade Five"
16	28	"Faculty Regulations for Transfer Students in the General Education Program"
16	29	"Requests and Considerations for Changes in the General Education Program"
16	30	Miscellaneous
		Central General Education Committee Biology Area
Box	Folder
17	1	"Annual Report of the General Education Program"	1954-1955
17	2	"Report of the Department of General Education and the Biology Area General Education Committee at the University of Utah In Relation to General Education for the Period 1948-1953"
17	3	Summary of Accomplishments to Date	1948
17	4	Evaluation Science Curriculum--South High School	1948
17	5	Meeting with Dr. Faust from Stanford	1949
17	6	Requirement Outlines for General Education	1949
17	7	Course and Lecture Outlines
17	8	Statistics for the Biology 1A Questionnaire	1951
17	9	Memorandum Re: Biology 1-2 Courses	1953-1954
17	10	Minutes of the Committee	1948-1955
17	11	Committee Records	1956-1966
17	12	Meeting Notices	1948-1955
17	13	Correspondence	1949-1955
		Utah Museum of Natural History Box 18, folders 1-6 contain a variety of documents pertaining to the preparation and/or publication of the books indicated.
Box	Folder
18	1	Birds of Northeastern Utah	1979-1981
18	2	Utah Birds: A Revised Checklist	1985
18	3	Utah Birds: Geographic Distribution and Systematics	1985
18	4-5	Utah Birds: Historical Perspectives and Bibliography	1986-1990
18	6	Utah Birds
18	7-8	Utah Museum of Natural History Planning Committee	1956
18	9	Register of Museum Skins and Eggs at Other Museums
18	10-11	Reports on Bird Transfers	1972-1985
18	12	Exchanges with Brigham Young University	1985
18	13	Stolen Bird Recovery	1964
18	14	Grand Canyon Mix-up	1980
18	15	Correspondence with Museum Director Donald V. Hague	1973-1986
18	16	Correspondence	1990
18	17	Miscellaneous
		Other Museums of Natural History
Box	Folder
19	1	The American Museum of Natural History	1930-1942
19	2	Utah's Other Museums of Natural History	1975-1988
19	3	Carnegie Museum	1940,1981
19	4	Museum of Vertebrate Zoology at Berkley	1931
		University Committees Called to Serve On
Box	Folder
20	1	Central General Education Committee	1942-1953
20	2	University of Utah Press	1950-1986
20	3-4	Publications Advisory Committee	1959-1964
20	5	University of Utah Credit Union Committee	1963-1964
20	6	Premedical Screening Committee	1953
20	7	Premedical Counciling Committee	1943-1956
20	8	Buck Hills Falls Conference on Preprofessional Education
20	9	War Chest Drive	1943
20	10	Post War Committees	1943
20	11	Committees of the Faculty	1944-1953
20	12	Miscellaneous

IV: Organizations, 1931-1976Return to Top

Personal and professional clubs and organizations make up the fourth section of this collection. Organizations such as the National Science Foundation, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the Utah Academy of Science, Arts & Letters played an important role in Behle's Career. There is also material on his involvement in the Sons of the American Revolution, Tracy's Aviary, and the Lakefront Gun, Fur, and Reclamation Club filed in this section.

Container(s)		Description	Dates
		Personal Clubs and Organizations
Box	Folder
21	1	National Society of the Sons of Utah Pioneers
21	2-6	Sons of the American Revolution
21	7-9	Lakefront Gun, Fur, and Reclamation Club
21	10-11	Tracy Aviary
22	1	Alpha Epsilon delta
22	2-10	American Association of University Professors	1951-1952
22	11-12	American Institute of Biological Sciences	1959-1963
22	13	Chicago Academy of Sciences
22	14-22	Sigma Xi
22	23-25	Wildlife Society
22	26	Miscellaneous
		National Science Foundation
Box	Folder
23	1	University of Utah National Science Foundation Summer Institute for Biology	1956
23	2	National Science Foundation Review Panel for Summer Institutes	1961
23	3	National Science Foundation Panel on State Academics	1960
23	4-7	National Science Foundation Grants	1960-1962
23	8	National Science Foundation Visiting Science Grant	1963-1964
23	9	Announcements	1961-1962
23	10	Applications	1951-1952
		American Association for the Advancement of Science
Box	Folder
24	1-4	Programs and Brochures	1933-1968
24	5-6	Directories	1959-1960
24	7	Operational Guide
24	8	Academy Supplement to the Operational Guide	1959
24	9	Meeting Agenda and Minutes	1959
24	10	Council Newsletter	1960
24	11-12	Financial Materials	1959-1960
24	13	Reports to the Academy Conference of the Collegiate Academy Committee	1959
24	14	Session on Junior Academies at the Academy Conference
24	15	Science Teaching Improvement Program	1959
24	16	Correspondence	1959-1976
24	17	Miscellaneous
		Utah Academy of Sciences, Arts & Letters
Box	Folder
25	1	Articles of Incorporation	1960
25	2	Constitution and Bylaws	1960s
25	3	Proposed Changes in the Constitution and Articles of Incorporation	1950-1970
25	4	History
25	5	Statement of Policy, Tradition, and Responsibilites	1960
25	6	Report on Visiting Science Program	1961
25	7	Value Systems and Institutions of Utah	1959
25	8	What the Upper Colorado Development Means to Utah
25	9	Schedule of Cultural Events in Utah	1957-1959
25	10	Proceedings	1959-1960
25	11	Distinguished Service Award Awarded to William H. Behle.	1981
25	12	Highlights of the Autumn Meeting at Brigham Young University	1959
25	13	Report of the President	1959-1960
25	14	Resolutions Proposed by the Resolutions Committee	1960
25	15	Publication Materials
25	16-17	Minutes	1958-1961
25	18	Meeting Notices
25	19	Correspondence	1958-1961
25	20	Financial Material	1959-1961
25	21-22	Newletters
25	23	Programs
26	1	Proposal to AAAS for Science Counselor Program	1959-1960
26	2	Proposal for Visiting Scientists to Utah High Schools	1960-1961
26	3	Lists of Scientists	1965-1966
26	4	Annual Reports	1961-1966
26	5	Progress Reports	1960-1961
26	6-7	Dr. Behle's Participation
26	8	Correspondence
26	9	Programs	1960-1967
26	10	Visiting Scientist Program Miscellaneous
26	11	"The Meaning of Wilderness" Author, S. F. Olsen.	1958
26	12	"Is the Unity of Science Possible? A Symposium on the Relationship of the Sciences to One Another"	1956
26	13	"Symposium on the Negro in Utah"	1954
26	14	Miscellaneous
		Utah Junior Academy of Sciences, Arts & Letters
Box	Folder
27	1	Advisory Council	1959-1960
27	2-3	Junior Council Activities	1958-1961
27	4	Science Consultation Grant for the Utah Academy of Sciences, Arts & Letters	1965-1966
27	5	Miscellaneous
		Science Fairs
Box	Folder
28	1	State Science Fair at Brigham Young University	1958
28	2	State Science Fair at Utah State University	1959
28	3	State Science Fair at the University of Utah	1960
28	4	Salt Lake Metropolitan Science Fair	1958-1960

V: Correspondence, 1930-1990Return to Top

This section of the William H. Behle Papers is filled with correspondence that ranges in date from 1930 to 1990. Most of the material is linked to Behle's professional activities. alThough there may be some personal notes mixed in with each person's file. The first box is correspondence with the administration of the University of Utah. The remaining correspondence is with the many people that Dr. Behle has known over the years.

Container(s)		Description	Dates
		Correspondence with the University of Utah Administration
Box	Folder
29	1	Adamson, Jack H.
29	2	Angleman, Sydney W.
29	3	Cowles, LeRoy E.
29	4	Durham, G. Homer
29	5	Fletcher, James C.
29	6	Gardner, David P.
29	7	Harris, Frank E.
29	8	Hiner, David L.
29	9	Hoebel, E. Adamson
29	10	Jennings, Jesse D.
29	11	McMurrin, Sterling
29	12	Olpin, A. Ray
29	13	Park, John R.
29	14	Thomas, George
29	15	Wahlquist, John T.
29	16	Wilson, O. Meredith
		Correspondence, A - Z
Box	Folder
30	1	Aldrich, John W.
30	2	Allen, George A., Jr.
30	3	Amadon, Dean
30	4	Arnold, Keith A.
30	5	Austin, Oliver
30	6	Miscellaneous "A"
30	7	Bailey, Alfred M.
30	8	Balph, David and Martha
30	9	Banks, Richard C.
30	10	Barlow, Jon C.
30	11	Barnes, Claude T.
30	12	Barnum, Andrew
30	13	Bienek, Gerhard K.
30	14	Bishop, Louis B.
30	15	Black, Hal
30	16	Blackford, John
30	17	Blake, Emmet R.
30	18	Blanchard, James
30	19	Blietz, Don
30	20	Boyle, Ashby
30	21	Browning, Ralph
30	22	Bushman, John B.
30	23	Burleigh, Thomas D.
30	24	Miscellaneous "B"
31	1	Carter, Dennis L.
31	2	Chattin, Susan
31	3-4	Cottam, Clarence
31	5	Cottam, Walter P.
31	6	Cowan, Ian McTaggart
31	7	Craig, Alan M.
31	8	Miscellaneous "C"
31	9	Davis, John
31	10	Davis, William B.
31	11	Dawkins, Bevely
31	12	Diem, Kenneth L.
31	13	Dixon, Keith L.
31	14	Dotson, Richard A.
31	15	Downey, John C.
31	16	Duff, C. V.
31	17	Durrant, Stephan, C.
31	18	Miscellaneous "D"
31	19	Easterla, David A.
31	20	Egosque, Harold J.
31	21	Elbel, Robert E.
31	22	Emerson, Guy
31	23	Miscellaneous "E"
32	1	Faust, Clarence H.
32	2	Ferris, Reed W.
32	3	Fisher, A. K.
32	4	Fisher, Harvey I.
32	5	Fitch, Henry S.
32	6	French, Norman R.
32	7	Friedman, Herbert
32	8	Frost, Herbert H.
32	9	Miscellaneous "F"
32	10	Gardner, Eldon
32	11	Gaskill, Jim
32	12	Geerling, Paul F.
33	1-8	Ghieslin, Jon	1968-1982
33	9	Genoways, Hugh H.
33	10	Gessaman, James A.
33	11	Goates, Wayne A.
33	12	Godfrey, Earl W.
33	13	Greenhalgh, Clifton M.
33	14	Gunther, Lloyd
33	15	Miscellaneous "G"
34	1	Hall, E. Raymond
34	2	Hardy, Ross
34	3	Hargrave, Lyndon L.
34	4	Harkin, Arthur P.
34	5	Harmon, Steve K.
34	6	Harper, Kimball
34	7	Harrison, Ed N.
34	8	Harvey, LeRoy H.
34	9	Hayward, C. Lynn
34	10	Hess, Michael
34	11-12	Heusser, H. Earl
34	13	Higgens, Harold G.
34	14	Hoffmeister, Donald F.
34	15	Holt, Robert G.
34	16	Howell, Joseph C.
34	17	Howell, Joseph, C.
34	18	Hubbs, Carl
34	19	Humphrey, Phillip S.
34	20	Hutchings, John
34	21-24	Miscellaneous "H"
34	25	Ivey, Gary
35	1	Jackson, Victor L.
35	2	Jenks, Randolph
35	3	Jewett, Stanley G.
35	4-5	Johnson, Clark D.
35	6	Johnson, Ned K.
35	7	Johnson, Richard F.
35	8	Johnston, David W.
35	9	Johnston, Richard F.
35	10-11	Joyner, Dave E.
35	12	Kertell, Kenneth
35	13	Kessel, Brina
35	14	Kiff, Lloyd
35	15	Killpack, Merlin
35	16	King, James R.
35	17	Kingery, Hugh E.
35	18-19	Knopf, Fred (Fritz) L.
35	20	Knowlton, George F.
36	1	Kotter, Bruce L.
36	2-5	Miscellaneous "K"
36	6	Lanyon, Wesley E.
36	7-9	Lies, Michael F.
36	10	Lincoln, Frederik C.
36	11	Lindsay, David
36	12	Linford, Jean
36	13	Linsdale, Jean M.
37	1-6	Lloyd, Gary Davis
37	7-8	Lords, James L.
37	9-10	Low, Jessop B.
37	11-12	Lowery, George H.
37	13-16	Miscellaneous "L"
38	1	Magleby, Marie
38	2	Marti, Carl
38	3	Marshall, Joe
38	4	Mayr, Ernest
38	5	Mayfield, Harold F.
38	6	McCaskie, Guy
38	7	McKee, Edwin D.
38	8	Mengel, Robert M.
38	9-14	Miller, Alden H.
38	15	Moffitt, James
38	16	Morgan, Dale
39	1	Moore, Robert T.
39	2	Moser, R. Allyn
39	3	Mullen, James L.
39	4	Murphy, Joseph, R.
39	5-11	Miscellaneous "M"
39	12-14	Nagel, John E.
39	15	Neff, Johnson A.
40	1	Nelson, Morlon, W.
40	2	Nice, Margaret M.
40	3-4	Miscellaneous "N"
40	5	Oberholser, Harry C.
40	6-7	Orr, Robert
40	8	Miscellaneous "O"
40	9	Palmer, Ralph
40	10	Parkes, Kenneth C.
40	11	Paynter, Raymond A.
40	12	Pearse, Theed
40	13	Peck, Everett
40	14	Peet, Max M.
40	15	Pemberton, J. R.
41	1-2	Perry, Michael L.
41	3	Peters, James L.
41	4	Peterson, Roger T.
41	5-8	Pettingil, Olin Sweall
41	9-13	Phillips, Allen R.
41	14	Pingree, William
41	15	Pitelka, Frank A.
42	1	Preston, Frank W.
42	2-5	Porter, Richard D.
42	6	Pressnall, Clifford C.
42	7-9	Miscellaneous "P"
42	10	Quigly, Raymond J.
42	11	Miscellaneous "Q"
43	1	Rand, Austin L.
43	2	Rassmussen, D. I.
43	3-4	Rea, Amadeo, M.
43	5-6	Rees, Milton T.
43	7-9	Reynolds, Temple A.
43	10	Rich, Wilma
43	11	Richardson, Frank
43	12	Riser, Nathan W.
43	13-14	Risk, James
43	15-16	Robinson, Elroy B.
43	17	Rogan, May L.
44	1	Rower, Sievert
44	2-5	Roscoe, Ernest J.
44	6	Ross, Aaron B.
44	7	Russell, Stephan
44	8	Ryder, Ronald A.
44	9-13	Miscellaneous "R"
45	1	Scott, Peter
45	2	Scott, Thomas G.
45	3	Selender, Richard B.
45	4-7	Selender, Robert K.
45	8	Shorey, Gary
45	9	Short, Lester
45	10-11	Sibley, Charles G.
45	12	Smith, Kimberley
45	13	Snyder, L. L.
45	14	Speich, Steven M.
45	15	Stager, Kenneth E.
45	16-18	Stanford, Joseph S.
46	1	Stein, Robert C.
46	2	Stettenheim, Peter
46	3-4	Stetter, John F.
46	5	Stevenson, James O.
46	6	Stokes, Allen W.
46	7	Sone, Lois C.
46	8-10	Storer, Robert W.
46	11-13	Sugen, John W.
46	14	Sumner, E. Lowell
46	15	Sundell, Robert A.
46	16	Sutton, George M.
46	17-22	Miscellaneous "S"
47	1	Taber, Wendall
47	2	Tainter, Fern
47	3	Tanner, Wilmer W
47	4	Tanner, Vasco
47	5	Todd, W. E. Clyde
47	6	Thompson, J. Walcott
47	7	Torduff, Harrison B.
47	8	Treganza, A. O.
47	9	Tucker, Jim
47	10	Turner, Cornelius P.
47	11	Turner, John F.
47	12	Twomey, Arthur C.
47	13-15	Miscellaneous "T"
47	16	Ure, Stellanie
47	17	U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
47	18-23	Utah State Fish and Game Commission	1940-1980
47	24	Miscellaneous "U"
48	1-2	Van Den Akker, John
48	3	Van Rossem A. J.
48	4-6	Van Tyne, Josselyn
48	7	Van Bloeker, Jack C., Jr.
48	8-9	Miscellaneous "V"
48	10	Walkinshaw, Laurence H.
48	11	Watson, George E.
48	12-13	Wauer, Roland H.
48	14-15	Webster, J. Dan
48	16	Wetmore, Alex
49	1-9	White, Clayton M.
49	10-11	Whitney, Nathaniel R.
49	12	Willett, George
49	13	Williams, Paul L.
49	14	Williams, Ralph B.
50	1	Williamson, Francis S. L.
50	2	Wilson, Vanez, T.
50	3	Wing, Leonard
50	4	Wood, Stephan L.
50	5	Woodbury, Angus M.
50	6	Wolfe, L. R.
50	7	Wolfson, Albert
50	8	Woolf, Charles M.
50	9-14	Worthen, Gary L.
50	15-18	Wycroft, John and Ann
50	19-24	Miscellaneous "W"
51	1	Young, Orsen Whitney
51	2	Miscellaneous "Y" and "Z"
51	3	Foreign Correspondence

VI: News Clippings, 1930-1990Return to Top

Container(s)		Description
		News Clippings
Box	Folder
52	1	Tracy Aviary
52	2-10	1930-1990
52	11	Undated

VII: The Great Salt Lake, Utah's Inland Sea Return to Top

This section of William H. Behle's papers are concerned with his unpublished manuscript, "The Great Salt Lake, Utah's Inland Sea." Boxes 53-58 contain the original manuscript, boxes 59-68 contain the research used in the book, and boxes 69-72 have extra drafts.

Container(s)		Description	Dates
		"The Great Salt Lake, Utah's Inland Sea" through Gunnison Island
Box	Folder
53	1	"The Great Salt Lake, Utah's Inland Sea" This also includes the preface, acknowledgments, the summary of highlights of the lake, and the physical setting and description of the Great Salt Lake. The Table of Contents is only nominally correct, as the author made adjustments in the manuscript after he wrote it. The correct order in the box contents are listed in the inventory.
53	2	Legends and Fiction Based on the Lake
53	3	Biographical Sketches
53	4	Antelope Island
53	5	Antelope and Fremont Islands
53	6	Fremont Island Manuscript
		Gunnison Island through Lake Bonneville
Box	Folder
54	1	Gunnison Island
54	2	Larger Islands
54	3	Lesser Islands
54	4	Lake Bonneville, Predecessor of the Great Salt Lake
54	5	Lake Powell, Predecessor of the Great Salt Lake
54	6-7	Lake Bonneville
		Biology through Chemistry of the Brine
Box	Folder
55	1	Biology
55	2	Geology
55	3	Hydrology and Climatology
55	4	Common Salt Through Solar Evaporation
55	5	Chemistry of the Brine
		Life in the Brine through Brine Shrimps
Box	Folder
56	1	Life in the Brine
56	2	Brine Shrimps
		The Railroad on the Great Salt Lake through Notes
Box	Folder
57	1	The Railroad on the Great Salt Lake
57	2-3	Boats and Boating
57	4-6	Boating on the Great Salt Lake
57	7	Notes
		"Mammals of the Island and Effects of Isolation" through Articles
Box	Folder
58	1	"Mammals of the Island and Effects of Isolation"
58	2-3	Articles
		Correspondence, Reference and Historical Documents
Box	Folder
59	1	Correspondence	1966-1979
59	2	History, Legends and Articles	1946-1993
59	3	The Lucien Cut-Off	1948-1956
59	4	Characters of the Great Salt Lake	1963-1990
59	5	Movies on the Great Salt Lake	1962-1964
59	6	Reference Notes, Articles and Historical Items
59	7	Maps
59	8	Miscellaneous Information
59A		Index Cards
		Great Salt Lake Islands Monuments and Parks
Box	Folder
60	1	Antelope Island National Monument	1960-1966
60	2	Antelope Island Facilities	1984-1993
60	3	Antelope Island Development	1980-1997
60	4	Carrington and Gunnison Islands	1948-1977
60	5	Fremont Island	1934-2001
60	6	Great Salt Lake State Park	1968-1978
60	7	Hat Island	1922-1995
60	8	Lagoon, Lakepoint and Sunset Beach	1970-2001
60	9	Saltair	1962-1982
60	10	Stansbury Park
		Biology of the Great Salt Lake Region
Box	Folder
61	1	"An Evaluation of the Importance of Ephydra Cinera to the Ecosystem of the Great Salt Lake"
61	2	Bacteria	1937-1966
61	3	Biology Articles The correspondence and articles concern the Brine Shrimp.	1970-1992
61	4	Biology References	1986-2002
61	5	Biting Gnats	1972-1981
61	6	Correspondence and Articles The documents in this folder concern Brine Flies.	1970-1992
61	7	Flora and Fauna	1940-2002
61	8	Harvesting Brine Shrimp Contains an interview with C. C. Saunder.
61	9	Pollution	1972-1981
61	10	Wetlands	1993-2003
61	11	Vegetation Articles	1936-1938
		Geology and Hydrology of the Great Salt Lake Region
Box	Folder
62	1-2	Great Salt Lake Geology
62	3	Geology and Sediment of the Great Salt Lake	1948-1965
62	4-5	Hydrology and the Great Salt Lake	1932-1967
62	6	Terminal Lake Brochures	1977
62	7	Hydrology, the Lake Effect and Salinity	1968-1994
		Archeology and Paleontology of Lake Bonneville
Box	Folder
63	1	Lake Bonneville	1965-1999
63	2	Lake Bonneville and Movements across the Great Salt Lake	1938-1987
63	3	Paleontology	1958-1994
63	4	Notes
63	5	Bonneville Salt Flats and Racing
		Great Salt Lake Islands Ecosystems
Box	Folder
64	1	Buffalo and Wildlife These documents are concerned with Antelope Island.	1947-2001
64	2	Birdlife on the Great Salt Lake	1935-1960
64	3	Bird Sanctuary Documents	1934-1957
64	4	California Gull	1947-1976
64	5	Colonial Nesting Birds	1935-1949
64	6	Ecosystems and Birds	1991-1998
64	7	Gulls and Mormon Crickets	1936-1997
64	8-9	Gunnison Island Pelicans	1935-1996
64	10	Mammals and the Great Salt Lake Islands	1940-1982
		Mineral Resources
Box	Folder
65	1	Causeway and Resources on the Great Salt Lake	1966-1973
65	2	Environmental Article "Environmental Considerations of Oil and Gas Drilling on the Eastern Shore of the Great Salt Lake"
65	3	Gas, Oil and Asphalt Articles and Notes	1950-1973
65	4	Great Salt Lake Authority and Farmington Bay	1961-1977
65	5	Great Salt Lake Development	1976-1981
65	6	Great Salt Lake Division Articles	1977-1980
65	7	Gypsum and Tailings Articles and Notes	1962-1970
65	8	Lake Wasatch and Lake Davis	1989-1990
65	9	Magicorp Articles	1986-1997
65	10	Magnesium Articles and Notes	1964-2003
65	11	Potash and Salt Bed Articles and Notes	1927-1979
65	12	Salt Notes and Articles	1956-2002
65	13	Sediments Articles	1938
		Development Issues
Box	Folder
66	1	Great Sale Lake Mineral Development	1967-1976
66	2	Lake Level Issues	1973-1999
66	3	High-Water Issues in the Great Salt Lake	1985
66	4	Oil Drilling	1972-1979
66	5	Railroad Causeway Documents	1957-1990
66	6	Rising Lake Measures	1984-1986
66	7	West Desert Pumps	1983-2003
		Development and Projects
Box	Folder
67	1	Great Salt Lake Commission	1973-1975
67	2	Development Plans	1965-1970
67	3	Dike Notes and Correspondence	1972
67	4	Dike Project	1933-1975
67	5	General Information	1925-2001
67	6-7	Ownership Issues Documents	1965-1975
67	8	Plans and Research	1964-1981
67	9	References	1946-1998
67	10	Tailings, the Super-Collider and Legacy Highway	1964-1995
		Boating and Tourism
Box	Folder
68	1	Boating and the Great Salt Lake	1940-1960
68	2	Boats and Yacht Harbor	1975-1986
68	3	Friends of the Great Salt Lake	1995-2000
68	4	Great Salt Lake Yacht Club	1965
68	5	Resorts
68	6	Resorts and Events
68	7	Tourism Sites
68	8	"The Spiral Jetty" and "Sun Tunnels"
68	9	"Tree of Life" Scupture
		Miscellaneous Drafts
Box
69		Miscellaneous Drafts
70		Miscellaneous Drafts
71		Miscellaneous Drafts
72		David Eugene Miller, "The Great Salt Lake, Its History and Economic Development" This microfilm reel is located in the Manuscript Division Microfilm Cabinet.	1947

VIII: Biographical Materials, 1929-2001Return to Top

This addendum contains correspondence, articles, biographical information, school materials, fraternity materials, newsletters, other publications, notes, research, and news clippings.

Container(s)		Description	Dates
		Correspondence, Articles, and Biographical Information
Carton	Folder
73	1-13	Correspondence	1929-2001
73	14	Biographical Information and Articles
		School Activity Materials
Carton	Folder
74	1-2	Ecology, Research Materials These folders contain articles, correspondence, notes and data.	1959-1981
74	3	"Ecology of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever," Final Report	1960-1964
74	4-5	Genetic Research, Applicants for Grants`	1973-1988
74	6	Natural History Club, Meeting Minutes	1930-1939
74	7	Research Proposals to the National Science Foundation	1956-1961
74	8	Alpha Lambda Chapter of Phi Sigma, Minutes and Financial Record	1939
74	9-10	Fraternity Materials These folders contain correspondence, a listing, notes, meeting materials, and activity information.	1930-1968
74	11-12	Phi Sigma Materials These folders contain programs, newletters, notes, and memberhsip records.	1956
74	13	Phi Sigma Newletter	1943-1965
		Biology Department, Materials
Carton	Folder
75	1	Architectural Planning Guide Articles are organized by the last name of the author.	1960-1969
75	2-11	Executive Committee, Staff Meeting Minutes	1948-1987
75	12-15	Faculty Materials These folders contain correspondence, notes, rosters, building information, and financial materials.	1938-1997
76	1	Faculty Materials	1970-1997
76	2	Lab Materials, Research Proposals, and Correspondence	1946-1961
76	3-4	Research and Class Materials These folders contain notes, research, articles, and data.	1948-1978
76	5	ProgramsStaff Listing	1968
76	6-9	Staff and Class Materials These folders contain correspondence, notes, research, articles, departmental news, and data.	1952-1996
76	10-11	Notebooks	1949-1963
76	12	Genetic Research, Staff Materials This folder contains research, proposals, correspondence, articles, and data.	1970-1998
76	13	Zoology Department, Staff Meeting Minutes	1955-1968
		General Materials
Carton	Folder
77	1-15	Articles, A-Z	1912-1982
77	16-17	The Biologist	1932-1958
77	18-20	Booklets	1960-1998
77	21	Ralph V. Chamberlain, Edith Chamberlain, Silk Picture
78	1	Handouts and Fliers	1995-2000
78	2	Notes
78	3	Pamphlets
78	4	Programs	1939-1999
78	5-6	Utah Mosquito Abatement Association, Meeting Programs, and Materials	1990-1997
78	7-16	News Clippings	1930-2003
Box
79		Index Cards This box contains approximately 300 cards.
80		Phi Sigma, charter, Code of Arms, and Symbol	1932

General MaterialsReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
81	1	Bear River Refuge, Map
81	2	John E. Dooly Jr., Notes and Articles	1967; 1980
81	3	Great Salt Lake, Articles	1889-1964
81	4	Alfred Lambourne Correspondence, notes, and a picture.	1964
81	5	Charles W. Lockerbie Memorial and biographical materials, essays, and articles.	1956-1963
81	6	Postcards

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Ornithologists--Utah

Personal Names

Behle, William H. (William Harroun), 1909-2009--Archives

Corporate Names

American Ornithologists' Union
Tracy Aviary (Salt Lake City, Utah)
University of Utah
University of Utah--Faculty
University of Utah. Central General Education Committee
Utah Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters
Utah Audubon Society
Utah Conference on Higher Education

Geographical Names

Dugway Proving Ground (Utah)

Form or Genre Terms

Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Correspondence
Minutes (Records)
Oral histories

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