Alfred G. Etter papers, 1938-1993
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Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Etter, Alfred G. (Alfred Gordon)
- Title
- Alfred G. Etter papers
- Dates
- 1938-1993 (inclusive)19381993
- Quantity
- 18.30 cubic feet (18 boxes) + 13 motion pictures + 3 envelopes.
- Collection Number
- 10398
- Summary
- Repository
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American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming
American Heritage Center
University of Wyoming
1000 E. University Ave.
Dept. 3924
Laramie, WY
82071
Telephone: 3077663756
ahcref@uwyo.edu - Access Restrictions
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Access Restrictions
There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.
- Languages
- English
Historical Note
Alfred Etter (1919-1978) was an American naturalist during the twentieth century. Etter earned his A.B. in Geology from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri in 1941. He later studied with conservationist Aldo Leopold at the University of Wisconsin, then earned his Ph. D in Botany from Washington University. He also served as an aerial photographer for the U.S. Air Force. Etter conducted soil and agricultural research at Washington University and helped to write the Truman Administration's water policy. He taught at New Mexico Military Institute and from 1957 to 1963 was a professor at Michigan State University. He later joined Defenders of Wildlife, serving as their field representative in Aspen, Colorado (1963-1970). From 1970 until his death, Etter was a naturalist for the Morton Arboretum in Lisle, Illinois. In the course of his career, Etter was a noted advocate for stopping the use of DDT, protecting predators from p oisoning, and water issues.
Content Description
Collection contains Alfred Etter's personal and business correspondence, subject files (which contain correspondence, clippings, manuscripts, notes, and printed materials), and field notebooks. Collection also contains aerial photographs of the Mississippi River and Etter's photographs and photograph negatives of predator control images, landscapes, stream bed erosion, development near streams, and scenes from the Morton Arboretum. Etter's article manuscripts (originals and copies), Etter's research notes concerning species variations, clippings (including articles written by Etter), thirteen 16 mm motion picture films (including those titled "Boy on a Farm" and "Mississippi"), and miscellaneous printed materials are in this collection as well.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Use
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Preferred Citation
Preferred CitationItem Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.
Administrative Information
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Subject Terms
- Environmentalism -- Middle West -- 20th century.
- Environmentalism -- West (U.S.) -- 20th century.
- Environmentalists -- Middle West -- 20th century.
- Environmentalists -- West (U.S.) -- 20th century.
- Naturalists -- Middle West -- 20th century.
- Naturalists -- West (U.S.) -- 20th century.
- Nature conservation -- Middle West -- 20th century.
- Nature conservation -- West (U.S.) -- 20th century.
- Pesticides -- Environmental aspects -- Middle West.
- Predatory animals -- Control -- West (U.S.)
- Water-supply -- Middle West -- 20th century.
- Water-supply -- West (U.S.) -- 20th century.
Corporate Names
- Defenders of Wildlife.
- Morton Arboretum.
Form or Genre Terms
- Motion pictures.
- Photographs.
