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University of Wyoming. Department of Zoology and Physiology records, 1920-1962

Overview of the Collection

Creator
University of Wyoming. Department of Zoology and Physiology
Title
University of Wyoming. Department of Zoology and Physiology records
Dates
1920-1962 (inclusive)
Website capture 2019-present (inclusive)
Quantity
2.55 cubic ft. (6 boxes) + website
Collection Number
545006
Summary
This collection contains lantern slides of Wyoming during the 1920s and 1930s as well as the University of Wyoming office records from the Course Reorganization Committee regarding the quarter versus semester system. Additionally, the collection includes access to the department's archived website.
Repository
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

There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.

Languages
English
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Historical Note

The Department of Zoology and Physiology was the largest academic department at the University of Wyoming and has collaborated with the National Park Service; the Wyoming Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit and the Wyoming Game and Fish Department. The University's location near several mountain ranges and national parks provided a unique opportunity for zoological and physiological study. The department managed field stations in Jackson Hole and a research station at the AMK ranch in Grand Teton Park to foster research in the National Parks of the Rocky Mountain Region. Student and faculty research projects at these sites included fish culture, animal behavior, endocrinology and environmental physiology. Researchers in the Zoology Department studied antelope, deer, elk, bear, beaver, badgers, coyotes, ground squirrels and birds.

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Content Description

This collection consists of office records from the University of Wyoming Course Reorganization Committee regarding the switch from a quarter system to a semester system. In addition to the office records, the collection includes access to the archived department website as well as lantern slides compiled by Dr. Scott, a former professor with the Department of Zoology and Physiology. These slides contain images from the Snowy Mountain Range near Laramie, Wyoming; Yellowstone National Park; Grant Teton National Park; Medicine Bow National Forest; Jackson Hole National Elk Refuge as well as slides of various animals and plants. The collection also contains a number of “Saint Louis Biological Survey” ecological teaching slides.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Copyright Information

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Restrictions on Use

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Preferred Citation

Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.

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Administrative Information

Related Materials

There are no known other archival collections created by the University of Wyoming. Department of Zoology and Physiology at the date of processing.

Acquisition Information

This material was received from the University of Wyoming. Department of Zoology and Physiology from 1984-1996.

Processing Note

The collection was processed by Samantha Fawcett, May 2011.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

Container List

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Subject Terms

  • Education, Higher -- Administration.

Corporate Names

  • University of Wyoming.

Geographical Names

  • Medicine Bow (Wyo.)
  • Wyoming -- History -- 1919-1945.
  • Wyoming -- History -- 1945-1999.
  • Wyoming -- History -- 2000-
  • Yellowstone National Park.

Form or Genre Terms

  • Lantern slides.

Processed by Samantha Fawcett
2019

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