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Reed W. Fautin papers, 1937-2021

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Fautin, Reed W., 1908-1983
Title
Reed W. Fautin papers
Dates
1937-2021 (inclusive)
Quantity
3.03 cubic ft. (6 boxes) + 16.91 GB
Collection Number
400068
Summary
Reed W. Fautin was a professor of zoology at the University of Wyoming from 1946-1973. Collection contains research files, correspondence, and photographs regarding his work as a zoologist and University of Wyoming professor.
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

Reed W. Fautin was a professor of zoology at the University of Wyoming from 1946-1973. He received his undergraduate degree from Brigham Young University and his Masters and PhD from the University of Illinois. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Army Medical Corps. While stationed at Canton Island, he studied the birds and sea shells of the area. In the summer of 1946 he began teaching at the University of Wyoming Science Camp, located in the Snowy Range, until retirement in 1973. From February 1958 until December 1959, he was in Kabul, Afghanistan, as part of the Wyoming Team. Fautin died in 1983 and in 2006 he was recognized by the University of Wyoming, College of Arts and Sciences as an Outstanding Former Faculty.

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Content Description

Collection contains photographs and glass slides of Canton Island birds; memorabilia from Fautin’s time in the army during WWII; biographical information; research files and data regarding small mammals, climate, and forests in Utah, Snowy Range, and Black Thunder Basin; and photographs, slides, reports, correspondence, and home movies from his time in Kabul, Afghanistan as part of the Wyoming Team.

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Use of the Collection

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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 Reed W. Fautin at the date of processing.

Acquisition Information

This material was received from Dr. Daphne G. Fautin and Barbara Baxter Jenkins from 2015-2022.

Processing Note

The collection was processed by Jamie J. Greene in October 2017 and updated in March 2019, October 2020, September 2022, and May 2024.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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Subject Terms

  • Life sciences -- Study and teaching (Higher)
  • Mammals -- Research
  • Zoology -- Study and teaching (Higher)

Corporate Names

  • University of Wyoming -- Faculty
  • University of Wyoming. College of Arts and Sciences
  • University of Wyoming. Department of Zoology and Physiology

Geographical Names

  • Kabul (Afghanistan)
  • Snowy Range (Wyo.)
  • Wyoming -- History -- 1946-1999

Processed by Jamie J. Greene
2017

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