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W. T. Edmondson Papers, 1796-2000

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Edmondson, W. T. (Walles Thomas), 1916-2000
Title
W. T. Edmondson Papers
Dates
1796-2000 (inclusive)
1932-1998 (bulk)
Quantity
91.86 cubic feet (98 boxes)
Collection Number
2024
Summary
University of Washington professor of zoology and author of several works on the ecology of Lake Washington.
Repository
University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu
Access Restrictions

Open to all users, but access to portions of the papers restricted. Contact repository for details.

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Languages
English
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Biographical Note

Walles Thomas Edmondson was born in 1916 in Milwaukee Wisconsin. He attended Yale University and the University of Wisconsin. In 1942, Edmondson earned a PhD in Zoology from Yale University. He was a research association at Woods Hole from 1943 to 1946 and a lecturer in Biology at Harvard from 1946 to 1949. In 1949, Edmondson joined the Zoology Department faculty at the University of Washington where he remained until retirement. He died in 1999. His research interests focussed on lake productivity, eutrophication, comparative limnology, ecology and taxonomy of Rotifera and population dynamics of zooplankton. His book entitled The Uses of Ecology: Lake Washington and Beyond documents the recovery of Lake Washington.

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Content Description

Correspondence, research files, speeches and writings, grant files, reports, notebooks, field notes, awards, conferences and convention files, course materials, clippings, photographs, slides, and drawings from the career of a University of Washington professor of zoology.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

Organized into 7 accessions.

  • Accession No. 2024-003, W. T. Edmondson papers, 1932-2000
  • Accession No. 2024-005, W. T. Edmondson papers, 1950-1998
  • Accession No. 2024-006, W. T. Edmondson papers, 1879-1997
  • Accession No. 2024-007, W. T. Edmondson papers, 1796-1997
  • Accession No. 2024-008, W. T. Edmondson papers, 1956-1991
  • Accession No. 2024-009, W. T. Edmondson papers, 1940-1966
  • Accession No. 2024-010, W. T. Edmondson papers, 1913-2000

Processing Note

Processing levels vary. Contact the repository for details.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

 

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.

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Subject Terms

  • Freshwater productivity--Washington (State)
  • Freshwater productivity--Washington (State)--Washington, Lake
  • Lake ecology--Washington (State)--Research
  • Lake ecology--Washington (State)--Washington, Lake
  • Lake ecology--Washington (State)--Washington, Lake--Research
  • University Archives/Faculty Papers (University of Washington)

Personal Names

  • Edmondson W. T. (Walles Thomas), 1916-2000--Archives

Geographical Names

  • Washington, Lake (Wash.)
  • Washington, Lake (Wash.)--Research

Other Creators

  • Corporate Names

    • University of Washington. University Archives


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