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Eric G. Bolen Papers, 1956-2017

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Bolen, Eric G.
Title
Eric G. Bolen Papers
Dates
1956-2017 (inclusive)
Quantity
cubic ft. (58 boxes)
Collection Number
10289
Summary
Eric George Bolen was a biologist, professor, and environmentalist. This collection consists of records related to his personal life and professional career as a scientist and scholar.
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
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

Eric G. Bolen was born on November 24, 1937, in New Jersey. He received a Bachelor of Science degree from University of Maine in 1959. He earned a Masters and a Doctoral degree from Utah State University in 1962 and 1967, respectively. Dr. Bolen has worked for both government wildlife management agencies and academic institutions. Between 1957 and 1961, he worked for the Vermont Fish and Game Department and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. He served as an instructor of biology at Texas A and I University in 1965 and 1966. From 1966 to 1973, he worked as a professor at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas. He was then hired as Assistant Director of the Rob and Bessie Welder Wildlife Foundation, in which capacity he served until 1978. He then returned to Texas Tech as professor and Associate Dean of the Graduate School. While there, he served as the research coordinator for the Caesar Kleberg Foundation for Wildlife Conservation that operated through the university. He was awarded the prestigious Paul Whitfield Horn professorship in 1981. Bolen moved to North Carolina in 1988 to become Dean of the newly established Graduate School of the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. In 1994, he relinquished his deanship to return to the classroom as a member of the faculty in the Department of Biological Sciences.

Dr. Bolen coauthored or co-edited four major works on ecology and wildlife management. He wrote or coauthored over 140 scientific articles. He was elected to the American Ornithologists’ Union and was named a lifetime member of The Wildlife Society and the Wilson Ornithological Society. Bolen served as editor of the Wildlife Society Bulletin from 1976 to 1978 and acted as a referee for numerous scientific journals.

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Content Description

The Eric G. Bolen Papers concern Bolen’s professional life as a university professor and administrator. The papers reveal the operational structures and systems of the institutions for which Bolen worked. All of the major administrative functions of a university professor are documented in this collection, from student advising and research direction to departmental operations and tenure and promotion review. The collection contains material on his many committee affiliations and on reviews he conducted for other academic and applied research organizations. It contains Bolen’s doctoral research on black-bellied whistling ducks, as well as research on other issues of concern for wildlife managers. His black-bellied whistling duck research was subsequently continued by two of his graduate students, and some of their field notes are integrated into the data. The Eric G. Bolen Papers primarily document Bolen’s daily professional life.

The papers consist primarily of correspondence files that include manuscripts, notes, and reports. They also contain research data, field notes, grant proposals, project descriptions, photographs, student evaluations of teaching, and a small quantity of printed material. The majority of the material is administrative in nature. The Texas Tech University series contains financial records of the Department of Range and Wildlife Management’s close association with the Caesar Kleberg Foundation for Wildlife Conservation.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Copyright Information

The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.

Preferred Citation

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

Related Materials

There are no known other archival collections created by Eric G. Bolen at the date of processing.

Acquisition Information

Acquisition Information

This material was received from Eric G. Bolen from 1986 to 2009.

Processing Note

Processing Information

The collection was processed by Shannon Bowen in April 2002 and updated by Shaun Hayes in August 2009 and Jamie J. Greene in March 2017 and June 2018.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

Container List

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Subject Terms

  • Ornithology.
  • Wildlife management.
  • Ducks-- United States.

Corporate Names

  • Rob and Bessie Welder Wildlife Foundation.
  • Texas Tech University.
  • University of North Carolina at Wilmington-- Graduate School.

Processed by Shaun Hayes
2009

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