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Alan A. Beetle papers, 1905-1999

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Beetle, Alan A. (Alan Ackerman), 1913-2003
Title
Alan A. Beetle papers
Dates
1905-1999 (inclusive)
1945-1992 (bulk)
Quantity
39.09 cubic ft. (41 boxes)
Collection Number
400058
Summary
Alan A. Beetle was a professor of agronomy, botany, and range management at the University of Wyoming, College of Agriculture. Collection contains subject and research files, correspondence, manuscripts, publications, and photographs regarding his work and research.
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

Alan A. Beetle received a BA from Dartmouth College, a MA in Botany from the University of Wyoming, and a PhD from the University of California at Berkeley in 1941. He taught at Berkeley as an Associate Agronomist from 1940 to 1945, and then joined the University of Wyoming faculty of the College of Agriculture, Range Management Section, Plant Sciences Division in 1946. He was noted for his research into grasses, sagebrush, and his work on range surveys. He was a member of the Society of Range Management. Dr. Beetle passed away in 2003.

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Content Description

The Alan A. Beetle papers contain correspondence regarding field trips of his range management students (1946-1990s) and subject files containing correspondence, articles, notes, data, and reports regarding research projects in range management and grasses (1950s-1990s). There is also printed material regarding agriculture and botany (1990s), a bound volume of original letters of the botanist, P. Beveridge Kennedy, who was notable for his research on plants of arid regions of the United States (1905-1907), and articles and correspondence of Adrey E. Borell.

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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 Alan A. Beetle at the date of processing.

Acquisition Information

This material was received from Alan A. Beetle from 1986-1994, University of Wyoming, Department of Ecosystem Science and Management in 2012, University of Wyoming Libraries, Emmett Chisum Special Collections from 2016-2018, and the University of Wyoming, College of Agriculture in 2021.

Processing Note

The collection was processed by Jamie J. Greene in October 2017 and updated in January 2020 and January 2023. This collection was processed by Erin Shadrick in April 2024.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

Container List

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Subject Terms

  • Arid regions agriculture -- West (U.S.)
  • Botanists -- Wyoming.
  • Botany, Experimental.
  • Range management -- West (U.S.)

Personal Names

  • Borell, Audrey E.
  • Kennedy, P. Beveridge.

Corporate Names

  • University of Wyoming -- Faculty.
  • University of Wyoming. College of Agriculture.
  • University of Wyoming. Range Management Section.

Processed by Jamie J. Greene and Erin Shadrick
2017;2024

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