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Douglas G. Chapman Papers, 1949-1988

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Chapman, D. G. (Douglas George), 1920-
Title
Douglas G. Chapman Papers
Dates
1949-1988 (inclusive)
Quantity
11.84 cubic ft. ((13 boxes))
Collection Number
(Accession No. 4581-001)
Summary
University of Washington expert on marine mammal statistics and Dean of the UW College of Fisheries from 1971 to 1981.
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

Collection is open to all users.

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Languages
English
Sponsor
Funding for encoding this finding aid was partially provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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Biographical Note

Douglas Chapman was a professor of mathematical statistics and an expert on wildlife statistics. He was born in 1920 and died in 1996. Chapman served as Dean of the University of Washington College of Fisheries from 1971 to 1981 and directed the UW Center For Quantitative Science In Forestry, Fisheries, and Wildlife from 1980 to 1982. His area of expertise was in estimating marine mammal populations and population dynamics. He chaired the International Whaling Commission's Scientific Committee from 1965 to 1974. Chapman was one of the scientific advisors to the International Whaling Commission who warned in the 1960s that the number of whales being taken by the whaling industry was far in excess of what the population could stand. He also chaired the U.S. Marine Mammal Commission's Scientific Committee from 1973 to 1976 and the U.S. Marine Mammal Commission from 1976 to the early 1980s.

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Content Description

The Chapman papers span the years 1949 to 1988. They primarily document Chapman's work with the International Whaling Commission and the U.S. Marine Mammal Commission, as well as his research and consulting work on marine mammals.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

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Administrative Information

Acquisition Information

The Chapman papers were given to the Libraries in 1996 by his widow, Isobel Chapman.

Processing Note

The Chapman papers were partially processed in 1998. Papers clearly identifiable as records of the U.S. Marine Mammal Commission or the International Whaling Commission were separated as subgroups. Scientific literature and related material was arranged by broad category in Subject Series. Some of this material may relate to Chapman's work with one of the commissions. Other overlap may be found in the records series, Teaching Material, which includes some of Chapman's research data and writings. Original order was maintained in these files.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

 

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Subject Terms

  • Biometricians--Washington (State)--Seattle--Archives
  • Biometry--Study and teaching
  • Cetacea populations--Statistical methods
  • College teachers--Washington (State)--Seattle--Archives
  • Fishery law and legislation
  • Marine mammalogists--Washington (State)--Seattle--Archives
  • Marine mammals--Law and legislation
  • Marine mammals--Research
  • Marine mammals--Statistics
  • Whaling--Law and legislation

Personal Names

  • Chapman, D. G. (Douglas George), 1920- --Archives

Corporate Names

  • International Whaling Commission
  • United Sates. Marine Mammal Commission
  • University of Washington. Center for Quantitative Science in Forestry, Fisheries, and Wildlife
  • University of Washington. College of Fisheries

Form or Genre Terms

  • Photographs

Other Creators

  • Corporate Names

    • University of Washington. University Archives

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Subject Terms

  • University Archives/Faculty Papers (University of Washington)


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