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Raymond Laurel Lindeman papers

 Collection
Call Number: MS 815

Scope and Contents

The Raymond L. Lindeman Papers consist of 3.5 linear feet of correspondence, ecological writings, research notebooks and other research materials. Miscellaneous notes, essays and drawings by his wife, Eleanor Hall Lindeman, are also included.

The correspondence mainly concerns Lindeman's research, publications and institutional employers. A number of letters concern the initial rejection and eventual acceptance of Lindeman's article "The Trophic Dynamic Aspect of Ecology" by Ecology Magazine. The correspondence is arranged alphabetically by individual or organization.

The writings are mainly concerned with the limnology of Cedar Creek Bog and Cedar Bog Lake in northern Anoka County, Minnesota. They are arranged chronologically.

Notebooks and other research materials, which include photographs, charts and maps, follow the writings.

The Raymond L. Lindeman Papers were given to Yale University Library by G. Evelyn Hutchinson in 1971.

Dates

  • 1929-1942
  • Majority of material found within 1938 - 1942

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

The materials are open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of this collection are in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use. Copyright status for other collection materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of G. Evelyn Hutchinson in 1971 and 1973; transferred from School of Forestry, 1999.

Extent

3.5 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Catalog Record

A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog

Persistent URL

https://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/mssa.ms.0815

Additional Description

Abstract

The papers consist of correspondence, ecological writings, and research materials of Raymond L. Lindeman. The correspondence concerns his research work and publications. His writings and research are primarily devoted to the limnology of Cedar Creek Bog and Cedar Bog Lake in Anoka County, Minnesota. Also included are miscellaneous notes, essays and drawings by his wife, Eleanor Hall Lindeman.

Biographical / Historical

Raymond L. Lindeman received his Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota in 1941. He was a post-doctoral fellow at Yale associated with Professor G. Evelyn Hutchinson when he died in June 1942, His paper, "The Trophic-dynamic Aspect of Ecology," published posthumously by Ecology Magazine, is considered a classic in the field of environmental science.

LIST OF CORRESPONDENTS

  1. Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1942
  2. W. C. Allee, 1941
  3. American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1939
  4. American College Bureau, 1941
  5. American-Scandinavian Foundation, 1940
  6. Jay D. Andrews, [n.d.]
  7. Russell Artist, 1941
  8. Tom Austin, 1940-41
  9. James E. Ackert, 1938-39
  10. Elbert H. Ahlstrom, 1939-41
  11. American-Midland Naturalist (Theodore Just), 1939-42
  12. George Banta Publishing Co., 1939
  13. Leonard M. Bennetch, 1941
  14. Clifford O. Berg, 1942
  15. L. R. Betty, 1942
  16. Bibliofilm Service, [n.d.]
  17. Biological Abstracts, [n.d.]
  18. Irving H. Blake, 1942
  19. P. Blakiston's and Son and Co., Inc., 1938
  20. M. W. Boesel, 1942
  21. W. H. Bradley, 1939
  22. Walter Breckenridge, 1941
  23. Murray C. Buell, 1938-42
  24. Stanley Cain, 1941
  25. Ken Carlander, 1941
  26. T. C. Carter, 1939
  27. William Castle, 1941
  28. Brother H. Charles, 1941
  29. E. P. Cheatem, 1942
  30. R. O. Christianson, 1939
  31. E. B. Clarke, [n.d.]
  32. W. A. Clemens, 1941-42
  33. Paul S. Conger, 1939
  34. Connecticut State Library, 1942
  35. Cornell University Agric. Exp. Station, 1942
  36. Glenn C. Couch, 1939
  37. Cranbrook Press, 1942
  38. Bill T. Crawford, 1941
  39. Robert S. Campbell, 1939, 1941
  40. J. Richard Carpenter, 1940-42
  41. William S. Cooper, 1941-42
  42. Kenneth E. Damonn, 1942
  43. Robert A. Darrow, 1942
  44. Charlotte Dawley, 1942
  45. Edward S. Deevey, Jr., 1939-42
  46. Ecological Monographs, 1941-42
  47. W. T. Edmondson, 1939, 1941
  48. C. J. Elmore, 1939
  49. Arnold B. Erickson, 1939
  50. Ecological Society of America, 1939-41
  51. Ecology Magazine (Thomas Park), 1941-42
  52. Samuel Eddy, 1936-37, 1941-42
  53. Frank E. Eggleton, 1939-41
  54. Merlin Findlay, 1939-41
  55. Ray C. Friesner, 1940
  56. T. H. Frison, 1938, 1940
  57. Ira N. Gabrielson, 1941
  58. Gamma Alpha, 1938
  59. Brother George, 1941
  60. W. M. Gersbacher, 1939
  61. Gordon Ginther, 1938
  62. Howard K. Gloyd, 1942
  63. Brother H. Gregory, 1941
  64. A. A. Granovsky, 1936, 1938-39
  65. William J. K. Harkness, 1939, 1942
  66. B. B. Harris, 1942
  67. Fred Haynes, 1942
  68. Harold J. Heady, 1941
  69. Archie D. Hess, 1942
  70. Willis G. Hewatt, 1939, 1942
  71. Malcolm Higgins, 1938, 1940
  72. Alec Hodson, 1941
  73. Carl E. Hoffman, 1940
  74. A. M. Holmquist, 1936-37
  75. Carl L. Hubbs, 1939, 1941-42
  76. A. G. Huntsman, 1939, 1942
  77. Frank Hooper, 1941-42
  78. G. Evelyn Hutchinson, 1940-41
  79. Paul Illg, [n.d.]
  80. William Ingram, 1941
  81. Indiana Conservation Dept., 1939
  82. A. P. Jacot, 1940-41
  83. Jefferson Hotel, 1941
  84. Minna E. Jewell, 1939
  85. Paul Johnson, 1939
  86. Vincent Jones, 1938
  87. Chancey Juday, 1940-41
  88. Ersal W. Kindall, 1939
  89. Trevor Kincaid, 1940-42
  90. Herbert Knutson, 1942
  91. Walter C. Kraatz, 1942
  92. Paul E. Kuehne, 1942
  93. James B. Lackey, 1939, 1942
  94. Carl F. Lagler, 1942
  95. Charles Lavers, 1939-41
  96. Limnological Society of America (Paul S. Welch), 1938-40
  97. Arthur W. Lindquist, 1942
  98. John H. Lockhead, 1942
  99. Donald Lawrence, 1939, 1941-42
  100. J. G. Mackin, 1940
  101. James McLeod, 1940
  102. MacMillan Co., 1939
  103. J. Marr, 1942
  104. Ruth Marshall, 1941
  105. C. W. Metz, 1942
  106. Clarence E. Michel, 1941-42
  107. Lorus J. Milne, 1942
  108. Minnesota Academy of Science, 1940
  109. John Moyle, 1941
  110. Frank J. Myers, 1939, 1941
  111. Dwight E. Minnich, 1936, 1938-39, 1941-42
  112. Walter G. Moore, 1940-42
  113. National Academy of Sciences, 1941
  114. G. Morley Neal, 1939
  115. S. L. Neave, 1939
  116. James G. Needham, 1941
  117. Paul R. Needham, 1939
  118. Thurlow C. Nelson, 1939
  119. Newburg Photo Studios, 1941
  120. C. L. Newcombe, 1942
  121. National Research Council, 1940, 1942
  122. Maurice C. Old, 1939
  123. Theodore A. Olson, 1942
  124. C. J. Ostenburg, 1939
  125. Henry J. Ousting, 1936
  126. Park, 1941
  127. Robert W. Pennak, 1939
  128. Larry Perrin, 1941
  129. Philadelphia Academy of Science, 1941
  130. Frank A. Pitelka, 1941
  131. H. W. Popp, 1941-42
  132. J. E. Potzger, 1941-42
  133. D. A. Preston, 1941
  134. G. P. Putnam, 1940
  135. Ruth Patrick, 1941-42
  136. G. W. Prescott, 1937, 1939, 1941-42
  137. D. S. Rawson, 1939
  138. G. B. Rigg, 1941
  139. Gordon A. Riley, 1939
  140. William A. Riley, 1942
  141. Hugo S. Rodeck, 1939, 1942
  142. Eugene W. Roelofs, 1941
  143. Mary Dora Rogick, 1939, 1942
  144. C. O. Rosendahl, 1940
  145. Harold Russell, 1938
  146. George Rysgaard, 1939
  147. Chuck Reif, 1938, 1940-42
  148. Victor E. F. Salmon, 1939
  149. W. F. Sanders, 1942
  150. M. B. Scotland, [n.d.]
  151. M. W. Senstius, 1941
  152. V. E. Shelford, 1942
  153. H. H. Shoemaker, 1942
  154. Sigma Xi Society, 1939, 1941
  155. Harry S. Smith, 1941
  156. Lloyd L. Smith, 1939, 1941-42
  157. J. Dewey Soper, 1941-42
  158. Stanford University Press, 1938
  159. Frank A. Stromsten, 1939
  160. H. V. Sverdrup, 1941
  161. Gustav Swanson, 1940
  162. H. S. Swingle, 1941-42
  163. Paul B. Sears, 1939, 1941-42
  164. Clarence E. Taft, 1939, 1942
  165. Horace S. Telford, 1940
  166. F. T. Thwaites, 1941-42
  167. William M. Tidd, 1939
  168. Torrey Botanical Club, 1942
  169. H. K. Townes, 1942
  170. Lawrence D. Townsend, 1941
  171. Willis L. Tressler, 1939, 1941
  172. Ed Thatcher, 1941-42
  173. Thomas G. Thompson, 1937-39
  174. W. H. Twenhofel, 1939-40
  175. U.S. Civil Service Commission, 1941
  176. U.S. Government Printing Office, 1936, 1938-39
  177. University of Indiana, 1941
  178. University of Minnesota, 1940-42
  179. University of Pennsylvania, 1942
  180. University of Wisconsin, 1936, 1941
  181. Henry Van der Shalie, 1942
  182. W. A. Van Engel, 1941-42
  183. John Van Oosten, 1942
  184. J. Paul Visscher, 1942
  185. Owen B. Weeks, 1942
  186. George Wene, 1942
  187. "Whip,"1938
  188. D. D. Whitney, 1939
  189. Williams and Wilkins Co., 1939
  190. Eliot C. Williams, 1942
  191. Dwight E. Wilson, 1941
  192. John Wilson, 1942
  193. L. L. Woodruff, 1942
  194. Roy A. Waggener, 1941
  195. Paul S. Welch, 1938, 1942
  196. G. C. Wheeler, 1939, 1941
  197. Ira T. Wilson, 1939, 1941
  198. Yale University, 1940-41
  199. Claude E. ZoBell, 1939

Subjects

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Guide to the Raymond Laurel Lindeman Papers
Status
Under Revision
Author
compiled by Thomas J. Connors
Date
May 1979
Description rules
Finding Aid Created In Accordance With Manuscripts And Archives Processing Manual
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.

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