University of Wyoming
Collection Summary | ||
| Title | Edward A. Ackerman papers, | |
| Dates (Inclusive) | 1934-1973 | |
| Creator | Ackerman, Edward A. (Edward Augustus), 1911- | |
| Abstract | Contains materials on natural resources, water resources, and environment and conservation issues that Ackerman addressed in various committee and consulting work. | |
| Collection Number | 05363 | |
| Size | 55.23 cubic ft. (86 boxes) | |
| Repository | University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center. | |
| Language(s) | English | |
Edward Augustus Ackerman (1911-1973), was a geographer and water resources authority. He earned a Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1939 and was a professor at Harvard from 1940-1948. Ackerman served as a technical advisor on natural resources to U.S. occupational forces in Japan from 1946- 1948 and then was a professor at the University of Chicago from 1948-1955. From 1952-1954 he served as assistant general manager of the Tennessee Valley Authority and became director of water resources program of Resources for the Future from 1954-1958. Ackerman then became director of the Carnegie Institution from 1958-1973. He also served as a trustee of the Washington Center for Metropolitan Studies from 1964-1969. Ackerman served on several committees and panels pertaining to natural resources, population growth, and environment and conservation issues.
The collection is arranged into six series according to type of material.
This collection contains materials relating to Ackerman’s work in natural resources, including his work on committees, task forces, and consulting. Much of this material consists of reports and correspondence on environment, water, and land issues throughout the U.S, Japan, Brazil, and Puerto Rico. The collection also contains Ackerman’s publications, speeches, and professional conference papers; correspondence; material from conferences and professional organizations; reports and secondary material; and miscellaneous office files containing photos, correspondence, and research.
There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.
The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.
Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.
The collection was processed by Laura Uglean Jackson in November 2010.
This material was received from Mrs. Adrienne Ackerman in 1973.
There are no known other archival collections created by Edward Ackerman at the date of processing.
Conservation of natural resources.
Development and Resources Corporation
Washington Center for Metropolitan Studies.
Water resources development -- Japan.
Water resources development -- United States.
Japan -- History -- Allied occupation, 1945-1952.
Maryland. State Planning Commission
Travelers Research Corporation
Contains correspondence, notes, memos, reports, and speeches that Ackerman consulted for government and private committees, task forces, and institutions. Also contains materials grouped by geographic location.
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Ad Hoc Committee on Environment, 1968-1970 |
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Arid Lands Committee, 1962 |
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Center for Environment and Man, 1968-1973 |
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China, 1940-1943 |
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Committee on Atmospheric Sciences, 1964 |
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The Conservation Foundation - Resources and Environment Task Force, 1968 |
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Development and Resources Corporation, 1964-1972 |
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Environmetrics, 1968-1971 |
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International Aspects of Man's Effect Upon His Environment (Ad Hoc Committee), 1968-1969 |
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Japan, 1946-1963 |
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Materials Conservation Study, 1951 |
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Maryland State Planning Commission, 1945-1964 |
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Missouri River Basin, 1944-1952 |
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NAS-NRC Central Review Committee, Space Applications Summer Study (Satellite Study), 1967-1969 |
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NAS-NRC Committee on Geography, 1963-1966 |
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NAS-NRC Committee on Ocean Engineering, 1966-1969 |
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NAS-NRC Committee on Space Programs for Earth Observations (Satellite Study), 1970 |
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NAS Manpower Committee, 1960-1962 |
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National Parks Materials, 1945-1964 |
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National Water Commission, 1969-1973 |
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Natural Resources Committees and Task Forces, 1946-1964 |
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New England Committee and other materials, 1950-1953 |
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Northeast Illinois Planning Commission, 1962-1966 |
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Outdoor Recreation Research / Resources, 1950-1968 |
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Potomac Planning Task Force, 1956-1969 |
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President's Water Resources Policy Commission, 1950-1955 |
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Puerto Rico, 1966-1971 |
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Resources for the Future, 1955-1972 |
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Social Science Research Council, 1952 |
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Soil Erosion Commission, 1950-1953 |
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State Office of Planning, California, 1962-1967 |
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Tennessee Valley Authority, 1950-1957 |
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Traveler's Research Center, 1962-1970 |
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Urban Renewal, 1963 |
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U.S. National Committee for the International Biological Program- Environmental Physiology Sub-Committee (USNC IBP EP), 1965-1966 |
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U.S. Senate Select Committee on Natural Water Resources, 1959-1960 |
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York University Graduate Program, 1966-1971 |
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Washington Center for Metropolitan Studies, 1962-1973 |
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Contains speeches, articles, drafts, lectures, and conference papers written by Ackerman addressing natural resources, water resources, policy making, geography, population, and planning. Some titles include additional research and correspondence.
| Description | Container | ||||
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The 1937 California Freeze, 1937 |
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Air Pollution Lecture, undated |
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Albania- A Balkan Switzerland?, 1938 |
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An Algerian Oasis, 1936 |
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American Eco-Hysteria, 1971 |
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American Resources: Their Management and Conservation, 1949-1959 |
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Annals of the AAG (Book Reviews), 1971 |
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Application of Space Technology to Developing Countries, 1970 |
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Are Problems of Public Policy Problems for Geographical Science?, 1952 |
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Armed and Disarmed Worlds, 1963 |
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ASTP Manuscript, 1934 |
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Background of Korea, 1950 |
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Balance Maps of Eastern North America (foreword by Ackerman), 1958 |
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Benefits and Problems Associated with Integrated Development of Natural Resources, with Particular Reference to New England, 1953-1954 |
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Bibliography, Ackerman, undated |
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Bibliography- Card Format, undated |
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Black Sea Paper, 1972 |
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The Changing World, 1954 |
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China, undated |
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Conservation of Water in Agriculture, Industry, and Municipal Use, 1967 |
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Course Lectures, undated |
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Criteria for Judging Relevance of Research, 1970-1971 |
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Depletion in New England Fisheries, 1938 |
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Demography as a Science, 1956 |
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Development of Missouri River Basin Resources, 1948 |
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EASCON Paper, 1970 |
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Economic Growth vs. Air Quality: Can Science Resolve the Paradox, 1968 |
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Emerging Concepts and Techniques in a Field of Geography, 1952 |
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Energy Resources and Consumption as Related to Population Size and Growth, 1954 |
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Fifteen Years of Innovation, Discovery, and Evolution at the Carnegie Institution, 1971 |
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The Geographic Meaning of Ecological Land Use, 1946 |
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Geographic Training, Wartime Research, and Immediate Professional Objectives, 1945 |
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Geography and Demography, 1959 |
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Geography as a Fundamental Research Discipline, 1958 |
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How to Plan and Pay for the Safe and Adequate Highways We Need, 1953 |
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The Impact of new Techniques on Integrated Multiple-Purpose Water Development, 1960 |
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India, undated |
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Influences of Climate on the Cultivation of Citrus Fruits, 1938 |
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Is Planning Harmful for the Potomac Valley?, 1956 |
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Japan (Far East), undated |
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Japan: Have or Have-Not Nation? The Industrial and Commercial Prospect, undated |
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Japanese Industry Looks Ahead, 1956 |
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Japanese Resources and United States Policy, 1948 |
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The Koppen Classification of Climates in North America, 1941 |
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Korea, 1950 |
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L'Organisation de L'espace: Elements de Geographie Volontaire, 1967 |
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Land Use in the Washington-Baltimore Region: A Mirror for Metropolitan America, 1972 |
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Life in Central France, 1937 |
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Major Trends in Water Development and Water Policies, 1973 |
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The Meaning of the World Population Explosion for U.S. Foreign Policy, 1968 |
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Memorial, undated |
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Miscellaneous Speeches and Articles, undated |
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Modern Comprehensive Multiple-Purpose Development, 1962 |
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Mountain, City, and Sea in Japan: Their Meaning for International Relations, 1954 |
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Muscle Shoals Speech, 1952 |
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National Considerations, 1968 |
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National Environment for Urban Planners, 1958 |
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The National Environment of Urban Growth and Highway Construction, 1957 |
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National Objectives and National Policy in Natural Resource Use, 1958 |
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National Resources: Progress and Poverty, 1949 |
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National Water Policy, 1956 |
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Nature of Geographical Research, 1964 |
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New England's Fishing Industry, 1941 |
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New England Talk, 1953 |
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Our Stake in Natural Resources, 1953 |
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Past and Future Impact of Dense Populations on the Natural Environment, 1972 |
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Planning in an Age of Information Revolution, 1969 |
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Policy Considerations in Planning and Development: The U.S. Experiment, undated |
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Policy Decisions Faced by an Urban United States, 1957 |
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Population and Ecology, 1972 |
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Population and Natural Resources, 1965 |
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Population, Natural Resources, and Technology, 1967 |
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Problems for Resource Development Planning in Southern Illinois, 1957 |
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Public Policy Issues for the Professional Geographer, 1962 |
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Public Policy Relating to Weather Modification, 1959 |
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Questions for Designers of Future Water Policy, 1956 |
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Radio Talks, undated |
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Reasons for Water Research and Development on Water Desalting, 1961 |
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Recommended Study of the Economic Implications of Weather Modification, 1956 |
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Regional Planning in the U.S., 1964 |
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Regional Research - Emerging Concepts and Techniques in the Field of Geography, 1953 |
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The Relation of New Technology to Resource and Population Problems as Illustrated by Japan's Case, 1955 |
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Report on Awards, May, 1962 |
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Research on the Water Supply, 1963 |
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Resource Development through Demonstration, 1958 |
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Resources Development Planning in 1958, 1958 |
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Reviews for Periodicals, 1941-1944 |
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Review of Resource for Freedom, 1953 |
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RFF Inc. and Resource Use Education, 1957 |
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Role of Water Resources in Economic Development, 1966 |
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Sequent Occupance of a Boston Suburban Community, 1941 |
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The Small Watershed Movement as Viewed from a Private Foundation, 1957 |
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Social Meaning of Under-Developed Area Programs, 1954 |
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Socio-Economic Studies and Actions Strategic to the Future Development of Cuba, 1958 |
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Some Comments on Civil Rights, 1965 |
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Some Concepts of Ellen C. Semple, 1961 |
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Some Relationships Between Populations and the Natural Environment, 1972 |
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The Soul of a Corporation, 1954 |
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Speech Notes, undated |
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Speech - USDA, 1958 |
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Speech - Weather Modification, 1959 |
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Statement, 1961 |
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Statement on Air Pollution Control, 1968 |
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States Lagging Behind, 1955 |
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The Suburban Community in Metropolitan Area Planning, 1957 |
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Technology in American Water Development, 1959 |
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Tennessee Valley Authority (T.V.A.), Miscellaneous , 1955 |
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Toward a National Land Use Information System, 1973 |
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Toward a Permanent Farm Policy, 1961 |
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Unidentified, undated |
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The United States: Economic Aspects of Domestic Governmental Affairs in The Changing World, 1956 |
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The United States, Japan, and Under-Developed Areas, 1953 |
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University of Indiana Talk, 1957 |
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Water Balance Maps of Eastern North America, 1958 |
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Water Conservation Draft, 1966 |
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Water Development in the Light of Modern Science and Technology with Examples from the United States, 1961 |
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Water, Drought, and the Land, 1957 |
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Water Research Needs, 1962 |
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Water Resource Planning and Development in Agriculture, 1959-1960 |
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Water Resources in the United States, 1957 |
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Water Resources Material, Miscellaneous, undated |
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Weather Modification Symposium Lecture, 1965 |
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Where is a Research Frontier, 1963 |
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Who Should Manage our Water Resources, 1951 |
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The Wine Valley of North Portugal, 1937 |
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World Population and World Resources, 1967 |
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For an item-level inventory of correspondence, please see the reference department.
| Description | Container | ||||
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September 6, 1934 - December 31, 1949 |
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January 3, 1950 - March 31, 1953 |
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April 1, 1953 - May 28, 1954 |
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June 1, 1954 - May 1959 |
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January, 1958 - December, 1960 |
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January, 1961 - December, 1961 |
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January 1, 1962 - September, 1962 |
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October, 1962 - April 29, 1963 |
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May 2, 1963 - October 31, 1963 |
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November 1, 1963 - July, 1964 |
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August, 1964 - May, 1965 |
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June, 1965 - March 18, 1966 |
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April 5, 1966 - March 31, 1967 |
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April 3, 1967 - May, 1968 |
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June, 1968 - July, 1969 |
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August, 1969 - July, 1970 |
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August, 1970 - March, 1973 |
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Undated |
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Contains conference materials, agendas, newsletters and correspondence from professional organizations, symposiums, and workshops.
| Description | Container | ||||
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Academy for Contemporary Problems, 1971 |
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A.I.D. Remote Sensing Symposium, 1970 |
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American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1958-1972 |
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American Association of Geographers, 1968-1973 |
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American Geographical Society, 1962-1972 |
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American Geological Institute, 1971-1972 |
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American Institute of Architects, 1970 |
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American Institute of Planners, 1967 |
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American Meteorological Society, 1966 |
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Association of American Geographers, 1949-1969 |
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Boulder Conference, 1972 |
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Central American Workshop on Development and the Environment, 1971 |
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Compagne Nationale du Rhone, 1955 |
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Conservation Foundation, 1966-1969 |
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International Conference on Regional Planning, 1955 |
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International Geographical Congress, 1964 |
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League for International Food Education, 1970 |
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NAS-NRC Committee on Water, 1967 |
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National Conference on Government, 1954-1961 |
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National Research Council Division of Earth Sciences Committee on Resources and Man, 1967 |
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National Social Science Foundation, 1967 |
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Newcomen Society Material, 1962 |
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Pacific Science Congress, 1966 |
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Planning Foundation of America, 1965-1969 |
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Polish Academy of Sciences, 1964 |
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Population Conference, 1967 |
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Regional Science Association, 1959-1966 |
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Society for International Development, 1959 |
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Speeches at Conferences by others, undated |
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Technical Advisory Committee, 1962-1963 |
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U.N. Conference on Gaps in Knowledge of Interrelations of Population and Economic Factors, 1953 |
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U.N. Graduate Study Program, 1972 |
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U.N. Population Conference, 1965 |
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U.N. Science and Technology Conference, 1963 |
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Water for Peace, 1967 |
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Water for Texas Conference, 1965 |
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Water Resources Research Conference, 1967 |
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Weather Modification, 1965 |
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World Population Conference, 1954 and 1965 |
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This series contains office files that include correspondence, printed material, notes, and miscellany. It also contains biographical information on Ackerman, photographs and slides for conference papers.
| Description | Container | ||||
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American Resources Association, 1959-1960 |
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Ants, undated |
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Appalachian Studies Corps of Engineers, 1965-1967 |
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Bibliography- Cards, undated |
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Biographical Information, undated |
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Bishop, Dr. Amasa S. - Correspondence, 1971-1973 |
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Board of Visitors, School of Architecture and Urban Planning- Univ. of California (Dean Harvey S. Perloff), 1961-1973 |
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Brookings Institution, 1963-1966 |
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Chicago, University of, 1951-1955 |
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Civil Defense- National Emergency, 1961 |
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Clippings, 1959 |
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Connecticut, University of - Environment, 1970-1971 |
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Consortium of Universities, 1970 |
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D- Unidentified, 1960 |
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Delaware River Basin Compact Board, 1970-1971 |
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Delaware, University of (Archie Hart), 1966 |
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Department of the Interior, 1969-1970 |
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Economic Commission for Europe Water Committee (Dr. Fagen), 1969 |
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Eisenhower Fellowships Material, undated |
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Environmental Clearinghouse, Inc. (Frank M. Potter, Jr.), 1968-1969 |
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Expense Statements, 1967-1970 |
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Extractive Industries Map, 1944-1946 |
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GAP: Geographic Applications Program (Alexander, et. al), 1968-1973 |
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GAP: Geographic Applications Program (Alexander, et. al), 1968-1972 |
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Geography Personnel, undated |
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Geological Survey, 1968-1971 |
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GEOMET, Inc. (George Milly), 1969-1973 |
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George Washington University, 1964 |
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Great Lakes, 1959-1962 |
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Guatemala - ICAITI, 1973 |
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Guatemala- NAS, 1969-1973 |
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Haskins,Dr. Caryl, 1961-1973 |
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Hells Canyon, undated |
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High School Geography Project, 1962-1970 |
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Industrial College, 1945 |
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Lease, undated |
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Lists, undated |
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Maps, undated |
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Maryland, 1965-1966 |
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McCullough, Max, 1954 |
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McGraw Hill Book Company, 1970 |
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Morgan, Henry S, 1959-1962 |
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Notes, undated |
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National Academy of Sciences, 1963-1972 |
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National Science Board Committee, 1969 |
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National Science Foundation, 1967-1972 |
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National Science Foundation Land-Use Steering Committee, 1971 |
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Personnel, 1958-1963 |
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Peter Lee Development Corporation, Durham, England, 1969 |
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Pacific Relations, Institute of, 1952-1953 |
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Photographs, undated |
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Posters, undated |
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Proposal for a Research Study, 1952 |
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Reclamation Maps, undated |
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Releases, 1960-1963 |
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Revision of Applications, Etc., undated |
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Slides, 1964-1972 and undated |
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Smith, Denys, Biographical Details, undated |
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Smithsonian Ceramic Tech. Laboratory, 1963-1964 |
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Stanford University (Virello), 1965 |
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Think, 1957 |
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Travel, 1944-1968 |
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U.N. Institute for Social Development, Antoni Kuklinski, 1968-1972 |
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Unidentified, circa 1960 |
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Wadsworth Publishing Company (Dr. Alex Kugushev), 1969 |
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Yale, Dept. of Geo (James - Pelzer), 1965-1966 |
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Yale University Press, 1971 |
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Arranged by title. Contains articles, reports, speeches, and other writings by people other than Ackerman.
| Description | Container | ||||
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A-D, 1941-1954 |
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D-M, 1940-1970 |
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N-S, 1949-1972 |
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S-W, 1936-1970 |
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