George C. Wheeler Memoirs, 1924
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George Carlos Wheeler (1897-1991) was an entomologist specializing in the morphology and taxonomy of ants, especially ant larvae. He received the A.B. from the William M. Rice Institute in Texas in 1918. He continued his education at the Bussey Institution of Harvard University. He received the M.S. in 1920 and the Ph.D. in 1921. From 1921 to 1926 he was an instructor and Assistant Professor of zoology at Syracuse University. In 1926, he joined the faculty of the University of North Dakota and remained there for the rest of his career, as Professor of biology from 1926 to 1965, Head of the Department of Biology from 1926 to 1963, and University Professor from 1965 to 1967. After his retirement in 1967, he was appointed University Emeritus Professor of Biology of the University of North Dakota, as well as a Research Associate of the Desert Research Institute of the University of Nevada. An oral history with Wheeler (see RU 9560) focuses on his visit to the Canal Zone Biological Area in 1924, shortly after it was founded. Wheeler reminisces about Barro Colorado Island and its denizens, including Nathan Banks, Graham Bell Fairchild, William Morton Wheeler, and James Zetek, and reads from his journal of his visit to the island. The interview consists of 1.0 hour of tape and 17 pages of transcript. Wheeler's journal and a two-volume scrapbook with reminiscences, clippings, and photographs from his time on Barro Colorado Island was previously housed with the oral history copies for reference use. It is now moved to this accession.
Subject
- Wheeler, George C (George Carlos) 1897-1991
- Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
- Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute Canal Zone Biological Area
- William M. Rice Institute
- Harvard University
- University of North Dakota
- University of Nevada Desert Research Institute
Notes
- Electronic List in accession file.
- Folder List in accession file.
Organization
Unarranged
Repository Loc.
Smithsonian Institution Archives Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520
Date
1924
Topic
- Entomology
- Entomologists
Place
- Barro Colorado Nature Monument (Panama)
- Panama
Form/Genre
- Manuscripts
- Collection descriptions
- Picture postcards
- Journals (accounts)
- Scrapbooks
- Black-and-white photographs
Local number
SIA Acc. 25-004
Physical description
0.25 cu. ft. (1 half document box)