Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections
George J. Wallace Papers
UA.17.50
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections
- Creator - Donor
- Wallace, George John, 1906-
- Title
- George J. Wallace papers
- ID
- UA.17.50
- Date [inclusive]
- 1937-1971
- Extent
- 0.5 Cubic feet , 17 folders
- Language
- English
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: "Item title, Collection title, Collection Identifier, Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections, East Lansing, Michigan."
Biographical Note
George J. Wallace was born in Vermont and it was there that he began a life-long interest in ornithology. He earned his A. B, M.A. and Ph.D. (1927) from the University of Michigan. He met his wife, Martha Cooper, at the University of Michigan and they were married in 1934.They had two daughters, Sylvia and Myra.
After graduation, he spent a year with the Vermont Fish and Game Service and then became director of a bird and wildlife sanctuary in Massachusetts. In 1942, Wallace joined the faculty in the Department of Zoology at Michigan State College (now Michigan State University). During the next three decades, he researched ornothology topics, including bird mortality. He was the author of one of the most used textbooks on ornithology.
He linked the mortality of robins with the spraying of DDT, a pesticide used to treat Dutch Elm disease on campus and in East Lansing in the 1950s and 1960s, in a paper published in 1961. At the time, he was critized and nearly lost his job.
Wallace died in 1986.
Scope and Contents note
The papers include some correspondence, course materials, bibliographies, honors and newspaper clippings on Wallace. The bulk of the materials are copies and reprints of articles that were written by Wallace. The materials deal primarily with the field of ornithology including a statement given to the House Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife on the effects of DDT in 1960. Also included are issues of the Michigan Pesticide Council Newsletter.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections
Conrad Hall888 Wilson Road, Room 101
East Lansing , MI, 48824
517-355-2330
archives@msu.edu
Revision Description
December 2004
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Legal Status note
Copyright: Michigan State University. Property Rights: Michigan State University.
Conditions Governing Use
Permission to publish material from this collection must be obtained from University Archives & Historical Collections, Michigan State University.
Controlled Access Headings
Corporate Name(s)
- Michigan State University. Department of Zoology.
Genre(s)
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
- Course materials
- Letters (correspondence)
- Newsletters
- Publications
Subject(s)
- Birds
- Birds -- Michigan
- DDT (Insecticide)
- Dutch elm disease
- Ornithology
- Pesticides
- Universities and colleges -- Faculty
Collection Inventory
| Drawer | Folder | |||
|
Correspondence 1970 |
F.D. | 1 | ||
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Class Papers of Wallace 1971, Undated |
F.D. | 2 | ||
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Honors Bestowed on Wallace Undated |
F.D. | 3 | ||
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Newspaper Clippings on Wallace 1971 |
F.D. | 4 | ||
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Publications by Wallace |
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| Drawer | Folder | |||
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The Barn Owl in Michigan 1948 |
F.D. | 5 | ||
|
Bird Mortality in the Dutch Elm Disease Program 1961 |
F.D. | 6 | ||
|
Studies on Neotropical Thrushes in Colombia 1965 |
F.D. | 7 | ||
|
An Introduction to Ornithology Undated |
F.D. | 8 | ||
|
Articles from The Auk 1937, 1958 |
F.D. | 9 | ||
|
Articles from Jack-Pine Warbler 1945-1969 |
F.D. | 10 | ||
|
Articles from Wilson Bulletin 1956, 1959 |
F.D. | 11 | ||
|
Articles from Atlantic Naturalist January - March, 1959 |
F.D. | 12 | ||
|
Articles from Audubon Magazine 1959-1960 |
F.D. | 13 | ||
|
Articles from Massachusetts Audubon 1970, Undated |
F.D. | 14 | ||
|
Assorted Articles 1950, 1959, Undated |
F.D. | 15 | ||
| Drawer | Folder | |||
|
House Sub-committee on Fisheries and Wildlife May 1960 |
F.D. | 16 | ||
|
Michigan Pesticide Council Newsletter 1968-1969 |
F.D. | 17 | ||