HUMPHRIES, ROBERT L., 1930-
Robert L. Humphries collection, 1946-2007

Restrictions on Access

Unrestricted access.

Terms Governing Use and Reproduction

All requests subject to limitations noted in departmental policies on reproduction.

Source

Purchase, 2014.

Citation

[after identification of item(s)], Robert L. Humphries collection, Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library, Emory University.

Processing

Processed by Sarah Quigley, May 2014.

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Biographical Note

Robert L. Humphries (1930-) was a biologist and ecologist who worked for Georgia Power and the Environmental Protection Agency. His interest in ecology began in his teens and he kept detailed journals chronicling his observations of nature. He was one of twenty charter members of The Georgia Conservancy. Humphries edited and published The Journal of Archibald C. McKinley, an account of McKinley's observations and experiences as a farmer on Sapelo Island, Georgia.

Scope and Content Note

The collection consists of material created by or relating to Robert L. Humphries from 1946-2007. The bulk of the collection is field journals that Humphries kept as a young man observing nature and wildlife around Georgia from the late 1940s to the early 1960s. The collection also contains printed material about conservation and environmentalism which primarily includes The Georgia Conservancy newsletter Panorama. There are also a small number of subject files, collection data logs, and minimal correspondence.

Arrangement Note

Arranged in alphabetical order.