Special Collections Department
403 Parks Library
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-2140

RS 13/25/54
Arnold O. Haugen (1910-2002)
Papers, 1938-2002, n.d.


Descriptive summary

creator:

Haugen, Arnold O. (1910-2002)

title:

Papers

dates:

1938-2002, n.d.

extent:

2.94 linear ft. (7 document boxes)

collection number:

RS 13/25/54

repository:

University Archives, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University.

 

Administrative information

access:

Open for research

publication rights:

Consult Head, Special Collections Department

preferred citation:

Arnold O. Haugen Papers, RS 13/25/54, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library.

 

Biographical note

Arnold Otto Haugen (1910-2002) was born to Ole Andreas Pederson Haugen and Karen Petrine Talhaug Haugen on May 11, 1910, in Decorah, Iowa. He received his B.A. (1936) from Washington State College (University) and his M.S. (1939) and Ph.D. (1941) from the University of Michigan. He served a number of years in Michigan as a game area manager, wildlife biologist, and game extension specialist and Associate Professor of Zoology at Michigan State University.

Before joining the faculty at Iowa State, Dr. Haugen served as a Professor of Zoology (1949-1957) and Leader of the Alabama Cooperative Wildlife Research Unit at Auburn University. He joined the staff at Iowa State University as Collaborator (1957) on the Graduate Faculty and Leader (1957-1973) of the Iowa Cooperative Wildlife Research Unit. He was promoted to Professor (1958-1973) of Zoology and Entomology.

Dr. Haugen received numerous awards for his work in conservation and recreation. He received the Governor's Award as Iowa's Conservationist of the Year (1965) and was elected Fellow (1966) of the American Park and Recreation Society. He served on numerous committees including the Iowa Governor's Committee on Conservation of Outdoor Resources, the Iowa Academy of Science, and the National Field Archery Association.

Dr Haugen published well over 100 research articles related to wildlife and natural resource management. He also authored numerous works on archery and bowhunting, including the book Field Archery and Bowhunting (call no. SK36 H39), written in 1963 in collaboration with Harlan G. Metcalf.

He married Vneda Maxine Johnson on September 18, 1934, and they had 4 children: Arnold, Sallie, Sonja, and Chris. Dr. Haugen passed away on July 4, 2002.

 

Collection description

This collection (1938-2002, n.d.) contains biographical information, correspondence, manuscripts, histories, publications, minutes, and photographs related to Dr. Haugen's research in wildlife ecology. A large portion of the collection consists of correspondence related to many of the professional organizations Dr. Haugen was associated with.

Negatives housed in the vault:
0081072-0081078 (Deer gutting)
0081172-0081224 (Bow hunting; archery class; George R. Robinson, Michigan)

 

Organization

The collection is listed alphabetically.

 

Container list

Box

Folder

Title

Dates

1

2

Address: "Conservation of Outdoor Resources for Recreation"

1966

1

3

Address: "Outdoor Education for Outdoor Recreation"

1965

1

4

Address: "Water Resources and Outdoor Resources"

1964

1

5

Address: "Your Endangered Heritage and Your Children"

1967

1

6

Alabama Archery Association History

1954

1

7-8

Alabama Archery Association history, notes, and correspondence

1950-1954

1

9

Alabama Archery Association records

1950-1953

1

10

Archery articles and correspondence

1946-1963

1

11

Archery information

n.d.

1

12

Archery instruction

n.d.

1

1

Biographical information

1959-2002

1

13

Correspondence (bowhunting)

1960-1962

2

1

Correspondence: George R. Robinson
(10-B&W 3x5 photographs)

1950-1961

2

2-7

Governor's Commission on Conservation of Iowa's Natural Resources (see also file 7/18)

1964-1972

2

8

History of archery

n.d.

3

1-2

History of field archery and bowhunting, notes

n.d.

3

3

History of the Iowa Cooperative Wildlife Research Unit

1973

3

4-6

Iowa Chapter of the Wildlife Society award records (2-B&W 3x4, 3-B&W 5x7, 1-B&W 8x10 photographs)

1966-1972

3

7

Iowa Chapter of the Wildlife Society correspondence and
reports

1951-1973

3

8-9

Manuscript: Fascination of Field and Hunting Archery

n.d.

4

1-3

Manuscript: Fascination of Field and Hunting Archery

n.d.

4

4-7

National Field Archery Association correspondence

1947-1950

5

1-4

National Field Archery Association correspondence

1947-1961

5

5-6

National Field Archery Association correspondence

1958-1959

6

1-2

National Field Archery Association correspondence

1958-1959

6

3

National Field Archery Association, Compton Medal correspondence

1960-1968

6

4

North Central Section, The Wildlife Society

1964

6

5-6

Operation Archery correspondence

1960-1972

7

1-2

Operation Archery correspondence

1960-1972

7

3

Paper: "Antibodies of Pullorum and Newcastle Disease Virus in Pheasants"

1963

7

4

Paper: "Blood Parasites in Relation to Pheasants and Quail in Iowa"

1962

7

5

Paper: "Breeding Records of Captive White-tailed Deer in Alabama"

1959

7

6

Paper: "Fetus Resorption in Elk"

1966

7

7

Paper: "History of the Iowa Cooperative Wildlife Research Unit"

1966

7

8

Paper: "An Improved Technique for Preserving Deer Uteri"

1963

7

9

Paper: "Incidence of Some Disease Antibodies in Iowa Deer"

1967

7

10

Paper: "Michigan's Robin Hoods"

1944

7

11

Paper: "Ovarian Analysis for Data on Corpora Lutea Changes in White-tailed Deer"

1962

7

12

Paper: "Palefaces 'Get Hep' to Hiawatha's Fun"

1947

7

13

Paper: "Progress Report on Alabama Bobwhite Quail Wing Study"

1958

7

14

Paper: "Velvet-antlered Pregnant White-tailed Deer"

1960

7

15

Photograph: Bow hunting in Alabama (1-B&W 4x5 photograph)

1951

7

16

Photographs: Cleaning your deer (9-B&W 4x5 photographs)

n.d.

7

17

Photographs: Illustrations for Fascination of Field and Hunting Archery (46-B&W 4x5 photographs)

n.d.

7

18

Polk City "Hawkeye Naturama" project

1971-1972

17

19-20

Research: Red Fox Food Habit Record Cards

1938