creator:

Carlander, Kenneth D.

title:

Papers

dates:

1936-1977

extent:

13 linear feet

collection number:

RS 9/10/52

repository:

University Archives, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University.

access:

Open for research

publication rights:

Consult Head, Special Collections Department

preferred citation:

Kenneth D. Carlander Papers, RS 9/10/52, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library.

Biographical note

Kenneth Carlander was a professor and distinguished professor (1946-1988) of Zoology, Entomology, and Animal Ecology at Iowa State University.
 

Collection description

This collection contains research on various aspects of fish/animal ecology, manuscripts of students and colleagues, as well as those of Carlander and his wife, Harriet Carlander (Harriet Carlander published a manuscript on the History of Fishing on the upper Mississippi River). An extensive amount of materials relating to Carlander's involvement in the United World Federalists and other peace/world government organizations is included.
The collection also contains personal and professional correspondence, particularly related to Carlander's work with the Iowa Cooperative Wildlife Research project, as well as various fishery research, including work done on Iowa Lakes. Lecture notes are also found in Carlander's collection.