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

RS 13/25/55
George Oscar Hendrickson (1890-1961)
Papers, 1925-1970, undated


Descriptive summary

creator:

Hendrickson, George Oscar (1890-1961)
title:

Papers
dates:

1925-1970, undated
extent:

0.42 linear feet (1 document box)
collection number:

RS 13/25/55
repository:

University Archives, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University.

 

Administrative information

access:

Open for research
publication rights:

Consult Head, Special Collections Department
preferred citation:

George Oscar Hendrickson Papers, RS 13/25/55, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library.

 

Biographical note

George Oscar Hendrickson was born to Robert W. and Maria Hendrickson on May 25, 1890, in Earlville, Iowa. Dr. Hendrickson received his B.A. (1921) from Iowa State Teachers College (University of Northern Iowa) and his M.S. (1926) and Ph.D. (1929) from Iowa State College (University).

Dr. Hendrickson joined the faculty at Iowa State as Instructor (1925-1930) in the Department of Zoology and Entomology. He was promoted to Assistant Professor (1930-1945), Associate Professor (1945-1951), and Professor (1951-1961). He served as Assistant Leader (1935-1961) of the Iowa Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit.

Dr. Hendrickson's research focused on animal ecology and wildlife management in Iowa. He wrote over 200 articles for publication in scientific journals and co-authored several nature study and biology books including several editions of College Biology (call no. QH308 W459). He received several awards for his work as a wildlife conservationist and was honored at a recognition dinner in Washington, D.C. for his work with the Iowa Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit.

There were numerous scientific and professional organizations that benefited from Dr. Hendrickson's involvement. He was a member and President (1933-1934) of the Iowa Ornithologists' Union, Vice President (1942-1943) of the Wildlife Society and Assistant Editor (1942-1948) of their Journal of Wildlife Management, Director (1948-1950) of the American Nature Study Society, and Chairman (1954-1959) of the Iowa Academy of Science's Conservation Committee.

George O. Hendrickson married Irena B. Simpson in 1916. Together they had five children: Jean, Ruth, Mary, Carol, and Robert Thomas. Dr. Hendrickson died on March 19, 1961.

 

Collection description

The collection (1925-1970, undated) consists of biographical information, research articles, and correspondence. The biographical information consists of news clippings, faculty information forms, vitae, memorials, and lists of publications. The research articles document his work in animal ecology and wildlife management, primarily focusing on fowl, insects, and cottontail rabbits in Iowa. The correspondence consists mostly of letters sent by Dr. Hendrickson to colleagues and in response to Iowa residents seeking information on wildlife resources and management.

 

Organization

The collection is listed alphabetically with biographical information listed first.

 

Container list

Box

Folder

Title

Dates

1

1

Biographical information: general

1939-1970, undated

1

2

Biographical information: vitae and faculty information

1925-1960, undated

1

3

Article: "The American Coot in Iowa"

1938

1

44

Article: "Autumnal Decimation of Mearns Cotton, Decatur County, Iowa, 1952"

1952

1

4

Article: "Biologic Notes on Microrhopala Vittata Fabr. (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)"

1930

1

40

Article: "Bird-Censusing and Its Values"

1945

1

5

Article: "Censusing the Ringneck Pheasant in Iowa"

1938

1

45

Article: "Censusing Quail in Early Fall"

1938

1

41

Article: "Cottontail Breeding in Its First Summer"

1947

1

6

Article: "Cottontail Management in Iowa"

1947

1

7

Article: "Eared Grebes Nesting in Northwest Iowa"

1937

1

46

Article: "Ecology of the Raccoon in Central Iowa"

undated

1

8

Article: "Ecology of the Sora in Clay County, Iowa"

1956

1

9

Article: "Ecology of the Virginia Rail in Clay County, Iowa"

1954

1

10

Article: "The European Partridge in North-Central Iowa"

1938

1

47

Article: "Evaluation of Techniques in Estimating a Mearns Cottontail Population"

1955

1

48

Article: "Experimental Cookery with Surplus Fish and Wildlife"

1945

1

11

Article: "Field Sparrow Life History in Central Iowa"

1953

1

12

Article: "Further Studies on the Insect Fauna of Iowa Prairies"

1931

1

49

Article: "Greater Prairie Chicken Breeding in Davis County, Iowa, 1938

1938

1

42

Article: "Inventory Methods for Mearns Cottontail"

1939

1

50

Article: "Iowa Bird Life"

1947

1

13

Article: "The Mearns Cottontail in Iowa"

1937

1

14

Article: "Mearns Cottontail Investigations in Iowa"

1943

1

43

Article: "Nesting Cover Used by Mearns Cottontail"

1940

1

15

Article: "Notes on the Life History and Ecology of the Opossum in Southeast Iowa"

1950

1

16

Article: "Observations on Nests and Young of the Coot"

1936

1

17

Article: "Pheasant Nesting and Production in Winnebago County, Iowa, 1940 Versus 1954"

1956

1

51

Article: "Productivity of the Cottontail Rabbit in Decatur County, Iowa, 1951

1951

1

18

Article: "Report of the Committee on Conservation"

1954

1

19

Article: "Some Accomplishments of Conservation Education in an Intensively Agricultural State"

1944

1

20

Article: "Some Notes on the Insect Fauna of an Iowa Prairie"

1928

1

21

Article: "Studies on the Insect Fauna of Iowa Prairies"

1930

1

22

Article: "Subterranean Insects of Marsh Grass (Spartina Michauxiana Hitchcock)"

1931

1

23

Article: "Use of Rearing Cover by Mearns Cottontail"

1956

1

52

Article: "Wildlife Resources of Iowa"

1946

1

24

Article: "Wildlife's Toll on a Food Patch of Corn"

1937

1

53

Article: "Winter Care of Bob-White Quail"

1934

1

25

Article: "Winter Notes on the Short-eared Owl"

1938

1

26

Article: "Wood Duck Production Aided by Nesting Boxes Lake Odessa, Iowa, in 1950"

1951

1

27

Article: "Wood Duck Production from Nest-boxes and Natural Cavities on the Lake Odessa Area, Iowa, in 1951"

1952

1

28

Article, unpublished: "Emergency Living Off the Wild Land"

undated

1

29

Article, unpublished: "Quail Management Clubs Among Farm Boys"

undated

1

30

Correspondence

1926-1944

1

31

Correspondence

1945-1947

1

32

Correspondence

1947-1960

1

33

Correspondence about Dr. Hendrickson

1948-1961

1

34

Graduate students of Dr. Hendrickson

1961, undated

1

35

Memorials

1961-1964

1

36

Memorials: Hendrickson Marsh dedication

1970

1

37

Publication: Elementary Science. Nature Science Series, Book III

1934

1

38

Publication: Nature Study. Nature Science Series, Book I

1934

1

39

Publication: Nature Study Work Book

1931