Alfred “Al” Wiedemann papers
Content Description
Teaching portfolio including some group contract studies, evaluations of Weidemann by other faculty, as well as Wiedemann’s work in sand dune ecology of the Pacific Northwest including photographs. There are also several examples of Wiedemann’s field journals including his species accounts of birds in alphabetical order by common name and species accounts of plants in alphabetical order by scientific name. There are a few photographs of different contract studies courses Wiedemann taught and a small box of slides of the WHN field trip (1987). Includes material from the following programs:
Evergreen Environmental Program IV (1975); Nisqually Delta group contract (1974); Studies in Landscape Ecology, Thurston County (1977-78)
The list of published material in the collection includes:
Contributions to the Natural History of the Southern Puget Sound region, Washington (1975)
Guide to the Ornamental Plants of the Evergreen State College Campus (1979)
The History of a Coordinated Studies program (1974)
Plants of the Evergreen State College campus and its environs (1974)
An Introduction to the Natural History of The Evergreen State College campus (1987)
Alfred M Wiedemann: The Evergreen State College: Papers, Books, Theses, and other works (1962 - 2001)
Also includes six papers by students featuring soils and vegetation related material ranging from 1979 - 1984:
"Artificial Key to Land Nails and Slugs of Thurston County"
"A Key to the Common Lichens of The Evergreen State College Campus"
"Moss Flora of The Evergreen State College Campus"
"A Field Key to Plants on the Campus of The Evergreen State College Having Leaves in the Winter"
"Guide to the Ornamental Plants of The Evergreen State College Campus"
"The Campus of The Evergreen State College: Soils and Vegetation"
Dates
- Creation: 1962-2010
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open to the public.
Biographical / Historical
Alfred “Al” Wiedemann began teaching at The Evergreen State College in 1970. He received his BS in Crop Science and his MS in Agronomy from the Utah State University in 1961. He received a degree in Plant Physiology from the North Dakota State University in 1963 and his PhD in Botany from Oregan State University in 1966. Wiedemann taught classes relating to biology and had a keen interest in coastal dunes. Wiedemann retired from Evergreen in 2005. Wiedemann died in 2010.
Extent
1.36 Cubic Feet (2 large letter boxes and 1 large legal box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
These papers document the teaching portfolio of Alfred Wiedemann, an Evergreen faculty member from 1970-2010.
- Title
- Guide to the Alfred “Al” Wiedemann Papers
- Author
- Helen Edwards
- Date
- 2022
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the The Evergreen State College Archives and Special Collections Repository
http://www.evergreen.edu/archives
2700 Evergreen Parkway NW
Olympia WA 98505 USA
archives@evergreen.edu