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Paul Harcombe and Sandi Elsik Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0090
Finding aid note: Stored off-site at the Library Service Center. Please request this material via woodson@rice.edu or call 713-348-2586.

Scope and Contents

The collection includes the archive from Paul Harcombe and Sandi Elsik’s ecological research in the Big Thicket National Preserve; academic and university affairs regarding Rice University and the Ecology and Environmental Biology Department, as well as student and faculty records; Paul Harcombe’s personal documents, including his correspondence and his personal notebooks; publications, including articles from the journals of Ecology and Ecological Monographs, the Ecological Society of America and the Journal of Vegetative Science, as well as articles from the Tall Timbers Conference and numerous Texas County Soil Surveys; Paul Harcombe’s class and lecture materials; projects and proposals in which Paul Harcombe was involved; and two rolls of film containing aerial views of the Houston area. The seventh series, Aerial Film Rolls, consists of two 10-inch spindles of film showing aerial views of the Houston area. The Big Thicket Archive contains documentation on the project as well as equipment used, including Sandi Elsik’s field clipboard.

Dates

  • 1969 - 2007

Creator

Access Restrictions

This material is open for research.

Stored off-site at the Library Service Center. Please request this material via woodson@rice.edu or call 713-348-2586.

Use Restrictions

Permission to publish from the Paul Harcombe and Sandi Elsik Papers must be obtained from the Woodson Research Center, Rice University.

Biographical Note

Paul Harcombe received his PhD from Yale University and served as a faculty member at Rice University from 1972 until 2007, when he retired. He was a forest ecologist, specializing in forest communities of the southeastern United States. He is a member of the Ecological Society of America and the International Association for Vegetation Science. Harcombe, Paul. “Dr. Paul A. Harcombe, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Rice University: Biography.” Accessed 11-13-07. http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~harcomb/

Sandi Elsik served as Data and Research Manager in the Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Department of Rice University until her retirement in 2007. She worked extensively with Paul Harcombe on the Big Thicket project (BITH).

Extent

18.5 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract:

The collection includes the archive from Paul Harcombe and Sandi Elsik’s ecological research in the Big Thicket National Preserve; academic and university affairs regarding Rice University and the Ecology and Environmental Biology Department, as well as student and faculty records; Paul Harcombe’s personal documents, including his correspondence and his personal notebooks; publications, including articles from the journals of Ecology and Ecological Monographs, the Ecological Society of America and the Journal of Vegetative Science, as well as articles from the Tall Timbers Conference and numerous Texas County Soil Surveys; Paul Harcombe’s class and lecture materials; projects and proposals in which Paul Harcombe was involved; and two rolls of film containing aerial views of the Houston area.

Acquisition Information

The Paul Harcombe and Sandi Elsik Big Thicket Archive (1 linear foot) was received 7-12-07. The remainder of the Paul Harcombe Papers (18 linear feet) was delivered by Warren Preuss on 7-25-07. Sparsely written day planners and calendars were discarded.

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Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Guide to Paul Harcombe and Sandi Elsik Papers, 1969-2007
Status
Completed
Author
Emily Prehn
Date
2009
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas Repository

https://library.rice.edu/woodson
Contact:
Fondren Library MS-44, Rice University
6100 Main St.
Houston Texas 77005 USA

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