Historical Records Committee

The Committee is responsible for supervising the collection and preservation of records to be deposited in the Society Archives. These records include important documents, papers of the officers, and other appropriate memorabilia. Attached as the second page of this report, find the report of the ESA Archive, provided by Gilbert Head, Archival Associate, UGA/ESA Archives. We remind ESA officers that the records of their official activities with the Society are required to be submitted to and stored by the ESA Archives. The Committee also coordinates the solicitation, and approves the publication in the ESA Bulletin, of Resolutions of Respect and Obituaries of deceased members and other distinguished ecologists. Thanks to the continuing efforts of committee members Jane Bain and Robert Peet, along with Lee Miller, the ESA history web page has been updated and in-filled. It now presents not only a new look, but contains many more documents, and a new photo gallery (are you in it? Better check!), now found at: 〈http://esa.org/history/〉. The Historical Records Committee will hold its annual meeting in conjunction with the ESA Meeting in Milwaukee on 7 August in the Hilton Milwaukee City Center. The agenda will include a discussion of potential events and documents to be created for the 100th Anniversary celebration of the founding of ESA (only 7 years from now!), the development and publication of written and oral histories collections for ESA including enhanced collection of presidential biographies, and a web page containing a high density of links to other sources, as an outline of the history of ecology. Additional topics can be added to the agenda by interested ESA members, by contacting the Chair by 31 July.