Archives and Special Collections
Fonds F0172 - James Cragg fonds.
Identity area
Reference code
CA ACU ARC F0172
Title
James Cragg fonds.
Date(s)
- 1964-1981 (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
5.35 m of textual records
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
James B. Cragg, Professor Emeritus of Environmental Design at The University of Calgary, received a BSc(Hons) and MSc from the University of Durham, and a DSc from the University of Newcastle. In the early 1960s, he was director of a research station in Lancashire, England. In ca.1966 he joined the faculty of The University of Calgary and served as Head of the Department of Biology until 1968 when he resigned in order to concentrate full-time as Director of the Environmental Sciences Centre in Kananaskis.
Cragg was Killam Memorial Professor in 1972, and was also active in a number of international organizations including the Man and Biosphere Programme (MAB) of UNESCO. He was a convenor for the International Biological Programme (IBP), which produced scientific publications for the International Council of Scientific Unions, and served on the Ecology Committee of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN).
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Content and structure area
Scope and content
Fonds consists of correspondence, minutes, and circulars related to Cragg's work as convenor with the IBP and as a member of the IUCN and MAB. Includes reference material, much of which relates to grassland ecosystems.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Fonds is arranged into two series:
- Organizations
- Reference
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Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
English
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Alternative identifier(s)
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2991365