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TitleThomas Eisner papersTypeMixed MaterialCollectionSubjectCarpenter, F. M. (Frank Morton)--Correspondence. (LCSH)Carrel, James Elliott, 1944---Correspondence. (LCSH)Deyrup, Mark--Correspondence. (LCSH)Ehrlich, Paul R.--Correspondence. (LCSH)Eisner, Thomas, 1929-2011 For the love of insects. 2003Eisner, Thomas, 1929-2011 Secret weapons. 1983Hölldobler, Bert, 1936---Correspondence. (LCSH)Janzen, Daniel H.--Correspondence. (LCSH)Kovalev, S. A. (Sergeĭ Adamovich), 1930-Lindauer, Martin--Correspondence. (LCSH)Meinwald, Jerrold, 1927-2018--Correspondence. (LCSH)Roth, Louis M. (Louis Marcus), 1918---Correspondence. (LCSH)Rothschild, Miriam--Correspondence. (LCSH)Silberglied, Robert E. (Robert Elliot), 1964-1982--Correspondence. (LCSH)Wilson, Edward O.--Correspondence. (LCSH)United States Endangered Species Act of 1973British Broadcasting CorporationCornell UniversityCornell University. Institute for Research in Chemical EcologyInstituto Nacional de Biodiversidad (Costa Rica)Merck & Co (LCSH)Natural worldArthropoda (LCSH)Biochemistry (LCSH)Biodiversity--Costa Rica (LCSH)Biodiversity conservation (LCSH)Biology (LCSH)Bombardier beetles (LCSH)Chemical ecology (LCSH)Endangered species--Conservation (LCSH)Endangered species--Law and legislation (LCSH)Entomology (LCSH)Environmental chemistry (LCSH)Environmental protection (LCSH)Human rights (LCSH)Human rights advocacy (LCSH)Insects (LCSH)Insects--Behavior (LCSH)Insects--Chemical ecology (LCSH)Insects--Defenses (LCSH)Insects--Ecology (LCSH)Insects--Evolution (LCSH)Nature conservation (LCSH)Nature conservation--Florida--Florida Keys (LCSH)Nature conservation--Texas--Big Thicket (LCSH)Wildlife conservation (LCSH)Biologists.Conservationists.Entomologists. NoteLanguage: Collection material in English.SummaryCorrespondence, speeches, lectures, writings, reports, calendars, grants and projects, teaching material, subject files, newspaper clippings, printed matter, photographs, slides, audio recordings, digital files, and other papers chronicling Eisner's career as a biologist and entomologist, as well as his pioneering work in chemical ecology and activities as a conservationist and human rights advocate. Documents Eisner's tenure at Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, including his roles as director and cofounder of the Cornell Institute for Research in Chemical Ecology, and cofounder of the field of chemical ecology. Features Eisner's interests in chemical prospecting, including a deal he helped arrange between Merck & Co. and Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad, Costa Rica, to explore biodiversity in Costa Rica; nature and endangered species conservation, including efforts to preserve Big Thicket, Texas, and Lignumvitae Key, Florida, and to promote the Endangered Species Act; and human rights advocacy, with files relating to Russian biologist and human rights activist S.A. Kovalev. Includes material pertaining to Eisner's published writings, such as his memoir titled For the Love of Insects (2003); his 1983 episode titled "Secret Weapons" in the British Broadcasting Corporation television series Natural World; and involvement in various professional organizations. Subjects include the behavior, ecology, and evolution of insects and other arthropods, particularly their chemical languages and defense systems, especially relating to bombardier beetles.Correspondents include F.M. Carpenter, James Elliott Carrel, Mark Deyrup, Paul R. Ehrlich, Bert Hölldobler, Daniel H. Janzen, Martin Lindauer, Jerrold Meinwald, Louis M. Roth, Miriam Rothschild, Robert E. Silberglied, and Edward O. Wilson.Origin Date(s)1945-2011 (bulk 1957-2008) Authorized Access PointEisner, Thomas, 1929-2011 Thomas Eisner papers