Daryl D. Smith Papers
Scope and Contents
The Daryl Smith papers document a portion of Smith’s career at the University of Northern Iowa and date from about 1967 to 2015. The first part of the collection contains minutes, budgets, biology staff notes, and general administrative files from Smith’s tenure as head of the Department of Biology from 1981-1988.
The collection also includes grant proposals and funding requests for the Tallgrass Prairie Center, a handful of conference files, and other planning documents. Also represented are samples from Smith’s publications, including works he co-authored, such as “Natural History of the Cedar and Wapsipinion River Basins on the Iowan Erosion Surface”; “Hardin County Foray 1985”; and “Tropical Seas to Prairies: A Natural History Field Trip in Black Hawk and Bremer Counties, Iowa.” The collection also contains a small amount of professional correspondence.
Dates
- Creation: 1967 - 2015
Creator
- Smith, Daryl (Daryl D.), 1938- (Person)
Language of Materials
Materials entirely in English.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions. Materials are open for research.
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Biographical / Historical
Daryl D. Smith joined the biology faculty at the University of Northern Iowa (UNI) in 1967. He was a professor of Biology and Science Education and also served as the head of the Department of Biology from 1981 through 1988. He received his bachelor’s degree and Ph.D. from the University of Iowa and his master’s degree from the University of South Dakota.
In addition to his teaching duties, Smith was the Director of the Native Roadside Vegetation Center at UNI and, in 1972, spearheaded a project to reconstruct eight acres of tallgrass prairie on UNI’s campus. He served as the director of the UNI’s Tallgrass Prairie Center and, throughout his career, prioritized prairie restoration, management, and preservation. Smith also taught at the Iowa Lakeside Laboratory and served on various boards, including the Iowa Chapter of the Nature Conservancy, Iowa Preserves Advisory Board, and the Board of Directors of the Iowa Lakeside Laboratory, among others.
Smith retired in 2019. The Tallgrass Prairie has since been renamed in his honor.
Extent
1.25 Linear Feet (3 boxes)
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Professor Smith delivered part of this collection SC&UA in the spring 2011 semester. He donated additional materials in August 2018.
Processing Information
Collection processed and Web inventory developed by University Archivist Gerald L. Peterson, April 2011. Updated by Gerald Peterson, May 3, 2016 and Library Associate Dave Hoing, January 2018 and April 2018. Addition to collection processed and finding aid rewritten by Archival Processor Tessa Wakefield, December 2023.
- Title
- Daryl Dee Smith Papers
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
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