Pauline Sauer Papers
Scope and Contents
Pauline Sauer's papers are a treasure of material relating to nature study, conservation education, and science education in the United States in the 1950s and 1960s. The papers include Professor Sauer's notes and course-related material accumulated as a Ph. D. student at Cornell University; the syllabi and course-related material that she used while teaching at UNI; and, interspersed with the other material, an extensive collection of leaflets, lists, teaching aids, illustrations, and articles relating to conservation and science education. Material remains in the broad categories that Professor Sauer used for her files. Some material relates to specific academic courses of study; other material relates to topics such as birds or trees.
Boxes 3-5 contain material relating to Professor Sauer's teaching at UNI after she had completed her work at Cornell University. These folders include course syllabi, laboratory manuals, extensive curricular publications, class handouts, and notes. The material relates to specific courses and to general topics.
Dates
- 1940-1980
Creator
- Sauer, Pauline (Person)
Language of Materials
Materials entirely in English.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions. Materials are open for research.
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Sensitive Materials Statement
Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy or similar laws, and the Iowa Open Records Law (see Iowa Code ยง 22.7). Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which the University of Northern Iowa assumes no responsibility.
Biographical / Historical
Pauline Sauer (1916-1999) served the University of Northern Iowa for thirty-three years. Initially she taught in the Department of Biology and later she served as Director of the UNI Museum. Professor Sauer joined the UNI faculty in 1949 as an instructor of biology. In 1953 she became an assistant professor. Her work at the UNI Museum began in 1958 on a part time basis, the same year in which she became an associate professor. She served as acting curator beginning in 1962 and in 1964 was named curator. One year later, in 1965, she became the first person to assume full responsibility for the museum when she was named director. She held this position, as well as her associate professorship, until she retired in 1982. Professor Sauer received a B. Ed. in lower elementary education and science from the Chicago Teachers College; an M. A. in botany with museum training from the University of Michigan; and a Ph. D. in nature and conservation education from Cornell University.
Extent
7.50 Linear Feet (6 boxes)
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Professor Sauer donated most of this material to Rod Library Special Collections in 1995 and 1996.
Processing Information
Material processed by University Archivist Gerald L. Peterson and finding aid prepared by Gerald L. Peterson and Library Assistant Susan Witthoft, June, September, and October 1996; September 1997; updated, March 5, 2015 (GP). Updated by Library Associate Dave Hoing, February 2018. Linear feet updated on August 24, 2017.
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