George Rabb papers

Assorted materials documenting the career and research of George B. Rabb (1930-2017). Materials include correspondence and files documenting his membership in various biological and conservation organizations worldwide. Research files, including extensive field notebooks, are accompanied by reference files of others' research. Also present are both drafts and final copies of publications he wrote and speeches/presentations he gave over the course of his career. These are accompanied by handwritten notes and by slides and other graphic materials he used in presentations. A number of awards and plaques are present, as are a handful of artifacts. Many files focus on his particular area of interest, amphibian conservation. Missing from the collection are any materials related to his upbringing or private life.

This series contains a wide range of records from Rabb's research throughout his career including field notebooks (mostly focused on wolves), handwritten notes and laboratory observations (many relating to amphibians or lizards), some graphic materials, and his thesis manuscript. In addition, there are many files of reference material he collected over the decades on his areas of interest: wolves, amphibians, conservation, and zoo management.

This series consists of documents and graphics related to Rabb's publications and many presentations/speeches. Final copies, drafts, and handwritten notes of his writings are accompanied by many slides he used for presentations as well as a handful of other graphic or audiovisual materials. Of special note is a collection of files related to a presentation he made for then Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich in 1996 on the topic of wildlife conservation.