Oral History Interview: Laney R. Wheeler

Mr. Wheeler of Coal Mountain, West Virginia, is a retired encyclopedia salesman. Born near Paintersville, Kentucky, he has lived most of his life in eastern Kentucky and southern West Virginia. Among the topics discussed are: family history, education, farm work, Mayo College in Paintsville, life in Matewan, Kentucky, and the Depression. Mr. Wheeler also talks about his work as a produce manager, pharmacist, and encyclopedia salesman.https://mds.marshall.edu/oral_history/1205/thumbnail.jp

Biotic carbon feedbacks in a materially-closed soil-vegetation-atmosphere system

The magnitude and direction of the coupled feedbacks between the biotic and abiotic components of the terrestrial carbon cycle is a major source of uncertainty in coupled climate–carbon-cycle models1, 2, 3. Materially closed, energetically open biological systems continuously and simultaneously allow the two-way feedback loop between the biotic and abiotic components to take place4, 5, 6, 7, but so far have not been used to their full potential in ecological research, owing to the challenge of achieving sustainable model systems6, 7. We show that using materially closed soil–vegetation–atmosphere systems with pro rata carbon amounts for the main terrestrial carbon pools enables the establishment of conditions that balance plant carbon assimilation, and autotrophic and heterotrophic respiration fluxes over periods suitable to investigate short-term biotic carbon feedbacks. Using this approach, we tested an alternative way of assessing the impact of increased CO2 and temperature on biotic carbon feedbacks. The results show that without nutrient and water limitations, the short-term biotic responses could potentially buffer a temperature increase of 2.3 °C without significant positive feedbacks to atmospheric CO2. We argue that such closed-system research represents an important test-bed platform for model validation and parameterization of plant and soil biotic responses to environmental changes

Library Impact Statement for LRS/MBA 573 Staffing Organizations

Library Impact Statement submitted in response to new course proposal for LRS/MBA 573 Staffing Organizations. New course was supported with no need for additional resources. Responding library faculty member: Andrée J. Rathemacher. Requesting faculty member: Professor Anthony R. Wheeler

Orders Number 18, to Sargant Belger of Light Company J , 1st Artillery, Fort Adams, Rhode Island, Marcy 24, 1859

This document orders Sergeant Belger of Light Company J , 1st Artillery to proceed to Providence, Rhode Island in pursuit of Private Charles R. Wheeler and bring him back to his post.https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/fvw-manuscripts-original-manuscripts/1307/thumbnail.jp

Orders Number 19, to John Amill, of Light Company J , 1st Artillery, Fort Adams, Rhode Island, Marcy 24, 1859

This document orders Corporal John Amill of Light Company J , 1st Artillery to proceed to Boston, Massachusetts in pursuit of Private Charles R. Wheeler and bring him back to his post. The document is signed by J. B. Magruder.https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/fvw-manuscripts-original-manuscripts/1309/thumbnail.jp

Number 7 Abstract B, First Quarter, 1859, Corporal John Amill, March 31, 1859

This document, dated March 28, 1859, records the expenses incurred by Corporal John Amill while in pursuit of a deserter, Charles R. Wheeler. The document is certified by Henry W. Clossom, the quartermaster and was received at Fort Adams, Rhode Island on March 31, 1859.https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/fvw-manuscripts-original-manuscripts/1308/thumbnail.jp

Document, Orders No. 20, John Bankhead Magruder, Orders to John W. Turner, March 25, 1859

This handwritten document orders Lieutenant John w. Turner to proceed to New York in pursuit of Private Charles R. Wheeler, a deserter from Lt. Cl. J\u27s Artillery. Turner is ordered to work with local authorities to apprehend Wheeler and return him to the proper military authorities. The orders are signed by J. Bankhead Magruder.https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/fvw-manuscripts-original-manuscripts/1253/thumbnail.jp

Number 8, Abstract B, First Quarter, 1859, Sargent Jason Belger, March 31, 1859

This document, dated March 28, 1859, records the expenses incurred by Sergeant Jason Belger of Light Company J, 1st Artillery while in pursuit of a deserter, Lance Corporal Charles R. Wheeler. The document is certified by Henry W. Clossom, the quartermaster and was received at Fort Adams, Rhode Island on March 31, 1859.https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/fvw-manuscripts-original-manuscripts/1310/thumbnail.jp

Document, Orders No. 20, John Bankhead Magruder, Orders to John W. Turner, March 25, 1859 (copy)

This handwritten copy of an original document orders Lieutenant John w. Turner to proceed to New York in pursuit of Private Charles R. Wheeler, a deserter from Lt. Cl. J\u27s Artillery. Turner is ordered to work with local authorities to apprehend Wheeler and return him to the proper military authorities. The orders are signed by J. Bankhead Magruder. The true copy was written by Henry W. Clonon.https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/fvw-manuscripts-original-manuscripts/1252/thumbnail.jp

Document, Corporal John Amill, Expense Report, July 2, 1859

This is a handwritten documentation of expensed accrued by Corporal John Amill of Light Company J, 1st Artillery, U. S. Army while he was in pursuit of a deserter, Lance Corporal Charles R. Wheeler, of his same company. The report includes a line item description of each expense and was submitted to the County of Newport, State of Rhode Island on July 2, 1859, signed by the mayor, William H. Cranston.https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/fvw-manuscripts-original-manuscripts/1251/thumbnail.jp