Cassel, J. Frank

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       Home   Finding Aid to the J. Frank Cassel Papers   Cassel, J. Frank J. Frank Cassel, Papers, 1938-1983 3.5 linear ft.  Biography    Scope and Content   Box and Folder List  OVERVIEW  Access: The collection is open under the rules and regulations of the University Archives  Provenance:  Transferred to the University Archives in 1984 (Acc. 4)  Property rights:  The University Archives owns the property rights to this collection.  Copyrights:  Copyrights to this collection remain with the University Archives.  Citation:  [Identification of item]. J. Frank Cassel Papers, University Archives, North Dakota State University, Fargo.   BIOGRAPHY  J. Frank Cassel was born on July 9, 1916 in Reading, Pennsylvania. He received his BA in 1938 from Wheaton College (Wheaton, IL), his Master’s in 1941from Cornell University (Ithaca, NY), and his PhD in 1952 from the University of Colorado (Boulder).  He spent 4years in the U.S. Army during the Second World War, including 2 years in the Southwest Pacific.  Prior to joining North Dakota Agricultural College in 1950 as an Assistant Professor of Zoology, he was an Instructor and Assistant Professor of Zoology at Colorado State University from 1946-1950.     J. Frank Cassel Papers  Page 2 of 7  In 1953 he was promoted to Associate Professor and became the Chairman of the Zoology Department.  In 1961 he was promoted to Professor and remained as Chair, but took an one year leave in 1963-1964 to become a National Science Foundation senior faculty fellow at Harvard University.  He continued as Chair of the Department from 1968-1977, when he stepped down.  Shortly after his retirement in 1982, he was named Professor Emeritus after 32 year tenure at NDSU.  His research interests were varied, but focused birds and mammals.  He studies waterfowl nesting along North Dakota highways and railroads, duck production in the Turtle Mountains, and feeding habits of blackbirds.  He also led students on many an early morning expedition in search of feathered fowl.  He had numerous professional memberships, including the Society for the Study of Evolution,  American Scientific Affiliation, American Institute of Biological Sciences, American Ornithologists Union, North Dakota Academy of Science, Sigma Xi, and the Wildlife Society.   After retirement he moved back to Colorado and was a visiting professor of biology at the U.S. Air Force Academy.  He died on July 4, 2004 at the age of 87 in Colorado Springs, CO.  He was married to Elizabeth and they had four children.   SCOPE AND CONTENT  J. Frank Cassel’s papers consist primarily of records relating to his work as an NDSU professor of Zoology from 1950-1979. The documents are dated from 1938 to 1983. The folders are arranged by subjects.  The papers consist of documents related to Cassel’s work in the Zoology Department at NDSU. There is correspondence between professors, students, and other professionals in his field.  There are also records pertaining to the Audubon Screen Tours that were shown on campus several times and hosted by the Wildlife Society. Cassel was involved in the YMCA student chapter at NDSU and there are documents detailing this work. There are also records dealing with Cassel’s involvement with other groups on campus such as the Wildlife Society, Sigma Xi, and Zoology Club.  Cassel was involved with several organizations dealing with conservation in North Dakota. In his papers, there are records related to Camp Ritchie, the North Dakota Academy of Science, the State Conservation Training Center, and the Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center.  Cassel was chairman of the Zoology Department from 1968-1977 and there are documents related to his work in this position including correspondence, memorandums, course outlines, and budgets.           J. Frank Cassel Papers  Page 3 of 7  BOX AND FOLDER LIST  BOX 1  1A  Finding Aid  1  Camp Ritchie Map 2  Lake Ashtabula Map 3  North Dakota Conservation Center Summer Program 4  Wildlife Youth Camp, NDCC 1968 5  NDCC-General Advisory Committee 6  NDCC Correspondence 7  SCC-Course Registration 8  North Dakota Field Trip Information 9  State Conservation Center-Memorandum of Understanding 10  North Dakota Conservation 11  North Dakota Soil and Precipitation Information 12  State Conservation Training Center 13  Books for NDCC 14  Ecological Field Station-Course Materials and Correspondence 15  NDCC-Development Plans 16  North Dakota Conservation Center Summer Programs, 1967-1968 17  Environmental Education Conference 18  Camp Ritchie-1965 19  Camp Ritchie-1966 20  State Conservation Center-1967 21  Conservation Directories 22  Field Station Announcements 23  Conservation for Clergy 24  Correspondence 25  Youth Conservation Camp, 1968 26  NDAC 27  Department Problems-1963 28  Department Business, 1961-1962 29  Arts and Sciences Assessment Committee 30  Genetics Institute 31  North Dakota Academy of Science 32  St. Lukes School of Nursing 33  NDSU 34  Department Information 35  Zoology Department 36  Zoology Load Studies 37  Division of Natural Sciences 38  Division of Natural Sciences Administration Study Group, 1969-1970 J. Frank Cassel Papers  Page 4 of 7  39  Scholarly Activity 40  Annual Report 41  National Science Foundation 42  American Association of University Professors 43  Natural Resources 1953 Symposium, NDIRS 44  Division of Natural Sciences 45  North Dakota Institute for Regional Studies-Minutes 46  John Bond Defense 47  Audubon Screen Tours-1953-1954 48  Tri-College Biology, Bremer Proposal  BOX 2  1  Geology Department-NDAC 2  American Association of University Professors 3  American Association of University Professors 4  American Association of University Professors Committees, 1955 5  Graduate School Ph.D. Programs 6  State Conservation Center-1968 7  State Fish and Game Commission Collecting Permits 8  Promotion Material 9  Graduates of Stevens Hall 10  NDSU-1969-1970 11  NDCC-1969 12  Department of Zoology 13  Vaugn Hayes 14  Department and Division-1967 15  NDSU 16  Biology Committee 17  NDCC-1970 18  Department, 1981-1982 19  Zoology Department 20  Biology Committee 21  North Dakota Science Society 22  Zoology Department 23  Zoology Department 24  Zoology Department, 1978-1979 25  T.A.-Needs and Course Budgets 26  Long Range Committee 27  Peace Corps Zaire/International Degree Program 28  Zaire-Student Contact 29  PTE and Faculty-1979-1980 30  Science and Mathematics Coordinating Council, 1977-1978 31  Zoology File, 1977-1978 J. Frank Cassel Papers  Page 5 of 7  32  Zoology Budget and Accounts, 1977-1978 33  PTE Evaluation and Tenure 34  PTE Committee, 1977-1978 35  PTE-1978, J.F.C.-Personal 36  PTE-1978-1979-Minutes and Documents for Committee 37  Zoology, 1978-1979 Curriculum Revision  38  Zoology Department 39  YMCA 40  Rose Morgan Sexual Discrimination Case 41  Environmental Studies 42  Correspondence 43  American Association of University Professors 44  Correspondence-Harold W. Wagar-Pastor, Minot, ND 45  Correspondence-Roy N. Bach 46  Correspondence-Homer L. Bradley-Manager, Moffit, ND 47  Correspondence-Frederick A. Cunningham, Foxholm, ND 48  Correspondence-John R. Frye, Lostwood, ND 49  Correspondence-Dr. and Mrs. R.T. Gammell, Kenmare, ND 50  Correspondence-Mrs. H.R. Gray 51  Correspondence-Merrill Hammond-Upham, ND 52  Correspondence-Allyn F. Hanks, Medora, ND 53  Correspondence-Howard S. Huenecke, Kenmare, ND 54  Correspondence-S. O. Kolstoe, Valley City, ND 55  Correspondence-C.W. Moses, Bismarck, ND 56  Correspondence-Nelius B. Nelson, Kensal, ND 57  Correspondence-Edgar Preston, Tower City, ND 58  Correspondence-Robert N. Randall, Bismarck, ND 59  Correspondence-Stanley Saugstad, Minot, ND 60  Correspondence-Perna M. Stine, Olney, IL 61  Correspondence-Jacob M. Valentine, Dawson, ND 62  Correspondence-A.G. Lawrence 63  Correspondence-McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc. 64  Personnel Committee-College YMCA 65  YMCA-President’s File 66  YMCA-NDAC 67  College YMCA-President’s File 68  Department Budget, 1957-1958  BOX 3   1  Applied Arts and Sciences, 1956-1957 2  Applied Arts and Sciences Faculty, 1957-1958 3  Departmental Income and Disbursement Summaries 4  Zoology Budget, 1953-1954, 1955-1957 J. Frank Cassel Papers  Page 6 of 7  5  JESSI 6  Correspondence 7  Applied Arts and Sciences 8  Zoology Department Chairman’s File, 1954-1955 9  Cooperative Game Department 10  Curriculum Changes 11  Zoology Department 12  Zoology Ph.D. Proposal 13  Zoology Department 14  Zoology Graduate Program 15  Zoology Department, 1979-1980 16  Zoology Department, 1969-1971 17  Budget, 1969-1971 18  Zoology Department, 1969-1971 19  Summer Institute-NSF-1959 20  College of Arts and Sciences-1970 21  Fargo Encephalitis Project 22  Zoology Department 23  Zoology Department 24  Medical Technology Information and Correspondence 25  50th Anniversary Plans-North Dakota Academy of Science 26  North Dakota Academy of Science 27  North Dakota Academy of Science, 1960-1962 28  Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology 29  NDSU-REW 30  Zoology Graduate Students, 1969-1970 31  Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center 32  Wildlife Curriculum 33  NDSU, 1964-1965 34  Wildlife Society 35  Chairman Job Description 36  Seminars 498/598, 1966-1967 37  Division of Natural Science, 1968-1969 38  Division of Natural Science 39  Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center Seminar Schedule 40  Class Lists, 497/599, Spring 1969 41  Division of Natural Science-Comments on Problems 42  Ecology Committee 43  College of Arts and Sciences 44  NDSU Constitution-1963 45  Comments on Constitution 46  Applied Arts and Sciences Curriculum 47  Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship-NDAC 48  Ph.D. Programs J. Frank Cassel Papers  Page 7 of 7  49  North Dakota Academy of Science-Constitution and Minutes 50  Spectrum-Correspondence 51  Thoughts on Zoology Curriculum 52  Summer School-1952 53  The Wildlife Society-1977 54  The Wildlife Society-Student Chapter 55  Zoology Department-Enrollment and Lab Fee Income 56  Fringe Benefits Committee-1958 57  Stevens Hall-Dedication and Symposium 58  Resources Committee 59  Applied Arts and Sciences-Natural Science, 1967-1968 60  Natural Science, 1964-1965 61  Sigma Xi-NDAC Club 62  North Dakota Institute for Regional Studies 63  North Dakota Institute for Regional Studies-Publications  BOX 4  1  NDAC YMCA 2  Audubon Screen Tours-Correspondence and Agreement 3  Zoology Club, Treasurers Records 4  Zoology Club Minutes       Copyright 2009 by Institute for Regional Studies & University Archives North Dakota State University Libraries 

J. Frank Cassel papers, 1938-1983

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