Bookmark this page or copy and paste URL to Email message Preliminary Inventory of the Renner Family Papers 1909-19891997-01880 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Overview of the Collection | |
| Creator: | Renner, George T. (George Thomas), 1900-1955. |
| Title: | Preliminary Inventory of the Renner Family Papers |
| Inclusive Dates: | 1909-1989 |
| Quantity: | 7 Boxes (12.5 Linear Feet) |
| Abstract: | This collection houses maps, annotated ephemera, correspondence, and geographic subject files documenting George T. Renner's career as a geographer. This collection has not been processed in full and can be viewed only by appointment. Contact Archives and Special Collections for more information. |
| Identification: | 1997-01880 1998-01920 |
| Language: | Material in English |
| Repository: | Arizona State University Library. Greater Arizona Collection P.O. Box 871006 Tempe, AZ 85287-1006 Phone: (480) 965-4932 E-Mail: archives@asu.edu Questions? Ask An Archivist! |
Biographical Note
George Thomas Renner was born to George Thomas and Mildred Renner in Kansas in 1900. He earned his B.A. from Cornell College of Iowa (1922) and his M.A. (1924) and Ph.D. (1927) from Columbia University. Cornell College awarded him an additional honorary doctoral degree in 1943. George Renner married Mayme Pratt and the couple had one son, George Thomas Renner III.
During his career, Renner taught in geography departments at Columbia University, the University of Washington, and Stanford University. He also wrote numerous articles and helped to edit the Journal of Geography. Renner died suddenly on October 14, 1955 at the age of 55.
Scope and Content Note
This collection houses maps, annotated ephemera, correspondence, and geographic subject files documenting George T. Renner's career as a geographer. This collection has not been processed in full and can be viewed only by appointment. Contact Archives and Special Collections for more information.
Arrangement
This collection consists of seven boxes divided into two series:Restrictions
Access Restrictions
To view this collection, make an appointment at least five business days prior to your visit by contacting Ask an Archivist or calling (480) 965-4932. Appointments in the Wurzburger Reading Room at Hayden Library (rm. 138) on the Tempe campus are available Monday through Friday. Check the ASU Library Hours page for current availability.
Copyright
The Arizona Board of Regents retains copyright to this collection for and on behalf of the Arizona State University Library. Requests to publish, display, or redistribute information from this collection must be submitted via our online application.
Access Terms
Personal Name(s)
Corporate Name(s)
Subject(s)
Renner, George T. (George Thomas), 1900-1955.
Corporate Name(s)
Arizona State University.
Subject(s)
Geography -- Study and teaching.
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Renner Family Papers, [Accession Number], Arizona State University Library.
Provenance
George Renner III donated these materials to the Arizona Collection in 1997 and 1998.
Container List
| Series I: Accession #1997-01880 | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | [Handwritten Address Book], Undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 2 | Political and Military Geography of the World, Undated (Instructor's Manual; Part II) | |||||||||
| 1 | 3 | [Journal Articles], 1930, 1938, 1949, 1950, 1955, 1960 | |||||||||
| 1 | 4 | [Correspondence], 1929, 1947, 1959, 1965, 1983, 1988 | |||||||||
| 1 | 5 | [Maps], 1929-1935, 1989 | |||||||||
| 1 | 6 | [Geographical Poems], Undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 7 | [Certificate of Recognition Presented to Dr. George R. Renner by the National Republican Congressional Committee], 1981 | |||||||||
| 1 | 8 | [Personal Data], 1961 | |||||||||
| 1 | 9 | [Lesson Plans, Curriculum], Undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 10 | [Correspondence, Bibliography of Publications, Personal Data, Journal Articles, Papers], 1947, 1949, 1951, 1952 | |||||||||
| 1 | 11 | [Maps, Correspondence, Lesson Plans], 1930, 1943, 1957 | |||||||||
| 1 | 12 | Geopolitics [Lectures, Lesson Plans], 1942, 1948, 1955 | |||||||||
| 1 | 13 | [Maps, Lesson Plans, Correspondence], 1929, 19301954, 1955 | |||||||||
| 1 | 13 | Lectures - Race and Culture Clippings, 1950, 1954 | |||||||||
| 1 | 14 | [Lesson Plans], Undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 15 | World Distribution of Races (Maps) - Geo 363A, 1953, 1955 | |||||||||
| 1 | 16 | [Maps, Journal Articles, Correspondence, Papers], 1941, 1955 | |||||||||
| 1 | 17 | [Newsclipping Map and 1 Photograph], 1930 | |||||||||
| 1 | 18 | Bibliography of Publications, 1955 | |||||||||
| 1 | 19 | [Handwritten Notes, Brochure], Undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 20 | Lectures - Geog[raphy] of Middle America, 1926, 1929, 1948, 1951 | |||||||||
| 1 | 21 | [Abstract of Dissertation - The Status of Conservation Education in Selected Institutions of Higher Learning in the Southeastern United States], 1954 | |||||||||
| 1 | 22 | [Correspondence, Journal Articles], 1928, 1953, 1955 | |||||||||
| 1 | 23 | [Journal Articles, Newsclippings], 1923, 1924, 1927, 1951, 1952 | |||||||||
| 1 | 24 | [Focus - Newsletter], 1952-1955 | |||||||||
| 1 | 25 | [Papers Written by A. K. Lobeck, Wisconsin Geographical Press], 1923, 1924, 1926, 1927 | |||||||||
| 1 | 26 | [Cactus and Succulent Journal], 1979 (Handwritten Notes Inserted) | |||||||||
| 1 | 27 | [Geographers of the United States], 1936 (Typescript) | |||||||||
| 1 | 28 | [Correspondence, Map, Newsclippings, Lecture, Newsletter], 1942, 1947, 1955 | |||||||||
| 1 | 29 | Geopolitics, 1942, 1943 | |||||||||
| 1 | 30 | [Pages from Course Catalog], 1955 | |||||||||
| 1 | 31 | Lectures - EDU 364 G - City, State, National Plan, 1938, 1940, 1951, 1952, 1953 | |||||||||
| 1 | 32 | [Maps], 1941 | |||||||||
| 1 | 33 | [Journal Articles, Newsclippings], 1924, 1941, 1943, 1948, 1986 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 2 | 1 | [Correspondence, Handwritten Notes, Journal Articles], 1940, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1950, 1955 | |||||||||
| 2 | 2 | [Manuscript], Undated (Typescript Draft; 1 of 2) | |||||||||
| 2 | 3 | [Manuscript], Undated (Typescript Draft; 2 of 2) | |||||||||
| 2 | 4 | Bibliography and Personal Data [Copied from Original Mimeograph Pages], Undated | |||||||||
| 2 | 5 | The Classic Period Hohokam with References to the Sinagua, Salado and Prescott Branches by Walter Thomas Duering, 1969 | |||||||||
| 2 | 6 | Letterhead, Undated | |||||||||
| 2 | 7 | Geography - Industrial and Commercial - Summer Session, 1950 | |||||||||
| 2 | 8 | [Correspondence, Lecture Notes], 1937, 1945, 1948, 1955 | |||||||||
| 2 | 9 | [National Resources Committee; Washington, D.C. - Incentives and Objectives in Regional Planning by George T. Renner], Undated (2 Copies) | |||||||||
| 2 | 10 | [Journal Articles], 1925, 1926, 1932 | |||||||||
| 2 | 11 | Publications, 1957, 1960, 1973, 1978 | |||||||||
| 2 | 12 | Publications, 1953, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1966, 1972 | |||||||||
| 2 | 13 | [Synthetic Madness by George T. Renner], Undated | |||||||||
| 2 | 14 | A.S.U. [Arizona State University], 1957-1960 | |||||||||
| 2 | 15 | Map - Solar Energy Article, 1967 | |||||||||
| 2 | 16 | [Bulletin Editors], 1959 | |||||||||
| 2 | 17 | Promotion Data, 1956-1960 | |||||||||
| 2 | 18 | [Do You Know Your Geography? By George T. Renner], Undated | |||||||||
| 2 | 19 | [Structural Geology by Brice Dille], Undated | |||||||||
| 2 | 20 | [Approval of New Course - Geography of Agriculture - Geog 252g], 1956 | |||||||||
| 2 | 21 | [Correspondence, Newsletter], 1955, 1957, 1959, 1960 | |||||||||
| 2 | 22 | Geography of California - Salinas Valley, 1948, 1955 | |||||||||
| 2 | 23 | South America, 1925, 1948, 1949 | |||||||||
| 2 | 24 | Foreign Policy, Undated | |||||||||
| 2 | 25 | [Lesson Plans, Exams, Lecture Notes], 1944, 1947, 1949 | |||||||||
| 2 | 26 | [The Historical Development of School Geography by G. T. Renner], Undated (3 Copies) | |||||||||
| 2 | 27 | U.S.S.R. Lectures, Undated | |||||||||
| 2 | 28 | [Geography Curriculum, Reports, Papers], 1942 | |||||||||
| 2 | 29 | [Correspondence, Handwritten Notes, Papers], 1941, 1946, 1951, 1952, 1954 | |||||||||
| 2 | 30 | [The Hemispheric Defense Fallacy], 1942 | |||||||||
| 2 | 31 | [Are 60,000,000 Americans Expendable by George T. Renner and Harold F. Clark], Undated (2 Copies) | |||||||||
| 2 | 32 | [Geography as a Professional Field], Undated (2 Copies) | |||||||||
| 2 | 33 | [Early Chinese Contributions to Geography by George T. Renner], Undated | |||||||||
| 2 | 34 | Geography of Music, 1945 (Handwritten Notes) | |||||||||
| 2 | 35 | [Typescript Chapter Pages, Papers, Lecture Notes, Handwritten Notes], Undated | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 3 | 1 | [Lesson Plans, Exams, Class Notes], 1924, 1942, 1952 | |||||||||
| 3 | 2 | [The Northern Basins of Mexico by Dominian and Kirkwood], Undated | |||||||||
| 3 | 3 | Post War Articles, 1946, 1947 (Handwritten Notes) | |||||||||
| 3 | 4 | [The Geography of Pastoral Life by Philippe Arbos / Types of Human Communities - edited by George T. Renner / Association of American Geographers Membership List], 1937, 1939 | |||||||||
| 3 | 5 | [Papers by George Renner], Undated | |||||||||
| 3 | 6 | Copyrights, VanNess Letter, Bibliography, Climate Map, 1951, 1963, 1964 | |||||||||
| 3 | 7 | Incomplete Papers, 1942, 1948, 1984 | |||||||||
| 3 | 8 | Reprints, 1926, 1939, 1941, 1944, 1955 | |||||||||
| 3 | 9 | South America, 1925, 1929, 1949 | |||||||||
| 3 | 10 | [Correspondence, The Global Community, Ungeographic Education in a Geographic World], 1931, 1953 | |||||||||
| 3 | 11 | [Newsclippings], 1925, 1926, 1931 | |||||||||
| 3 | 12 | [Journal Articles], 1942, 1948, 1950 | |||||||||
| 3 | 13 | [Maps; Turkey, Alaska], 1923 | |||||||||
| 3 | 14 | [Journal of the Arizona Academy of Science, Journal of Geography], 1963, 1981 | |||||||||
| 3 | 15 | S. F. Peaks - Final Form, 1964 (2 Black and White Photographs) | |||||||||
| 3 | 16 | Grolier, 1978 | |||||||||
| 3 | 17 | Articles in Progress, 1939, 1979 (Handwritten Notes) | |||||||||
| 3 | 18 | Alaska Article, 1962 | |||||||||
| 3 | 19 | Articles in the Hopper - U.S. - French Fur Industry, 1961 | |||||||||
| 3 | 20 | Article in Prep. for Alaska, Undated | |||||||||
| 3 | 21 | Fur Trade of the Northern Latitudes by Robert M. Taylor, 1931 | |||||||||
| 3 | 22 | N.S.F. - Institute Arid Lands, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1963 | |||||||||
| 3 | 23 | Curriculum Vitae Materials, 1959, 1964, 1966 | |||||||||
| 3 | 24 | Publications, 1962, 1963 | |||||||||
| 3 | 25 | Publications, 1955, 1959, 1960, 1973, 1979 | |||||||||
| 3 | 26 | Assignments and Lectures - Teaching of Economics, 1947, 1948, 1950, 1952 | |||||||||
| 3 | 27 | Geography of California, Bibliography, Syllabus, Lectures, 1948-1951 | |||||||||
| 3 | 28 | [Correspondence, Handwritten Notes, Address List American Geophysical Union], 1937, 1938, 1941 | |||||||||
| 3 | 29 | Lectures - Geog 263A, 1928, 1942, 1950 | |||||||||
| 3 | 30 | [Journal Articles], 1926, 1942, 1950 | |||||||||
| 3 | 31 | [Term Paper for 163E - Geography Under the Morrison Plan by Mary Frances Phelps], 1936 | |||||||||
| 3 | 32 | [The Dalton Plan by Myrna Schuck / Gertrude Smith, 1936, 1937 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 4 | 1 | [Journal Articles], 1930, 1938, 1942, 1949 | |||||||||
| 4 | 2 | [Newsclippings, Journal Articles, Correspondence], 1925, 1939, 1955, 1988 | |||||||||
| 4 | 3 | Home and Community Geography, Undated | |||||||||
| 4 | 4 | [Journal Articles], 1939, 1949, 1955, 1956 | |||||||||
| 4 | 5 | [Journal Articles], 1926, 1929, 1942, 1947, 1950, 1952 | |||||||||
| 4 | 6 | [Journal Articles], 1938, 1940, 1943, 1953-1955 | |||||||||
| 4 | 7 | [Journal Articles], 1935, 1938, 1942, 1944, 1949 | |||||||||
| 4 | 8 | Crowell Books, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1951 | |||||||||
| 4 | 9 | [Journal Articles], 1945, 1952, 1953 | |||||||||
| 4 | 10 | [Journal Articles], 1927, 1932, 1941, 1952, 1958 | |||||||||
| 4 | 11 | [Journal Articles], 1947, 1949, 1951, 1964 | |||||||||
| 4 | 12 | [Journals, Brochures, Articles], 1930, 1943, 1950, 1951, 1959 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 5 | 1 | [Goode North America - Map], Undated | |||||||||
| 5 | 2 | [Report - International Geographical Union - Commission on the Teaching of Geography in Schools], 1952 | |||||||||
| 5 | 3 | [Geography in the Twentieth Century], 1955 | |||||||||
| 5 | 4 | [Democracy's Challenge to Citizenship in the Post-War World], 1943 | |||||||||
| 5 | 5 | [The Challenge of Air to American Business Men], 1942 | |||||||||
| 5 | 6 | [Maps and How to Understand Them], 1943 | |||||||||
| 5 | 7 | [Alaska Booklets], 1909 | |||||||||
| 5 | 8 | [Columbia University - Bulletins, Directory, Announcement], 1951-1956 | |||||||||
| 5 | 9 | [Annals of the Arizona College Association], 1962-1963 | |||||||||
| 5 | 10 | [West Point, New York; Officer Candidate Correspondence Course], 1953 | |||||||||
| 5 | 11 | [Interpretation of Topographic Maps; Indian Land Questions; Waterloo Public Schools; The Physical Geography of Washington], 1916, 1922, 1924, 1966 | |||||||||
| 5 | 12 | [Economic Survey - Pinal County], 1955 | |||||||||
| 5 | 13 | [State of Michigan Department of Public Instruction], 1916 | |||||||||
| 5 | 14 | [An Archaeological Survey of West Central New Mexico and East Central Arizona by Edward Bridge Danson], 1957 | |||||||||
| 5 | 15 | [Stanford University - Bulletin; Columbia University - Announcement], 1947, 1955, 1956 | |||||||||
| 5 | 16 | [Geomorphology an Introduction to the Study of Landscapes], 1939 | |||||||||
| 5 | 17 | [The Earth], 1938 | |||||||||
| 5 | 18 | [Regional Factors in National Planning], 1935 | |||||||||
| Series II: Accession #1998-01920 | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | Published Writings, 1942-1944 | |||||||||
| 1 | 2 | American Institute of Planners, Revista Geografica, 1945-1953 | |||||||||
| 1 | 3 | Geography Journals, 1927-1942 | |||||||||
| 1 | 4 | Geography and Map Teaching Publications, 1958 | |||||||||
| 1 | 5 | Localization of Industry and Industrial Population in the United States, 1936 (Typed Paper) | |||||||||
| 1 | 6 | Localization of Industry and Industrial Population in the United States, 1936 ("Copy 3") | |||||||||
| 1 | 7 | Localization of Industry and Industrial Population in the United States, 1936 ("Copy 5") | |||||||||
| 1 | 8 | Published Articles, 1943-1962 | |||||||||
| 1 | 9 | Correspondence and Handwritten Chapters of Book, 1955-1958 | |||||||||
| 1 | 10 | Handwritten Chapters of Book | |||||||||
| 1 | 11 | Handwritten Chapters of Book | |||||||||
| 1 | 12 | Handwritten Chapters of Book | |||||||||
| 1 | 13 | Handwritten Chapters of Book | |||||||||
| 1 | 14 | Handwritten Chapters of Book | |||||||||
| 1 | 15 | The Historical Development of School Geography (Economic Survey Yuma County, Geography of New Jersey), 1954 (Typewritten Paper) | |||||||||
| 1 | 16 | Loose Papers | |||||||||
| 1 | 17 | The Culture Ages of Mankind, 1953 (Typewritten Paper) | |||||||||
| 1 | 18 | Notebook, 1932-1933 (Handwritten Notes) | |||||||||
| 1 | 19 | Conservation Book, 1939 Fall | |||||||||
| 1 | 20 | Misc. to be Sorted Again, 1942-1953 (Correspondence and Loose Papers) | |||||||||
| 1 | 21 | Awards etc. GTR Jr. Contracts, 1922-1955 (Correspondence and Loose Papers) | |||||||||
| 1 | 22 | Regional Planning, 1927 (Clippings and Typewritten Papers) | |||||||||
| 1 | 23 | Spain (Handwritten Notes for Geography Lecture), 1948 | |||||||||
| 1 | 24 | George Renner, 1900-1955, 1958 | |||||||||
| Includes a bibliography and biography of Renner printed from Annals of the Association of American Geographers. | |||||||||||
| 1 | 25 | Research Programs, 1935-1938 (Correspondence) | |||||||||
| 1 | 26 | Novak Appleton-Century-Crofts, 1957 (Correspondence) | |||||||||
| 1 | 27 | Maps | |||||||||
| 1 | 28 | Bibliography G. T. Renner 234 Macy Teachers College (Loose Papers) | |||||||||
| 1 | 29 | Types of Human Communities, 1939 (Typewritten Manuscript) | |||||||||
| 1 | 30 | George's Family, 1949-1956 | |||||||||
| Includes articles, a death certificate, and loose papers. | |||||||||||
| 1 | 31 | Bibliography - Mayne P. Renner (Handwritten Manuscripts) | |||||||||
| 1 | 32 | B.A. Thesis - Stanford, 1950 (Typewritten Manuscript) | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 2 | 1 | Papers on The Teaching of Elementary School Geography, 1925 | |||||||||
| 2 | 2 | Published Articles, 1951 | |||||||||
| 2 | 3 | Published Articles, 1926-1942 | |||||||||
| 2 | 4 | Published Articles, 1927-1941 | |||||||||
| 2 | 5 | The Historical Development of School Geography (Typewritten Manuscript) | |||||||||
| 2 | 6 | Published Articles, 1939-1951 | |||||||||
| 2 | 7 | Published Articles, 1939 | |||||||||
| 2 | 8 | Published Articles | |||||||||
| 2 | 9 | Published Articles | |||||||||