Nature -- Effect of human beings on

Content Description: The collection comprises the papers of social ecologist and Yale University faculty member Stephen Kellert. The papers cover his career from the late 1960s through the 2010s with the bulk of material from the late 1970s through the 2000s. The papers include Kellert's extensive writings and lectures on the "biophilia hypothesis" documenting humans' social attitudes and relationships with nature. Kellert's papers include surveys, research studies, design proposals, and writings for academic...

Abstract: The papers consist of correspondence, research notes, drafts of writings, and published essays and book reviews by Paul Shepard. The papers also include reviews of Shepard's work, letters Shepard wrote to his parents during his military service in Europe during World War II and as a graduate student in the Conservation Program at Yale University, and letters from his friend and co-author Daniel McKinley. Other materials include grant proposals, genealogical files, personal papers,...