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David R. Bayne Papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 1202

Scope and Contents

This accession consists of material about hydrology and limnology compiled by Dr. David R. Bayne over the course of his career. It primarily includes reports, studies, drafts, articles, correspondence, data, and notes. Much of this material was generated in the context of the water wars between Alabama, Georgia, and Florida as the three states vie for access to the water flowing through the region. The accession is organized into six series by subject: General Material about Water, Studies and Data about Specific Bodies of Water, Industrial Site Studies, Water Quality and Pollution, Fish and Aquatic Animals, and Aquatic Plants and Land. Work by notable Auburn University professors J. M. Lawrence, with whom Bayne trained and worked, and H. S. Swingle appears throughout the collection. This accession originally included many published books and reports that are available through the library or online and did not require archival preservation. A list of these publications not retained with the collection is attached to the finding aid.

Dates

  • 1911-2006

Conditions Governing Access

Open.

Biographical / Historical

David Roberge Bayne was born in Selma, Alabama in 1941. In 1963 he earned his bachelors degree in psychology from Tulane University and went on to earn a second bachelors degree in marine biology from the University of Alabama in 1964. He then completed a masters degree (1967) and PhD (1970) from Auburn University in fisheries management. Bayne spent his career teaching and researching in the Auburn University School of Fisheries, Aquacultures, and Aquatic Sciences. His work and publications focus on water quality, pollution, aquatic weeds, and fish. Additionally Bayne has participated in many site studies for bodies of water and industrial plants in Alabama and the Southeast region over the course of his career. He has been instrumental in researching regional rivers and lakes as part of the tristate water wars between Alabama, Georgia, and Florida. Bayne has retired from teaching and currently holds the title of Professor Emeritus.

Extent

8 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

English

Title
Guide to the David R. Bayne Papers
Author
Processed by: Jaimie Kicklighter Digitized by: Noah Biblis
Date
01/25/2016, 02/24/2020
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Auburn University Special Collections and Archives Repository

Contact:
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