Neal Weber Papers

Collection — Box: Box 1

Identifier: OGLMC-749

Scope and Contents

The Neal Weber Papers contain a collection of scholarly articles, book chapters, and various research publications written by Neal Weber from 1927 to 1982. These publications are in a number of scientific journals or books, and are largely on the topic of Weber’s research into fungus cultivating ants. On this same topic, some book chapters and articles detail Weber’s travels around the world to collect and study ant specimens, most commonly in British Guiana.

Dates

Creation: 1927 - 1985

Conditions Governing Access

Open for inspection under the rules and regulations of the Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections.

Biographical / Historical

Cornelius "Neal" Albert Weber was born in Towner, North Dakota, in 1908. He graduated from UND with a Bachelor's degree in 1939 and a Master's degree in 1932. He continued his education at Harvard University and graduated with a second Master's degree in 1933 and a Ph.D in Zoology in 1935. He returned to UND and taught in the Biology department from 1936 until 1943. He was also an associate professor of anatomy at the UND Medical School from 1943 until 1947. He also taught at Swathmore College in Pennsylvania from 1947 until 1974. He was also an adhunct professor at Flordia State University in the 1970s and 1980s.

Dr. Weber was an internationally known myrmecologist, specializing in the study of fungus growing ants.

Full Extent

.5 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

1908-2001; UND alum and faculty member

Acquisition

The original acquisition records are unavilable. Additional material was donated by the American Heritage Center at the University of Wyoming in 2007 (2010-3003).