Title: Donald Q. Innis Papers
Inclusive Dates: 1944-1988

Creator:

• Innis, Donald Q., 1924-1988

Call Number: AGSL Manuscript Collection 29

Quantity: 3.5 cubic ft. (5 boxes)
Repository:

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries, American Geographical Society Library

Archival Locations:

UW-Milwaukee Libraries, American Geographical Society Library (Map)

Abstract:

The papers of Donald Q. Innis, a Canadian geographer who specialized in agricultural geography, particularly intercropping. The collection contains correspondence, research, notes, writings, reprints, and teaching materials.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-agsl-agslmss0029

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Donald Quayle Innis was born in Toronto, Canada, in 1924. Innis earned a BA in geography from the University of Toronto in 1947. After graduation, he taught at various universities, including the University of Chicago (1948-1950), the University of Western Ontario (1952-1953), and Queen's University at Kingston (1953-1963). It was during this time that Innis earned his PhD in geography from the University of California-Berkeley under Carl O. Sauer in 1959. He later taught at the State University of New York at Geneseo from 1963 until his death in 1988.

An early influence on Innis was his father, Harold Innis, a professor of political economy who taught him about the economic history of Canada and how civilizations grow based on media communications. Innis applied this knowledge, along with skills he gained during his time on the Innis family farm in rural Ontario, to his research studies, particularly focusing on agriculture and intercropping. He received grants that took him to places like Jamaica and India to work on his research. He wrote numerous articles on the subject, as well as books, such as Canada: A Geographic Study (1966) and Intercropping and the Scientific Basis of Traditional Agriculture (1997).

The collection contains materials from Innis's career, including his professional and personal correspondence; materials on meetings with various geographical organizations in which he participated; files on his publications, including drafts, reprints, and manuscripts; research work, such as notes, data, and journals; and teaching materials, such as lectures and notes, and other materials from when Innis was a student, including his dissertation.

The records are arranged into the following series:

1. General Files, 1944-1987
2. Meetings, 1961-1985
3. Publications, 1951-1982
4. Research, 1954-1981
5. Teaching and Student Materials, 1944-1988

The files are organized alphabetically by personal name or by subject, then chronologically.

Citation Guide for Primary Sources

• American Geographical Society Library Photograph Collection.

• Association of American Geographers Records. AGSL Manuscript Collection 23.

Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions on the materials, and the collection is open to all members of the public in accordance with state law.

Use Restrictions

The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming with the laws of libel, privacy, and copyright which may be involved in the use of this collection (Wisconsin Statutes 19.21-19.39).

Acquisition Information

Wendy Innis donated the collection to the American Geographical Society Library in April 1992.

Processing Information

Norman Stewart processed the collection which was originally placed in with the Association of American Geographers Records (AGSL Mss 23). Since then, the AGSL processed this as a separate manuscript collection.

	Series: 1. General Files, 1944-1987
Box   1 Folder   1	Conteh, Sorie, 1973
Box   1 Folder   2	Curriculum Vita, 1987
Box   1 Folder   3	Denevan, William, 1982
Box   1 Folder   4	Employment Prospects, 1963-1969
Box   1 Folder   5	Family Tree and History, undated
Box   1 Folder   6	Frontier College, 1944-1950
Box   1 Folder   7	Lowenthal, David, 1950-1983
Box   1 Folder   8	Notable Personages, 1950-1982
Box   1 Folder   9	Personal Correspondence, 1971-1985
Box   1 Folder   10	Professional Correspondence, 1948-1987
Box   1 Folder   11	Sauer, Carl O., 1948-1975
Box   1 Folder   12	Wilken, Gene, 1971-1972
	Series: 2. Meetings, 1961-1985	⇧
	Association of American Geographers
Box   4 Folder   1	Atlanta, 1972-1973
Box   1 Folder   13-14	Denver, 1982-1983
Box   1 Folder   15	Detroit and Minneapolis, 1984-1985
Box   1 Folder   16	Kansas City, 1972
Box   1 Folder   17	Los Angeles, 1981
Box   1 Folder   18	New Orleans, 1978
Box   1 Folder   19	Philadelphia, 1979
Box   1 Folder   20	San Antonio, 1982
Box   1 Folder   21	transparencies for various workshops, undated
Box   1 Folder   22	Association of Pacific Coast Geographers, San Diego, 1973
	Canadian Association of Geographers
Box   1 Folder   23	Ottawa, 1982
Box   1 Folder   24	Queens University, 1961
	Conference of Latin Americanist Geographers
Box   1 Folder   25	Calgary, 1973
Box   1 Folder   26	general, 1981-1983
	International Geographical Union
Box   1 Folder   27	India, 1968
Box   1 Folder   28	Italy, 1974
Box   1 Folder   29	Montreal, 1972
Box   1 Folder   30	Moscow, 1976
Box   1 Folder   31	Tashkent, 1976
Box   1 Folder   32	International Symposium on Science in South Asia, New York, 1966
Box   1 Folder   33	Maharashtra Studies Group, Toronto, 1975
Box   1 Folder   34	Middle States Division, Association of American Geographers, 1977-1978
Box   1 Folder   35	National Council for Geographic Education, Toronto, 1975
Box   1 Folder   36	New York State Latin Americanist Conference, Syracuse, 1982-1983
Box   1 Folder   37	Society for Caribbean Studies, England, 1980
Box   1 Folder   38	State University of New York - Asian Studies, 1967-1969
	Series: 3. Publications, 1951-1982	⇧
Box   1 Folder   39-40	21 Days on Spaceship Earth, manuscript and notes, undated
	Canada: A Geography
Box   1 Folder   41	correspondence, 1964-1972
Box   1 Folder   42-43	publisher's manuscript with comments, 1966
Box   1 Folder   44-48	various drafts, 1966
Box   1 Folder   49	General Publications Correspondence, 1972-1974
	Intercropping and the Scientific Basis of Traditional Agriculture
Box   2 Folder   1-3	chapters 1-16, undated
Box   2 Folder   4	correspondence, 1981
Box   2 Folder   5-8	early drafts, undated
	Papers
Box   2 Folder   9	"Bias in the Perception of Traditional Caribbean Agriculture", 1982
Box   2 Folder   10	"Cabbage Growers Lose Their Heads", 1982
Box   2 Folder   11	"Cultural Geography", 1962
Box   2 Folder   12	"Efficiency of Tropical Small Farm Agricultural Practices", 1972
Box   2 Folder   13	"Electromagnetic Resources in Communication", 1951
Box   2 Folder   14	"Field Trip Report - Spitzbergen Excursion", 1960-1961
Box   2 Folder   15	"Future of Traditional Agriculture", 1982
Box   2 Folder   16	"Geographic Characteristics of Radio", 1954
Box   2 Folder   17	"Geography of Radio in Canada", 1953
Box   2 Folder   18	"Measuring the Superiority of Traditional Agricultural Methods in Northern Nigeria", undated
Box   2 Folder   19	miscellaneous papers not listed on C.V., 1963-1980
Box   2 Folder   20	"North American Use of Canadian Resources", 1961
Box   2 Folder   21	"Problems of the Jamaican Peasant Economy", 1964
Box   2 Folder   22	"Roots of Canada's Geography", 1968
Box   2 Folder   23	"Slaves, Free Men, Citizens", review, 1974
Box   2 Folder   24	"Socially Responsible Corn Farming", 1978
Box   2 Folder   25	"Sugar and Intercropping", 1974-1981
Box   2 Folder   26	"Sweden - An Example for Canada?", 1964
Box   2 Folder   27	"Traditional Deshi Agriculture in Maharashtra", 1979
Box   2 Folder   28	"What Can We Learn About Intercropping from Tropical Farmers", 1976
Box   2 Folder   29	"With Oats, Peas, Beans and Barley Grow", 1982
Box   2 Folder   30	Referee Requests, 1970-1980
	Unpublished Manuscripts
Box   2 Folder   31	"Agriculture and Hunger", draft for a plenary, circa 1980
	"Bharat: A Geography of India", textbook
Box   2 Folder   32	correspondence, 1969-1975
Box   4 Folder   2	manuscript and notes, 1969-1975
Box   2 Folder   33	"Introductory Physical Geography", outline, 1978
Box   2 Folder   34	miscellaneous, undated
Box   2 Folder   35	"Plant and Animal Domestication in Persia", outline, undated
	"The United States", Time-Life Series
Box   2 Folder   36	correspondence, 1973-1975
Box   2 Folder   37	manuscript, undated
	Series: 4. Research, 1954-1981	⇧
	India
Box   4 Folder   3	itineraries, data, and other notes, 1966-1968
Box   2 Folder   38	plant maps, graphs, and notes, undated
Box   2 Folder   39	"Plant Names of Girvi, Maharashtra", 1970, undated
Box   2 Folder   40	research data, incl. Nepal, undated
	Jamaica
Box   4 Folder   4	Christiana Area Land Authority, 1955-1970
Box   2 Folder   41	data compilation and notes, 1962, undated
Box   2 Folder   42-43	journals and field notes, 1961-1981
Box   3 Folder   1	Kentucky, journal and field notes, 1954
Box   3 Folder   2	Miscellaneous Journals and Field Notes, undated
Box   3 Folder   3	Proposal, "Plant Combinations and Plant Spacing in Traditional Peasant Agriculture", National Geographic Society, 1978-1979
Box   3 Folder   4	Togo, journal, 1986
	Series: 5. Teaching and Student Materials, 1944-1988	⇧
Box   3 Folder   5	Early Lab Exercises, undated
	Queens College
Box   3 Folder   6	class notes, undated
Box   3 Folder   7	exams, undated
Box   3 Folder   8	miscellaneous, 1957-1965
	State University of New York at Geneseo
Box   3 Folder   9	exams, 1970-1982
Box   4 Folder   5	"Geography of New York State", independent study, 1970
	lectures, "Spaceship Earth"
Box   5	audio, 1984 Physical Description: 20 cassette tapes
Box   3 Folder   10-11	transcriptions, 1984
Box   3 Folder   12	miscellaneous, 1966-1988
Box   3 Folder   13-14	sabbatical leave, travel notes and correspondence, 1978-1980
Box   3 Folder   15	University of Moscow faculty exchange, 1979-1986
Box   3 Folder   16	Wilbur Zelinsky visit, 1984-1985
Box   3 Folder   17	University of Chicago, 1948-1949
	University of Toronto (as a student)
Box   3 Folder   18	alumni list, 1985
	dissertation, "Human Ecology in Jamaica" (1959)
Box   3 Folder   19	bibliography and illustration, undated
Box   3 Folder   20	conclusion, undated
Box   3 Folder   21-22	copy sent to publisher, 1961
Box   3 Folder   23	correspondence, 1955-1961
Box   3 Folder   24-28	drafts with review comments, 1955-1958
Box   4 Folder   6	early draft, undated
Box   3 Folder   29	notes, 1951
Box   3 Folder   30	exams, 1944-1946
Box   3 Folder   31	papers and notes, 1945
Box   3 Folder   32	reviews of books, undated
Box   4 Folder   7	student field trips, 1945-1946
Box   4 Folder   8	transcript and photograph, 1947-1948