Sturgis and Kay McKeever papers

Authors

• Zach S. Henderson Library, Special Collections, Georgia Southern University

Files

Scope and Content

This collection consists of the papers of Georgia Southern University biology professor Sturgis McKeever and other materials related to the McKeever family, particularly his wife, Kay McKeever, and his brothers Ivan and Kermit McKeever. The materials span 1935–2005 and are predominantly professional in nature, including numerous research reprints and publications on animal species across North America, correspondence between McKeever and other researchers, and handwritten graphs, charts, and research notes. The collection also contains photographic materials, including photographic slides and negatives documenting his research. The recent accrual expands the collection to include personal correspondence between Sturgis and Kay McKeever, as well as letters from family and other individuals, providing additional context for McKeever’s life while maintaining a primary emphasis on his scholarly work.

Start Date

1935

End Date

2015

Keywords

Academic research, Biology, Catherine (Murphy) McKeever, 1917-2009, Culicidology, Dipterology, Entomology, Environmental science, Frank E. French, 1935-, Georgia Entomological Society, Georgia Southern Museum, Georgia Southern University – Department of Biology, Georgia Southern University – Faculty, Georgia Southern University – History, Ivan McKeever, 1902-1992, Journal of Entomological Science - Publications, Kermit McKeever, 1910-1995, Nature photography, Parasitology, Photography, Scientific research publications, Scientific photography, Sturgis McKeever, 1921-2002, Wildlife photography, World War II – Correspondence, Zoology

Disciplines

Animal Sciences | Biology | Ecology and Evolutionary Biology | History | Photography

Extent

66 boxes (19.71 linear feet), 1 oversized folder

Acquisitions Information

Gift of the Georgia Southern University Biology Department, 2013. Accrual transferred from the Georgia Southern Museum, 2025.

Copyright

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Recommended Citation

Henderson Library, Special Collections, Zach S., "Sturgis and Kay McKeever papers" (2025). Finding Aids. 266.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/finding-aids/266