ROBERT PEPLIES PAPERS
c. l969 - l978

East Tennessee State University
University Archives
P. O. Boix 70195
Johnson City, Tennessee 37614

E-mail: archives@etsu.edu
Telephone: (423) 439-4338

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INTRODUCTION

Title: Robert Peplies Papers
Collection Number: Accession No. 24
Physical Description: .5 linear foot; 1 oversized folder
Creator: Robert Peplies
Repository: University Archives, East Tennessee State University

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Provenance: The Robert Peplies Papers were placed in the University Archives in 1978 and were opened for research in March 1985.

Access: The collection is open for research.

Processing Information: University Archives Staff completed processing the collection in 1985.

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

Robert Peplies is a native of Chicago, Illinois. He received his B.S. in Geography And Geology in 1956 from Northern Illinois College, his M.A. in 1959 from the University of Georgia, and his Ph.D. in 1968 from the University of Georgia. In 1959 Peplies joined the Department of Geography at East Tennessee State University.

SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE

The Robert Peplies Papers include lectures, book abstracts and reviews, course work, soil surveys, and maps covering various topics (eg., climate zones, vegetation, and time charts). Included is a manuscript, "Settlement and Geography of Europe". The materials are not dated, with the exception of work related to the settlement and population course.

The collection consists of one series arranged alphabetically by subject. Eighteen oversized maps and charts of the United States and the world were removed and placed in the map cabinet by accession number.

Important subjects covered in the collection include:

Climatic zones
Geography--Europe--Study and teaching
Geography--Study and teaching
Soil geography

FOLDER LIST

FOLDER 1: Geology and geography maps

FOLDER 2: Settlement Geography of Europe, undated
(A) Six chapters typed by Peplies
(B) Seventh chapter hand-written
(C) Collection of maps and figures which correlate with manuscript

FOLDER 3: Settlement geography of Europe (Notes), undated
(A) Habitats in Rural France (French)

FOLDER 4: Settlement and Population course, undated
(A) Course outline, description, and reading assignments

FOLDER 5: Settlement and population course lectures, undated
(A) Settlement types
(B) Introduction to Hamlets and Distribution
(C) Driftless areas and barn types
(D) Settlement geography
(E) Timber framed houses
(F) Settlement and population
(G) Range of population geography
(H) Outline for house surveying and book abstracts
(I) Abstracts on books
(J) Scope and nature of settlement geography
(K) Settlement and population geography
(L) Several books noted
(M) House surveying sheets
(N) Check list for analysis of individual units
(O) Miscellaneous

FOLDER 6: Settlement and population course (course work), c. l96l
(A) Various books paraphrased
(B) Readings by R. C. Hay
(C) Geography test and student work

FOLDER 7: Soil topics course lectures, undated
(A) Introduction to soil
(B) Pedology
(C) Geography of soil
(D) Classification of soil
(E) Factors in soil formation
(F) Soil profile
(G) Soil forming process
(H) Soil structures
(I) Soil color
(J) List of reference materials

FOLDER 8: Soils topic course surveys and abstracts, undated
(A) Numerous soil surveys including general comments, soil profile, topography, drainage, vegetation and new classifications of soil
(B) Abstracts by Peplies

OVERSIZE MATERIAL
The following items have been removed from the collection and placed in oversized storage by accession number.

Chart, January Climatic Zones.
Chart, February Climatic Zones.
Chart, March Climatic Zones.
Chart, April Climatic Zones.
Chart, May Climatic Zones.
Chart, June Climatic Zones.
Chart, August Climatic Zones.
Chart, December Climatic Zones.
Chart, Northern Hemisphere.
Chart, United States and Canada Physiography.
Chart, Isobars and Prevailing winds chart, July.
Chart, Isobars and Prevailing winds chart, January.
Chart, Annual precipitation.
Transportation Chart.
Economic Chart.
Physical Relief Chart.
Vegetation Chart.
Temperature, Provinces and Ocean Currents Chart.
Political and Time Chart.