1977, 1984-1985. Frederic Leopold, brother of famed conservationist Aldo Leopold, was interviewed in 1984 by George Stanley, for a 1985 article in Ducks Unlimited, ostensibly about Frederic Leopold's passion for the preservation of wood duck populations. Included here are copies of correspondence (4 pieces) between Leopold and Stanley; copies of three letters to Leopold from H. Albert Hochbaum (an artist and naturalist who did his graduate work at the University of Wisconsin under the supervision of Aldo Leopold); a copy of the typescript of Stanley's article prior to publication; tear sheets of the published article; a copy of Leopold's 44-page "Wood Duck Nesting Study, 1943-1977"; a note from Leopold conveying all of the above to his daughter Edith, and a note from Edith Leopold forwarding the lot to "Sam." Several of the above bear Frederic Leopold's handwritten notes or comments. A fascinating archive that tells perhaps three different stories: first, there is Leopold's detailed study of the wood duck, via his 44-page synopsis of his 35-year study (claspbound in a blue cardstock binder with typed label on the front cover), complete with a fold-out copy of his handwritten observations in a dozen categories over those years. Second, there is the Duck's Unlimited article, which at multiple turns tries to be about Aldo Leopold, even beginning with the words, "His brother..,." and talking quite a bit about the brothers' upbringing as hunters and outdoorsmen and extolling the ethic of the latter, and the former by association. Third, there is the back story told in correspondence, as Frederic Leopold, with insightful support from Hochbaum, tries to persuade Stanley to accurately reflect in the article his belief in the necessity of "a reduction in our annual kill by hunters," in the face of Stanley's stated need to be "diplomatic" about such views within the publication. There are differences between the advanced typescript provided and the published text, but not those wished for by Leopold. All items near fine. A revealing archive of, in the words of Ducks Unlimited, "the elder statesman of conservation's leading family." [#033347] SOLD