Consortium of universities created to study tropical environments focusing on Central America and field activities in tropical habitats. The University of Michigan became a founding member of OTS in April 1963. Administrative records chiefly concerning University of Michigan involvement in the Organization for Tropical Studies and related programs. Records include initial planning documents, committee files, meeting minutes, proposals, reports, topical files and curriculum material. Includes correspondence of Norman Hartweg and Stephen Spurr; also records collected by Warren H. Wagner.
The records from the Organization for Tropical Studies (OTS) measure 10 linear feet, spanning the years from 1948 to 1986. It is comprised of 13 series: Committee Records; Correspondence; Education Program; Establishment Files; Financial Records; Meeting Files; Membership Records; Projects, Proposals, and Reports; Topical Files, Writings, Files from the office of Warren H. Wagner, and Organizing Committee. There is a related collection of OTS material at Duke University as well as related material located as part of the Stephen H. Spurr papers.