About the Loren Eiseley Society

The Loren Eiseley Society was formed in May 1982 to encourage interest in and knowledge of his work, to provide a forum for readers and scholars, and to collect and preserve material about his life and writing.

Making a Donation

You can donate to the Loren Eiseley Society by visiting our secure PayPal donation page.

The society offers a variety of resources and educational/outreach programs, including:

• The Caravan
  The newsletter of the Loren Eiseley Society
  
  
• Events / Press
  Loren Eiseley Society past and upcoming events
  
  
• Tour of Loren Eiseley's Lincoln [PDF]
  Printable maps including descriptions of pertinent Nebraska locations in Loren Eiseley's life. This document includes both Lincoln, Nebraska and Greater Nebraska.
  
  

• Loren Eiseley Memorial Scholarship
  The Nebraska Academy of Sciences sponsors an annual scholarship for high school seniors in the amount of $500. The rules and submission form can be found on the website of the Nebraska Academy of Sciences.
  
  
• Educational Resources
  Class study guides, exhibits, Loren Eiseley archives, this website, speakers on Eiseley, book discussion programs, videotapes, and more recent videos on YouTube.
  
  

Naomi Brill Memorial

Naomi Brill, a long-time professor of social work at the University of Nebraska at Omaha and former Board Member of the Loren Eiseley Society, died Friday, January 8, 1999 at the age of 84 in Lincoln. Memorials have been designated to Prairie/Plains Research Institute, the Audubon Society, or the Nature Conservatory. Brill was the author of several books, one of which is used as a standard text in most schools of social work around the country. A graduate of the University of Kentucky and the Columbia School of Social Work, she also received an Honorary Doctor of Letters from Doane College. After retiring from the School of Social Work, Brill went on to study natural science and wrote a weekly nature column for the Lincoln Journal-Star.

Friends In Remembrance

Thompson Mylan Stout - (August 16, 1914 - April 21, 2009) - Member of the Old South Party.