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Raymond Pearl Papers, Circa 1895-1940

Title: Raymond Pearl Papers Circa 1895-1940

Raymond Pearl spent the majority of his academic career (1918-1940) at Johns Hopkins University, where he was Professor of Biometry and Vital Statistics and Director of the Institute of Biological Research. Founder of the and he made significant contributions in the areas of biology, genetics, eugenics, and statistics. The Pearl Papers includes correspondence as well as notebooks, scrapbooks, diplomas, photographs, and 33 volumes of diaries. There is significant correspondence with his wife, Maud (ca. 500 letters), and mother, Ida May (ca. 300 letters), particularly for the years 1895-1934. Of special note is Pearl's correspondence with his friend, colleague, and fellow Baltimoreian, H. L. Mencken (ca. 500 letters). The collection contains important information on the American Association of Physical Anthropologists, The Baltimore , the Birth Control Federation of America, Dartmouth College, the International Institute of Statistics, Johns Hopkins University, and the National Academy of Sciences. Quarterly Review of Biology Human Biology, Sun

ArchivalResource: 19.25 Linear feet

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Yule, G. Udny (George Udny), 1871-1951. Papers, 1899-1949.

Title: Papers, 1899-1949.

Correspondence, manuscripts, memorabilia, and printed material by and about George Udny Yule, English statistician.

ArchivalResource: 37 items (1 box).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122482406 View

Pearl, Raymond, 1879-1940. Papers, ca. 1895-1940.

Title: Papers, ca. 1895-1940.

This collection includes correspondence as well as notebooks, scrapbooks, diplomas, photographs, and 33 volumes of diaries. There is significant correspondence with his wife (ca. 500 letters) and mother (ca. 300 letters), particularly for the years 1895-1934. Of special note is the correspondence with his friend, colleague, and fellow Baltimorean, H. L. Mencken (ca. 500 letters). The papers contain interesting information on the American Association of Physical Anthropologists, "The Baltimore Sun," Birth Control Federation of America, Dartmouth College, International Institute of Statistics, the Johns Hopkins University, and the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, D.C.

ArchivalResource: ca. 15,000 items (15 linear ft.).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/154298101 View