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William B. Provine collection of evolutionary biology reprints, 20th century.

Title: William B. Provine collection of evolutionary biology reprints, 20th century.

Journal reprints on evolutionary biology.

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http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/EAD/xml/dlxs/RMM06776-E.xml View

Museum of Comparative Zoology collection of portraits, 1850-1950 (bulk).

Title: Museum of Comparative Zoology collection of portraits, 1850-1950 (bulk).

Collection includes portraits of naturalists, zoologists, geologists, biologists and paleontologists from Aristotle to the present. Twentieth-century photographs frequently portray scientists at work in the laboratory and in the field. Group portraits include international conferences and staffs of scientific institutions worldwide. Contains engravings, lithographs, photographs in most techniques and formats, brass plaques, drawings and paintings.

ArchivalResource: 10.25 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/181154410 View

Emergency Committee in Aid of Displaced Foreign Scholars. Emergency Committee in Aid of Displaced Foreign Scholars records. 1927-1949.

Title: Emergency Committee in Aid of Displaced Foreign Scholars records

The Emergency Committee in Aid of Displaced Foreign Scholars was formed in New York City in 1933 by American academicians for the purpose of employing refugee German scholars in American institutions. Many of these refugee scholars were Jews displaced by the National Socialist government. The collection consists chiefly of grant files on refugee scholars who applied for aid from the Committee. The records also include correspondence with other refugee and philanthropic organizations and with the educational institutions which accepted refugee scholars.

ArchivalResource: 98.46 linear feet (222 boxes)

http://archives.nypl.org/mss/922 View

Harvard University. Museum of Comparative Zoology. Records, 1859-1984 (inclusive), 1859-1946 (bulk).

Title: Records, 1859-1984 (inclusive), 1859-1946 (bulk).

Museum departmental records include 19th-century administrative and financial records; 19th and 20th-century collection records of accession, storage and exchange; curatorial correspondence; field and research notes; drawings; and about 50 photographs,1859-ca.1940, documenting the museum building, exterior, exhibitions, classrooms and laboratories. The second series contains papers (mostly 19th century) of the museum curatorial staff including zoologists, paleontologists, geologists, biologists, and students; correspondence with colleagues and research institutions worldwide; manuscripts; field and research notes; drawings; approximately 500 pictures of staff and students, and scientific illustrations; student notes of Louis Agassiz's lectures; and ephemera. The last series of papers (mostly 20th century) of curators and research associates are characterized by their emphasis on research rather than museum functions. Each individual's papers typically contains: correspondence with colleagues, field notes, manuscripts, photographs and memorabilia.

ArchivalResource: 124 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/181154406 View