Sawyer, Charles H.
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Charles Henry Sawyer was born on January 24, 1915 in Ludlow, Vermont; AB, Middlebury College, 1937; Ph.D. in zoology, Yale University, 1941; on academic staffs in anatomy, Stanford and Duke Universities, 1941-51; professor of Anatomy, Duke University, 1950; professor of anatomy, UCLA School of Medicine (1951-85); served as chairman of the anatomy department, 1955-63; vice-president, American Association of Anatomists, 1968-70, and winner of its Henry Gray Award, 1984; Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences; won Award of Extraordinary Merit, UCLA Medical Alumni Association, 1990; his research interests included neuroendocrinology of reproduction; nervous control of pituitary secretion; the function, distribution, ontogenesis and properties of cholinesterases; and the effects of hormones on brain function.
From the guide to the Charles H. Sawyer Papers, 1915-1990, (University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.)
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| referencedIn | Lyonel Feininger papers, 1883-1960. | Houghton Library | |
| creatorOf | Documents for the history of the conquest of California, 1846 Jan.-July | Bancroft Library | |
| referencedIn | News and Information Services (University of Michigan) photograph series D (faculty and staff portraits), 1946-2006, 1950-1990 | Bentley Historical Library | |
| referencedIn | Frederick M. Dearborn collection of military and political Americana, Part I: The Revolution and the Administration, 1669-1958. | Houghton Library | |
| referencedIn | University of Michigan. News and Information Services. Faculty and Staff Files, 1944-2005 (bulk 1960-1995) | Bentley Historical Library | |
| referencedIn | William B. Provine collection of evolutionary biology reprints, 20th century. | Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library. | |
| creatorOf | Charles H. Sawyer Papers, 1915-1990 | University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections. |
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| associatedWith | Dearborn, Frederick M. (Frederick Myers), b. 1876 | person |
| correspondedWith | Feininger, Lyonel, 1871-1956 | person |
| correspondedWith | Provine, William B. | person |
| associatedWith | University of California, Los Angeles | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | University of Michigan. News and Information Services | corporateBody |
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