Department Of Biological Sciences Departmental Records 1948-1974

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Department Of Biological Sciences Departmental Records 1948-1974

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The records of the Department of Biological Sciences fill six and one-half boxes and span the years between c. 1948 and 1974. The records document administrative concerns of the department including relations with Northwestern administrators, especially deans of the College of Arts and Sciences; faculty appointments; sponsored lectures and departmental seminars; budgetary matters; curricular development; and grants and sponsored research. Other areas covered by the records include departmental representation in professional organization and associations; acquisition and maintenance of scientific equipment; and construction and refurbishment of classroom, office, and laboratory facilities for the department.

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Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.). Department of Biological Sciences

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Instruction in the biological sciences has been offered at Northwestern since the University's inception, under a variety of administrative arrangement. A course in zoology is listed in the University's first catalog (1856). Beginning in 1862 the natural history course taught by Professor Oliver Marcy included instruction in zoology and botany. A separate course entitled “Biology” was offered in 1882; soon afterward it was divided into two...