Robert C. Cook papers, 1882-1992

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Robert C. Cook papers, 1882-1992

1882-1992

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The papers of Robert Carter Cook (1898-1991) span the years 1882-1992, with the bulk of the items concentrated in the period between 1940 and 1970. The collection focuses on his work as a geneticist, demographer, editor, and author. For the most part, Cook was educated at home by his parents. He attended George Washington University and the University of Maryland, but did not complete a degree program. In his first job, he was involved with air foils and aeronautical experiments at the Bureau of Standards. After World War I, he moved to Escuela, Arizona, to work at the Tucson Indian Training School. In 1922 Cook returned to Washington, D.C., and was appointed managing editor of the Journal of Heredity, an official publication of the American Genetic Association. His appointment was made upon the recommendation of Alexander Graham Bell and David Fairchild, both of whom were close friends of his parents, Orator Fuller and Alice Carter Cook. Cook remained with the association for forty years. In 1951 he became director of the Population Reference Bureau and also editor of its publication, Population Bulletin. Cook retired in 1968. Over the next twenty years he served on various boards, acted as a population consultant, and also continued to write. Included among Cook's papers are correspondence, writings, research notes and materials, professional files, diaries, genealogical and biographical information, photographs, and other material pertaining to his work and to the history of genetics and demography during his lifetime.

19,600 items; 56 containers plus 1 oversize; 22.4 linear feet

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Tucson Indian Training School

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Founded in 1888 by the Women's Board of Home Mission of the Presbyterian Church, their chief purpose was to teach Pima and Tohono O'odham children English and Christianity. Enrollment of children was assisted by the work of Rev. Charles H. Cook, minister and teacher at Sacaton, Ariz. By 1950 enrollment was diminishing and the school was closed in 1960. From the description of Tucson Indian Training School records 1888-1953. (Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division). Wor...

Muller, H. J. (Herman Joseph), 1890-1967

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Keller, Clyde

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Carter family.

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Cook family.

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Burks, Barbara Stoddard, 1902-1943

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Cook, Alice Carter, 1868-

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Alice Carter Cook was married to Orator Fuller Cook. Smithsonian Institution Archives Field Book Project: Person : Description : rid_267_pid_EACP264 ...

Fairchild, David, 1869-1954

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American botanist and plant explorer, 1869-1954. From the description of Notes on a sea grape leaf [realia]. 1946. (Morton Arboretum). WorldCat record id: 57592946 Author; b. David Grandison Fairchild. From the description of Papers, [1942]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70951226 David Grandison Fairchild was an American botanist. He was born in Michigan in 1869. For most of his career he worked in the U.S. Department of Agriculture, managing the Depart...

Carter family.

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Cook, O.F. (Orator Fuller), 1867-1949

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Orator Fuller Cook (1867-1949) was born in Clyde, New York. He was educated at Syracuse University, receiving the Ph.B. degree in 1890. After graduation, Cook remained at Syracuse as an Instructor in the Biology Department. From 1891 to 1897, Cook made several trips to Liberia as an agent for the New York Colonization Society and at various times served as Professor of Natural Sciences at Liberia College. In 1895, Cook joined the staff of the United States National Museum (USNM), in an honorary ...

Keeler, Clyde E. (Clyde Edgar), 1900-1994

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Darling, F. Fraser (Frank Fraser), 1903-

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Environmental Fund (U.S.)

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Little, Clarence C. (Clarence Cook), 1888-1971

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President of University of Michigan, 1925-1929. From the description of Clarence Cook Little papers, 1924-1929. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34423334 C.C. Little was President of the University of Maine from 1922-25, President of the University of Michigan 1925-29, graduated from Harvard in 1910. Was director of Jackson Memorial Laboratory 1929-1971, and a researcher in the fields of cancer, genetics, and tobacco. From the description of Papers 1...

American genetic association

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Fairchild, Marian, 1880-1962

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Cosmos Club (Washington, D.C.)

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National association of science writers

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The National Association of Science Writers (NASW) is a professional society, established in 1934, serving science journalists and public information specialists. The Council for the Advancement of Science Writing (CASW), which was created in 1960, is a non-profit organization that sponsors various activities intended to improve the quality and quantity of information about science that reaches the public. From the description of National Association of Science Writers and Council fo...

Hecht, George J. (George Joseph), 1895-1980

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Engineer. From the description of George R. Hecht papers, 1918-1945. (New York State Historical Documents). WorldCat record id: 155427868 Publisher. From the description of George J. Hecht papers, [ca. 1915]-1974. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 64075195 ...

Baldwin, J. T. (John Thomas), 1910-1974

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Meyer, Frank Nicholas

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Frank N. Meyer was born Frans Meijer in Amsterdam in 1875. His family was not well off financially so young Frans was sent to work at the Amsterdam Botanical Gardens at age 14 as a gardener's helper. He proved an able assistant and worked his way up to the position of head gardener in charge of the experimental garden. His aptitude caught the attention of the director of the experimental garden Hugo de Vries who became his mentor and encouraged him to take some university courses on botany. Meye...

Osborn, Frederick, 1889-1981

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Historical/biographical note. From the description of Frederick H. Osborn Papers, 1941-1963. (Princeton University Library). WorldCat record id: 177674693 Government official, businessman, and sociologist; d. 1981. From the description of Papers, 1947-1954. (Harry S Truman Library). WorldCat record id: 70959636 Frederick Henry Osborn was an administrator, humanist, scientist. From the description of Papers, [ca. 1903]-1980. (American Philosop...

Muller, H. J. (Hermann Joseph), 1890-1967

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George Washington Corner worked as an anatomist, endocrinologist, and medical historian. From the guide to the George Washington Corner papers, 1889-1981, 1903-1982, (American Philosophical Society) H.J. Muller established the field of production of genetic mutations through x-ray irradiation. He received the Nobel Prize in Medicine and Physiology in 1946. From the description of [Collected reprints of H.J. Muller] 1916-1968. (Houston Academy of Medicine, Texas M...

Population Reference Bureau.

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McCarthy, Joseph, 1908-1957

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Cook, Robert C. (Robert Carter), 1898-1991

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Geneticist, demographer, editor, and author. From the description of Robert C. Cook papers, 1882-1992 (bulk 1940-1970). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81198453 Geneticist, demographer, editor, and author; d. 1991. From the description of Papers, 1891-1986 (bulk 1940-1970). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 31816451 Biographical Note 1898, Apr. 9 Born, ...

Cook family.

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