Robert C. Pendleton papers 1957-1982

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Robert C. Pendleton papers 1957-1982

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Robert C. Pendleton served as professor of biology (1961-1982) and director of the Department of Radiological Health at the University of Utah. This collection contains correspondence, personal research, and reprints of publications. Also included are newspaper clippings and press releases on the effects of radiation, especially fallout from nuclear weapons test sites in Nevada. The collection also contains class syllabi.

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J. Willard Marriott Library. University of Utah. University Archives and Records Management

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University of Utah. Biology Dept.

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Prior to 1968, there existed several small departments divided mostly along the lines of plants, animals, and sub-organisms with special departments for the disciplines of cytology and genetics. All of these small departments were unified in 1968 forming the Department of Biological Sciences and the Department of Environmental Science. In 1969, these two separate departments were fused into one Department of Biology. Currently the Biology Department is divided into the three divisio...

University of Utah.

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The paleontological research was sponsored by the University of Utah. From the description of Utah vertebrate paleontological field photographs, [ca. 1965]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155518067 The following history is from the UTAH HISTORY ENCYCLOPEDIA article on the University of Utah, by Dr. Gregory C. Thompson: Originally named the University of Deseret, the University of Utah is the oldest state university west of the Missouri River. Founded...

Pendleton, Robert C. (Robert Cecil)

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Dr. Pendleton was born in Torrey, Utah on November 5, 1918. He received his bachelor's degree from the University of Utah in 1946, his master's degree the following year and his doctorate in 1952. Dr. Pendleton was active in studying the effects of radioactive fallout through the food chain. He served on the Utah Nuclear Energy Commission, the Utah Council on Science and Technology, and was named to the National Academy of Sciences committee on radioactive waste management. Dr. Pend...