James V. Neel, papers, ca. 1939-1999 Circa 1939-1999

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James V. Neel, papers, ca. 1939-1999 Circa 1939-1999

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The James V. Neel Papers document nearly every phase of the career of one of the founders of human population genetics in the United States. Neel was particularly thorough and organized, and retained virtually all of his significant scientific correspondence, committee reports, minutes of meetings, and drafts of manuscripts. The collection also includes data collected during Neel’s work among the Xavante, Yanomanö and other Indians. In a career that spanned the period from the late work of Thomas Hunt Morgan and Charles B. Davenport to the contemporary world of molecular genetics and nucleic-acids, Neel knew, worked with, and corresponded with many of the most influential 20th century practitioners of genetics. The collection begins in earnest in 1943, after Neel had decided to focus on human genetics. As a result, Neel’s work with Drosophila and none of his Drosophila manuscripts were preserved.

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