Weymouth family papers 1891-1964

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Weymouth family papers 1891-1964

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These papers include correspondence, lectures, articles, student essays, poetry, and short stories of Frank Weymouth, Alice Jenkins Weymouth, Oliver P. Jenkins, and others. Photographs and negatives in the collection include images of family members, beach scenes, crabbing activities in Anacosta, Washington, clamming in the San Francisco Bay area, and Mt. Rainier expeditions. Papers of Frank Weymouth include letters from his parents while he was a student at Stanford, 1906-1912; his letters to Alice Jenkins prior to their marriage; Stanford student memorabilia; pocket diary for 1905; lectures for comparative biology, 1934; professional correspondence with Donald C.G. MacKay, 1932-46, concerning their mutual interests in crabs, MacKay's work with Julian Huxley, and other matters; and letters from friends, 1905-63. Correspondents include Stanford classmate Ernest G. Preisker; and friends George Brammer and Elsa Dresbach, some of whose letters mention Kathleen Norris. Papers of Alice Jenkins Weymouth include compositions from English classes at Stanford, 1906-10, botany notes and drawings, 1904-05, and several letters. Papers of Oliver P. Jenkins include several commencement addresses, lecture notes on physiology, and a short story he wrote for his granddaughter.

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Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 6656211

Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives

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Preisker, Ernest G.

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Jenkins, Oliver P. (Oliver Peebles), 1850-1935

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Oliver Peebles Jenkins was professor and head of the Department of Physiology and Histology, Hopkins Marine Station, Stanford University (1891-1916 ; emeritus 1916-1935). From the description of Oliver P. Jenkins papers, 1869-1928. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 462019649 Biographical/Historical Sketch Oliver Peebles Jenkins was professor and head of the Department of Physiology and Histology, Hopkins Marine Station, Stan...

MacKay, Donald C. G.

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Brammer, George.

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Huxley, Julian, 1887-1975

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English biologist. From the description of Typed letter signed : London, to Mr. Heineman, 1928 Feb. 17. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269555836 British biologist, philosopher, and popularizer of science; b. Julian Sorell Huxley. From the description of Papers, 1899-1980. (Rice University). WorldCat record id: 86118827 From the description of Julian Sorell Huxley papers, 1899-1980. (Rice University). WorldCat record id: 28418189 Jul...

Norris, Kathleen Thompson, 1880-1966

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Kathleen Thompson Norris, wife of author Charles Gilman Norris, was the author of many popular novels, beginning with Mother in 1911. From the description of Kathleen Thompson Norris letters : to Charles Gilman Norris, 1908 May-1909 July. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 85027109 Kathleen Thompson was born on July 16, 1880 in San Francisco, CA; briefly attended UC Berkeley; married author Charles G. Norris in 1909; began writing short stories in 1910...

Weymouth, Alice Jenkins, 1883-1933.

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Alice Mabel Jenkins was the daughter of Oliver P. Jenkins, a member of Stanford's first faculty. She earned her a.b. in physiology at Stanford in 1911. In 1912 she married Frank Weymouth. From the description of Alice Jenkins Weymouth photograph album, 1892-1902. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 699775060 ...

Weymouth, Frank W. (Frank Walter), 1884-

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Professor of physiology at Stanford (1908-1949; emeritus, 1949-1963); head of Physiology Department (1938-1919). From the description of Frank W. Weymouth papers, 1900-1965. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702912845 Biographical/Historical Sketch These papers largely pertain to Frank Weymouth, his first wife Alice Jenkins, and other members of the Jenkins family. Frank Weymouth was educated at Stanford University, earning ...

Weymouth family.

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Biographical/Historical Sketch These papers largely pertain to Frank Weymouth, his first wife Alice Jenkins, and other members of the Jenkins family. Frank Weymouth was educated at Stanford University, earning his a.b. in zoology in 1909, his M.A. in physiology in 1911, and his doctorate in 1923. He joined the faculty of the physiology department in 1910, was appointed Professor in 1931, and served as head of the department from 1938-1949. At...

Stanford university

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Stanford entered into a research project with the National Iranian Radio and Television agency in 1974 to study and recommend a satellite-based communication system for Iran and how to utilize it for Iran's educational radio and television. From the description of Stanford NIRT project records, 1974-1978. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122510722 The Leland Stanford Junior University was established in 1885 in memory of Leland Stanford Jr., the only child of Senator and Mrs. ...

Dresbach, Elsa, 1907-

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