Jewel Plummer Cobb papers, 1950-2000 (bulk 1960-1990)

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Jewel Plummer Cobb papers, 1950-2000 (bulk 1960-1990)

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The Jewel Plummer Cobb Papers document Cobb's career as a cancer researcher, professor at several colleges and a college administrator. The collection consists of biographical material including news articles, in addition to correspondence with friends and colleagues and with organizations for which she was a board member. Her scientific career is represented by her Ph.D. dissertation entitled "Mechanics of Pigment Formation" (1950), notes and progress reports on her cancer research, lecture notes, course outlines, and copies of her scientific publications. Cobb's administrative career at Douglass College details her accomplishments and the dedication of a math and science building named in her honor. Papers relating to Cobb's career as president of California State University, Fullerton (CSUF) consist of congratulatory letters upon her appointment as president, printed matter and correspondence pertaining to her investiture, news clippings, and press releases about her involvement in numerous and diverse academic activities. Of particular interest are the University's evaluations of Cobb consisting of letters and forms. Other aspects of her position at CSUF are revealed in her appointment calendars (1982-1989), notebooks, her professional review file, and annual progress reports.

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New York Public Library System, NYPL

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Cobb, Jewel Plummer, 1924-

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University president, biologist. From the description of Reminiscences of Jewel Plummer Cobb: oral history, 1985. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122441447 Jewel Plummer Cobb was a professor of biology and zoology, and was president of California State University at Fullerton from 1981-1990. She earned a Ph.D. in cellular biology in 1950, and has held professorships at New York University, Sarah Lawrence College, Connecticut Co...

Sarah Lawrence College

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California State university, Fullerton

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Douglass College

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Connecticut College

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