Papers of Ernst Mayr, ca. 1920-1993.

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Papers of Ernst Mayr, ca. 1920-1993.

These papers cover Mayr's public and professional life. Topics include research into ornithology, taxonomy, and biological evolution and systematics, evolution topics such as speciation, genetics, geographical isolation and environmentalism, phenotypes and genotypes, natural selection, and morphology. Correspondence is with many individuals and also with professional organizations such as American Ornithologists' Union and American Museum of Natural History. The collection also includes the writings and correspondence related to the publication of scientific books, papers, and periodicals. Principal correspondents include Margaret Nice, Konrad Lorenz, N. Tinbergen, David Lack, D.L. Serventy, Josselyn Van Tyne, and Julian Huxley.

ca. 45 cubic feet (51 boxes and 3 folders)

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SNAC Resource ID: 8182368

Harvard University Archives.

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Harvard University

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Harvard College was founded by a vote of the Great and General Court of Massachusetts on October 28, 1636 that allocated “400£ towards a schoale or colledge.” Subsequent legislative acts established the Board of Overseers, but it was the Charter of 1650 that created the Harvard Corporation as the College's primary governing board and defined its composition and authority. The College Charter became a contentious target for College officials, the Massachusetts Governor and General C...

American Museum of Natural History

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The American Museum of Natural History was founded in 1869 to be of service to the city's public schools, advance scientific research in natural history, and to exhibit natural history objects for casual visitors. From the description of Administrative files, 1869-1968. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155513508 Museum exhibition displayed in the Museum's showcase in 1975. From the description of Cans from pressured city exhibition photographs, 1975. (Unknown). Wor...

Lorenz, Konrad, 1903-1989

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Van Tyne, Josselyn, 1902-1957

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Ornithologist and curator of birds in the Museum of Zoology, and professor of zoology at University of Michigan. From the description of Josselyn Van Tyne papers, 1917-1957. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34418664 Josselyn Van Tyne was born on May 11, 1902 in Philadelphia, PA. Following graduation from Culver Military Academy, he received his AB degree from Harvard University in 1925 and his doctor of philosophy degree from the University of Michi...

Mayr, Ernst, 1904-2005

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Correspondence to Lewis and Sophia Mumford from Ernst Mayr and his wife, Gretel Mayr. From the description of Letters, 1965-1979 : to Lewis and Sophia Mumford. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155872482 Ernst Mayr is a zoologist. From the description of Papers, 1946, 1974-1979. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 173465832 From the guide to the Ernst Mayr papers, 1946, 1974-1979, Bulk, 1974-1979, 1946-1979, (American Philosophical Soc...

American Ornithologists' Union

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Serventy, D. L. (Dominic Louis), 1904-1988

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Ornithologist. Born in Kalgoorlie in 1904. He was educated there and at the University of Western Australia, where he obtained a degree majoring in Zoology. He was awarded a scholarship to Cambridge University, and there obtained his doctorate. Returning to Australia, he worked with the CSIRO in Melbourne, specialising in ornithology, and later continued this work in Perth. He achieved world-wide fame as Australia's best known ornithologist, and his "Handbook of Australian sea birds", written wi...

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...

International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature.

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Lack, David, 1910-1973

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Tinbergen, Niko, 1907-1988

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Nice, Margaret M.

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