Papers of Bryan Patterson, 1931-1975 (inclusive).

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Papers of Bryan Patterson, 1931-1975 (inclusive).

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Contains correspondence, memoranda, reports, paleontological and geological data, receipts of museum loans, vouchers and travel statements, expense accounts, collecting permits, geologic correlation charts, bibliography cards, photographs, a 16 mm film, and other papers relating to a wide range of topics and concerns pertaining to paleontology, geology, anatomy, and zoology, along with their curatorial and instructional applications. Much of the correspondence is of a scientific nature, discussing problems and topics in morphology, anatomy, stratigraphy, evolution, phylogeny, and biogeography. Discussion is usually limited to vertebrates, especially mammals. Patterson's professional interests lay primarily in the fossil record of the American West, South America (especially Argentina), and Kenya. Also contains papers relating to the North American continental Cenozoic, including papers relating to the activities of the Cenozoic Committee of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology. Related publications and reference material available in repository. For information on component parts of collection, see Harvard Archives LOCATION below.

9.1 cubic feet of manuscripts in 31 containers.

Harvard University Archives.

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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...

Patterson, Bryan, 1909-1979

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Bryan Patterson (1909-1979) was affiliated with the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago from 1926-1955. From 1947-1955, he held an adjunct appointment at the University of Chicago, as lecturer in geology. In 1955, Patterson became Alexander Agassiz Professor of Vertebrate Zoology at Harvard, a position he held until his retirement in 1975. From the description of Papers of Bryan Patterson, 1931-1975 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 76976774 ...

Society of Vertebrate Paleontology

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