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Michigan State University. Department of Zoology

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Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:

09_15_03-ZoologyDepartment

 Digital Work
Identifier: c0f99072-6718-4663-9f29-6feffa2ddf69
Dates: 2023-05-11 - 2023-05-11
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Department of Zoology records

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-16.121
Scope and Contents The series Correspondence (1920-1928), Correspondence (1929-1934), and Correspondence (1941-1946) consist of the correspondence of Harrison R. Hunt, department chair from 1923 to 1953, and Joseph W. Stack, a professor in the department. The letters are from a wide variety of individuals and institutions. Also included are correspondence relating to special interests of Hunt and Stack. Hunt’s research focused on eugenics from 1920 to 1928. His correspondence during this time...
Dates: 1920 - 2009; Majority of material found within 1920 - 1989
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

George J. Wallace papers

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-17.50
Scope and Contents

The papers include some correspondence, course materials, bibliographies, honors and newspaper clippings on Wallace. The bulk of the materials are copies and reprints of articles that were written by Wallace. The materials deal primarily with the field of ornithology including a statement given to the House Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife on the effects of DDT in 1960. Also included are issues of the Michigan Pesticide Council Newsletter.

Dates: 1937 - 1971
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Harrison Hunt papers

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-17.137
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of letters from Harrison R. Hunt, Professor Emeritus and former chairman of the Department of Zoology, to "Miss Mac" Henderson, former secretary of the Department of Zoology.

Dates: 1975 - 1976
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Herman M. Slatis papers

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-17.105
Scope and Contents

The Herman M. Slatis papers contain correspondence written by Slatis to various people during his time at Michigan State University. The majority of the letters are to Alexander Sokoloff about his work with the Tribolium confusum, or confused floor beetle. Sokoloff was a faculty member at the Department of Genetics at the University of California in Berkeley, California. The letters include notes on his work with the beetles and also include personal correspondence between the two men.

Dates: 1963 - 1972
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

IntegrativeBiology

 Digital Work
Identifier: d0b11d79-2982-4828-8f3a-a4d6980404cb
Dates: 2023-08-24 - 2023-08-24; Publication: 2013 - 2022
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Joseph W. Stack papers

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-17.44
Scope and Contents The Joseph W. Stack papers relate to Stack's tenure as a professor in the Department of Zoology and as curator and director of the MSU Museum. His particular areas of interest were ornithology and bird banding. Other subjects covered in Stack's papers are the university curriculum, the Inland Bird Banding Association, and Stack's work with the Works Progress Administration (WPA). Materials found in the collection include maps, bird banding records, student reports and papers, manuscripts,...
Dates: 1916 - 1953
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Max Hensley papers

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-17.126
Scope and Contents The Max Hensley papers comprise 2.0 cubic feet of materials relating to his career as an herpetologist. The collection is arranged into three series: correspondence, professional associations, and general information. The correspondence series spans the dates 1947-1984. A large majority of the letters are requests for information about snakes, reptiles or amphibians or how to handle household problems with snakes. The folder headings in this series reflect Hensley’s own...
Dates: 1947 - 1986
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Richard Adams Fennell papers

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-17.125
Scope and Contents The papers consist of correspondence, university-related materials, and laboratory notebooks and manuscripts. The correspondence ranges in dates from 1936 to 1970, with the greatest concentration being in the forties and fifties. The correspondence is business-related, and written to colleagues and associates.Several manuscripts written by Fennell are also in the collection, written between the mid-forties and mid-sixties. There are also numerous published articles, some...
Dates: 1936 - 1983
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Zoosphere UA 16.121

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: Serial-01136
Dates: 1975 - 1977
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections