Genetics and evolution, 1900-1959: notes, 1976-1980

File — Volume: Bd. Ms. 1

COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

From the Collection:

Collection consists mainly of research notes, including notes for Provine's books on American geneticist Sewall Wright and on population genetics, and plans for further publications. Also, a diary that Provine kept for a few months in 1963; letters to him from friends and colleagues, including Carl Sagan, Bert Theunissen, and John C. Sanford; an essay by philosopher of science Alex[ander] Rosenberg, "Evolution, Drift and Subjective Probability," with marginal notes and comments by Provine; and notes by evolutionary biologist A.J. Cain, including two drafts of a book review. Also included are ephemera: a program of the lectures to be given to the Biological Society of Cornell University, 1904-1905; a pamphlet issued by the publisher Heritage Club, advertising its edition of the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle; and two anti-evolution pamphlets.

Dates

1976-1980

Creator

From the Collection: Provine, William B. (Person)
From the Collection: Theunissen, Bert, 1955- (Person)
From the Collection: Sagan, Carl, 1934-1996. (Person)
From the Collection: Sanford, John C. (Person)
From the Collection: Cain, Arthur J. (Arthur James) (Person)
From the Collection: Rosenberg, Alexander, 1946- (Person)
From the Collection: Hunter, A., active 1914-1915. (Person)
From the Collection: Givens, M. H. (Person)
From the Collection: Simpson, Sutherland, 1863-1926. (Person)
From the Collection: Kingsbury, B. F. (Benjamin Freeman), 1872-1946. (Person)
From the Collection: Blaisdell, Muriel L. (Muriel Louise.) (Title of work: Darwinism and its data..) (Person)
From the Collection: Dubinin, Nikolaĭ Petrovich, 1907-1998. (Title of work: Experimental investigation of the integration of hereditary systems in the processes of evolution of populations..) (Person)

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

Extent

1.5 cubic feet. (1.5 cubic feet.)

Additional Description

General

"At the end of this notebook, there are many pages on geneticists and race."

Physical Storage Information

Volume: Bd. Ms. 1 (Mixed Materials)

Repository Details

Repository Details

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