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Sewall Wright biography notebook, 1981-1986

 File — Volume: Bd. Ms. 2

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

  • 1981-1986

Creator

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

Extent

1.5 cubic feet. (1.5 cubic feet.)

Repository Details

Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository

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