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Edward Raney papers

 Collection
Identifier: 53-2-2391

COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Original field notes, correspondence, and subject files of Edward C. Raney and his students relating to the Raney Collection of Fishes and photographs, slides, and negatives pertaining to his work and personal life.

Dates

  • 1937-1969.

Creator

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

Ichthyologist, zoologist, fishery biologist, and professor at Cornell University.

Edward C. Raney was Cornell's ichthyologist in the Dept. of Conservation and later in the Division of Biological Sciences from 1936 to 1971. Upon his retirement from Cornell, Raney did consulting work for Ichthyological Associates, his environmental consulting firm in Ithaca.

The Raney collection is used for basic research on the relationships and life histories of fresh water and ocean fish in New York State and other areas, particularly the Northeast. It contains the holotypes of 39 species of North American fishes and 228 lots of secondary typ material as well as an historical series of specimens collected from the same geographic locations through much of the last century.

Extent

15.1 cubic feet. (15.1 cubic feet.)

Abstract

Original field notes, correspondence, and subject files of Edward C. Raney and his students relating to the Raney Collection of Fishes and photographs, slides, and negatives pertaining to his work and personal life.

Physical Description

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General

Contact Information:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections 2B Carl A. Kroch Library Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 (607) 255-3530 Fax: (607) 255-9524 rareref@cornell.edu http://rmc.library.cornell.edu
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Date completed:
September 2006
EAD encoding:
Ariel Conant, September 2006
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RMC Staff, June 2018
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Repository Details

Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository

Contact:
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)