Lester D. Stephens papers

Descriptive Summary
Title: Lester D. Stephens papers
Creator: Stephens, Lester D.
Inclusive Dates: circa 1960-2014
Language(s): English
Extent: 22.25 Linear Feet (25.5 boxes and 1 tube)
Collection Number: UA0001
Repository: University of Georgia Archives

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Collection Description

Biographical/Historical note

Born on February 18, 1933, in Gatesville, Texas, Lester D. Stephens completed high school in Bay City, Texas, in 1950. He attended Wharton County Junior College, in Wharton, Texas, from1950 to 1952, and the University of Corpus Christi (later, Texas A & M University at Corpus Christi) from 1952 to 1954, receiving his B.S. degree in 1954. He taught in a secondary school in Corpus Christ until 1957, when he became the registrar and assistant professor of history at the University of Corpus Christi, a position he held until 1961. He received his master's degree from the University of Texas at Austin in 1959, and his Ph.D. degree from the University of Miami in 1963. He joined the faculty of the University of Georgia in September 1963, and soon developed an interest in the work of 19th century Natural Scientists in the American South especially Joseph Le Conte and his family.

A well respected teacher and researcher, Dr. Stephens was the recipient of nine awards for excellence in the teaching of history and served as the chairman of the University of Georgia Department of History from 1980 until 1990. Upon his retirement, in 1998, he was named Professor Emeritus of History.

Dr. Stephens is a dedicated researcher and prolific author who has presented papers at numerous historical conferences and scientific meetings and published more than one-hundred journal articles, scholarly encyclopedia entries, reviews of books, and other works. His books include Joseph Le Conte: Gentle Prophet of Evolution; Science, Race and Religion in the American South: John Bachman and the Charleston Circle of Naturalists, 1815-1895; and Seafaring Scientist: Alfred Goldborough Mayor, Pioneer in Marine Biology.

In 1994, Dr. Stephens was awarded a University of Georgia Fellowship for Study in a Second Discipline. Through this fellowship, he was able to spend a year studying sea creatures, such as coral and jellyfish, with specialists in the field of marine invertebrates. From 1999 to 2005, he was an Associate of the Georgia Museum of Natural History. He received the distinguished alumni award from Wharton County Junior College in 2002.

Scope and Content

This collection includes both the professional and personal correspondence of University of Georgia History professor, Dr. Lester D. Stephens. Also, found in the collection are original manscripts, articles and notes related to Dr. Stephens' research into Joseph Le Conte's work and family.

The original documents in the collection date from about 1960 to 2014. There are also photocopies of articles, correspondence, etc. dating back to the mid 19th century.

Organization and Arrangement

Organized into three series: personal correspondence, professional correspondence, and Le Conte family research.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Lester D. Stephens papers, UA0001, University Archives, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

General Notes

RG 2-10-14

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Related Materials and Subjects

Subject Terms

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Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 

1. Personal Correspondence
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1	1	Letters and memoranda , 1964-1965
1	2	Letters and memoranda , 1965-1966
1	3-4	Letters and memos , 1966-1967
1	5-6	Letters and memos , 1967-1968
1	7-8	Letters and memos , 1968-1969
1	9	Letters and memos , 1969-1970
1	10-11	Letters and memos , 1970-1971
1	12	Letters and memos , 1971-1972
1	13	Letters and memos , 1972-1973
1	14-15	Correspondence [includes Information regarding Le Conte Family research], 1973-1974
1	16	Correspondence, 1974-1975
1	17	Correspondence [includes Information regarding Le Conte Family research], 1975-1976
1	18-19	Correspondence , 1976-1977
1	20-21	Correspondence [includes information regarding Le Conte Family research] , 1977-1978
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2	1-2	Correspondence [includes information regarding Le Conte family research], 1978-1979
2	3-4	Correspondence [includes information regarding Le Conte family research], 1979-1980
2	5-7	Correspondence [includes information regarding Le Conte family research], 1980-1981
2	8-10	Correspondence [includes information regarding Le Conte family research], 1981-1982
2	11-13	Correspondence [includes information regarding Le Conte family research] , 1982-1983
2	14-16	Correspondence [includes information regarding Le Conte family research], 1983-1984
2	17-18	Correspondence [includes information regarding Le Conte famiy research], 1984-1985
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3	1	Correspondence [includes information regarding Le Conte family research], 1984-1985
3	2-4	Correspondence , 1985-1986
3	5-8	Correspondence , 1986-1987
3	9-12	Correspondence [includes information regarding Le Conte family research], 1987-1988
3	13	Correspondence , 1987-1997
3	14-16	Correspondence [includes information regarding Le Conte family research], 1988-1989
3	17-18	Correspondence [includes information regarding Le Conte family research], 1989-1990
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4	1-3	Correspondence , 1990-1991
4	4-7	Correspondence [includes information regarding Le Conte family research], 1991-1992
4	8-11	Correspondence [includes information regarding Le Conte family research], 1992-1993
4	12-15	Correspondence [includes information regarding Le Conte family research], 1993-1994
4	17-19	Correspondence [includes information regarding Le Conte family research], 1994-1995
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5	1-3	Correspondence [includes information regarding Le Conte family research], 1995-1996
5	4-6	Correspondence [includes information regarding Le Conte family research] , 1996-1997
5	7-8	Correspondence , 1997
5	9-11	Correspondence , 1998
5	12	Correspondence , 1999
5	13	Correspondence , 2000-2001
5	14-15	Correspondence , 2001-2002
5	16	Correspondence , 2003-2008
5	17	Correspondence , 2009-2022

 

2. Professional Correspondence (Subject Files)
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6	1-3	Correspondence re: book reviews [and history courses, research fellowships fellowships, grants, speeches, Le Conte family research] , 1966-1996
6	4	"Joseph Le Conte's theory of mountain formation" (presented before the UGA Geology Dept. Colloquium], 1982 September 30
6	5	"Southern scientific societies" 1982 Barnard-Millington Symposium , 1981-1982
6	6	Address to the history faculty, 1981 April 13
6	7	History Dept. photocopying policy , 1990
6	9	Lester D. Stephens-awards, promotion material, etc. , 1976-1980
6	10	LDS-misc. letters, references to [him], citations to publishers, etc. , 1966-1985
6	11	South Carolina Hall of Science and Technology [correspondence, Founding Day inductees-John and Joseph Le Conte brochure)], 1979-1981
6	12	"Joseph Le Conte's theory of mountain formation" by LDS (presented to the departments of Physics and Geology-University of South Carolina), 1981 October 16
6	13	Reviews of "Science and medicine in the Old South" , 1990-1993
6	14	The chain of creation book proposal (Charleston Naturalists) [correspondence], 1982
6	15	"Forget their color: J. Peter Lesley on slavery and the south" by LDS [correspondence] , 1978-1980
6	16	Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc. [correspondence], 1990
6	17	Correspondence-general [includes reports, brochures and newsclippings] , 1967-1968
6	18	Numbers, Ronald L. on Science in the Old South [correspondence] , 1979-1981
6	19	Numbers, Ronald-correspondence with Stephens, 1984-1988
6	20	Georgia Association of Historians (GAH-Symposium on Public School History) [correspondence, report], 1984-1985
6	21-22	Science in Antebellum Charleston: A Symposium at Charleston Museum [correspondence] , 1981-1986
6	23	Brumgardt, John-Charleston Museum [correspondence] , 1986-1990
6	24	Lee, Harry G. [correspondence] , 1977-1991
6	25	Midgette, Nancy [correspondence] , 1980-1985
6	26	Crowe, Charles-misc. [correspondence], 1983-1990
6	27	Breeden, James O.-study of science in the south , 1984-1985
6	28	Kohlstedt, Sally Gregory-correspondence with Lester Stephens , 1984-1988
6	29	Vasile, Ron [correspondence] , 1988-1997
6	30	Park, Jean Jones-in reference to J.P. Barratt , 1990-1991
6	31	Maienschein, Jane [correspondence] , 1994
6	32	"Ancient animals...Francis S. Holmes" [correspondence, draft] , 1987
6	33	The history teacher [correspondence], 1975-1986
6	34	"Ancient animals and other wondrous things" [by LDS (study of Francis Simmons Holmes) correspondence] , 1988
6	35	Publications-letters re: (and reprint requests), 1975-1984
6	36	"The discovery of nest of Swainson's Warbler"-article by Simpson and Stephens [correspondence] , 1992-1993
6	37	Ms reviews by LDS , 1991-1996
6	38	Humanities Center proposals-ACLS proposal, 1991 September
6	39	Proposal for OAH paper on "The response of southern scientists to the Theory of Evolution" [proposals and correspondence] , 1992-1993
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7	1	Correspondence with UNC Press re: "Science, race and religion in the American South" , 1996-1999
7	2-4	Friends of the Georgia Museum of Natural History [activities, board minutes, correspondence], 1997-2007
7	5	Sanders, Albert E. [correspondence], 1981-1982
7	6-7	Correspondence re: papers presented, etc., 1979-2000
7	8	Mantaya, Carol and Bertha Chapman Cady [correspondence, manuscript "From the journal of Bertha L. Chapman (1901)" , 1977-1996
7	9	McCrady, Edward "Ned" [correspondence] , 1995
7	10	Anglo-North American Conference, Edinburgh [correspondence, application, proposal] , 1995-1996
7	11	Society for the History of Natural History-paper presented [correspondence, memos, book of abstracts], 1987
7	12	College of Education-UGA-1960s [correspondence, memos, student teachers/faculty lists] , 1967-1970
7	13-14	Review of The Georgia Review , 1997
7	15-16	Le Conte Memoral Research Award and the William Pendleton Lamar Award for Archival Research [correspondence, proposals, announcement, vitas] , 1998
7	17	Le Conte Memorial Research Award and the William Pendleton Lamar Award for Archival Research [correspondence, proposals, announcement, vitas] , 1997
7	18	Calder, Dale R. (correspondence re: John McCrady) , 1988-1995
7	19	University of Georgia Press, Editoral Board [correspondence, memos and Editoral Board members/activities], 1990-1996
7	20	Newsletter-"Faculty notes section" [correspondence, faculty members activities during the previous year], 1996
7	21	University of Georgia Press, Editoral Board [correspondence], 1996-1998
7	22	William H. Jordan, Jr. [correspondence, news clippings about William S. McFeely], 1990-1992
7	23-24	Personnel Committee , 1997-1998
7	25	Dept. newsletter-alumni [information], 1996
7	26	Dept. newsletter [information for], 1997
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8	1	Pyenson, Lewis [correspondence] , 1993-1994
8	2	Georgia College Advisory Council , 1975-1978
8	3	Report on Departments of History in the State University System of Florida [correspondence, report], 1987
8	4	Iowa State University/review of Dept. of History [correspondence, review] , 1988
8	5	University of Alabama, Birmingham-program review-"America in western tradition: war and morality" [correspondence-syllabus] , 1985
8	6	Auburn University History Dept. evaluation [correspondence, report], 1987
8	7	Correspondence-Misc., circa 1970-1990
8	8-10	Payne, W.J. memos , 1977-1988
8	11	Le Conte Memorial Research Award [correspondence, announcements, applications] , 1995-1996
8	12-13	Le Conte Memorial Research Award Fund reports , 1991-1998
8	14	Correspondence re: Fewkes Article [Jesse Walter Fewkes], 2008-2010
8	15	Correspondence re: S.F. Clark(e) article , 1994-1996
8	16	Centennial celebration of the Carnegie Laboratory-paper presented at [includes correspondence, computer printouts and program] , 2005
8	17	Coelenterate Biology Conference, paper presented at , 2003
8	18-20	Miscellaneous [includes correspondence-LDS's retirement, research on John Bachman, Le Contes, Addison E. Verrill, etc.], 1990-2010
8	21	Study in a Second Discipline Program [correspondence, application, curriculum vitae, proposal] , 1992-1994
8	22	Review of ms. "Partners in Geology" for Virginia Magazine [correspondence, evaluation, corrected manuscript], circa 1990
8	23	Kyriacopoulos, Naomi-M.A. [correspondence] , 1997
8	24	Correspondence re: published reviews by LDS , 1973-1977
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9	1	The Red and Black[articles about History Department controversy] , 1970
9	2	[Correspondence to or about LDS], 1975-1979
9	3	Misc. Correspondence , 1979-1980
9	4	Laerm, Joshua [memorial] , 1997
9	5	LDS faculty course load, 1977
9	6	PhD degrees-History Department , 1939-1981
9	7-8	Graduate students in education , 1967-1976
9	9	European History Exams [HIS 111] , 1966
9	10	Examination and syllabi [HIS 111, HIS 112, HIS 420], 1966-1970
9	11	Western Civilization examinations [HIS 111, 112, 113] , 1967-1973
9	12	HIS 111-Western Civilization to 1660, 1979
9	13	HIS 217H-Western Civilization since 1815 , 1973-1979
9	14	HIS 252-U.S. since 1865 , 1976-1979
9	15	HIS 252-examinations , 1977-1979
9	16	HIS 31-H-Honors Jr. Seminar in History , 1972-1979
9	17	HIS 400S-Senior Seminar, 1990
9	18	HIS 893A-Teaching History in Colleges and Universities , 1971-1974
9	19	HIS 893G-Historical Methodology , 1971-1992
9	20	Student evaluations-HIS 893G, 1988
9	21	Student evaluations-HIS 4975/4985/4995 (Senior Seminar) , 1987-1988, 1987-1988
9	22	Student evaluations-HIS 893G, 1991
9	23	Student evaluations-HIS449A, 1997
9	24	Student evaluations-HIS 300M, 1997
9	25	Student evaluations-HIS 497S, 1984
9	26	Student evaluations-HIS 300M/693G, 1995
9	27	Student Evaluation-HIS 693G, 1996
9	28	Student Evaluations-HIS 402A, 1996
9	29	Student evaluations-HIS 300M, 1997
9	30	Student Evaluations-HIS 300M, 1997
9	31	Student evaluations-HIS 400S (Senior Seminar) , 1991
9	32	Student evaluations-HIS 893G, 1975
9	33	Student evaluations-HIS 252 (2 classes), 1978
9	34	Student evaluations-HIS 310H, 1974
9	35	Student evaluations-HIS 893G, 1992
9	36	Student evaluations-HIS 300M, 1993
9	37	Student evaluations-HIS 893G, 1976
9	38	Student evaluations-HIS 893G, 1993
9	39	Student evaluations-HIS 310H, 1979
9	40	Student evaluations-HIS 217H, 1973
9	41	Student evaluations-HIS 893G/HIS 4975, 1981
9	42	Student evaluations-HIS 4985, 1982
9	43	Student evaluations-HIS 310H, 1975
9	44	Student evaluations-HIS 310H, 1973
9	45	Student Evaluations-HIS 4974/4985, 1982
9	46	Student evaluations-HIS 893G, 1985
9	47	Student evaluations-HIS 252, 1979
9	48	Student evaluations-HIS 111, 1979
9	49	Student evaluations-HIS 310H, 1976
9	50	Student evaluation-HIS 252, 1978
9	51	Student evaluations-HIS 252, class size=100, 1994
9	52	Student evaluations (comparison) HIS 217H, 1978-1979
9	53	Student evaluations-HIS 217H, 1979
9	54	Student evaluations-HIS 893G, 1980
9	55	Student evaluations-HIS 217H, 1973
9	56	[History 498S, 498S, 499S-Syllabi], 1981-1988
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10	1	Astore, William J., Capt. USAF [correspondence, article], 1996
10	2	Forum for the History of Science in America [correspondence, meeting information, officers, petition, etc.], 1988-1989
10	3	Photographs [and negatives] History Dept's annual awards dinner , 1980-1994
10	4	Review of ms. for Isis [correspondence, evaluation, corrected ms. "Prejudice, discrimination and delay..."], February 11, 1998
10	5	By-laws for Dept. of History , 1990
10	6	McKinley, Daniel [correspondence], 1991-1996
10	7	Dillard, Philip-letters of recommendation , 1994
10	8	Proposal-NEH summer stipend , 1994
10	9	Review of proposal for biography of C.V. Riley by Edward H. Smith [correspondence, comments, proposal] , 1995
10	10	Payne, W.J. correspondence , 1977-1980
10	11	"Enough of the marvelous: Mesmerism and Prenology in Antebellum Charleston" review of-for The journal of southern history [correspondence, evaluation] , 1990
10	12	Society of American Archivists annual meeting [correspondence, memos, forms], 1981 September 1-4
10	13	Tribute to Bennett H. Wall by Lester Stephens [retirement dinner tribute], 1985
10	14	Presented paper at the Joint Meeting of the Anglo/North American Conference, Toronto [correspondence, proposal, paper, "The prevalence of the Naturalist Tradition..."], 1992 July
10	15	J. Hatton Howard, III, Honor Teaching Award Fund [perpetual fund agreement, correspondence, memos, "Thank You" cards] , 1992-1995
10	16	Livingstone, David N. [correspondence] , 1986-1987
10	17	University correspondence [includes "A report to the faculty of the University of Georgia on the Library"] , 1978-1984
10	18	"In tribute to Alf A. Heggoy" for memorial service by LDS, 1988 February 10
10	19	5th International Conference on Coelenterate Biology -Southhampton, England [program and abstracts, memo], 1989 July
10	20-21	Correspondence re: articles published by LDS #2 [includes information regarding Le Conte Famiy research] , 1976-1991
10	22-23	Correspondence re: articles published by LDS #1 [includes information regarding Le Conte Family research] , 1974-1980
10	24	[History Dept.-correspondence], 1983-1988
10	26	Search Committee-Chairperson, Dept. of History [correspondence] , 1993-1994
10	26	Miscellaneous correspondence, etc., pulled from chronological files [correspondence, comments on Thomas Dyer's The University of Georgia: a Bicentiennial history and information regarding Le Conte Family research] , 1978-1988
10	27	Simpson, Marcus B., M.D. [correspondence-some related to Le Contes] , 1976-1996
10	28	Ernest E. Just Commemorative Program [correspondence, program] , 1983
10	29	Alumni Society speech-April 22, 1982 [includes earlier correspondence] , 1981-1982
10	30	Kozak and Stephens [correspondence] , 1990
10	31	Georgia Academy of Science [correspondence, officers, council meeting agendas and minutes] , 1995-1997
10	32	Correspondence with William D. Anderson, Jr. re: article on Holbrook , 2000-2002
10	33	Lists of history faculty , 1983-2000
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11	1	University of Alabama Press [correspondence] , 1983
11	2	University of Alabama Press [correspondence] , 1984
11	3	University of Alabama Press [correspondence], 1984-1985
11	4	University of Alabama Press [correspondence], 1985
11	5-6	University of Alabama Press [correspondence], 1985-1986
11	7-8	University of Alabama Press [correspondence], 1986-1987
11	9-10	University of Alabama Press [correspondence], 1987-1988
11	11-12	University of Alabama Press [correspondence], 1988-1991
11	13	University of Alabama Press [correspondence], 1990-1991
11	14-15	University of Alabama Press [correspondence] , 1992-1993
11	16	University of Alabama Press [correspondence] , 1993-1994
11	17	University of Alabama Press [correspondence], 1994
11	18	University of Alabama Press [correspondence], 1994-1996
11	19	University of Alabama Press series-History of American Science and Technology Series-LDS, editor [brochures, article, University of Alabama Press-new book catalogs], 1990-1996
11	20	University of Alabama Press series-comments , circa 1980-1996
11	21	[Misc. materials], 1972-2011
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25	1	Probing the past , 1967-1982
25	2	[Correspondence], 1970s-2009
25	3	McCrady, John-correspondence related to research on McCrady, 1982-1992, 2013
25	4	Correspondence regarding dates on McCrady's writings/Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, 1991-1992
25	5	Annual evaluation of faculty [Stephens], 1993-1997
25	6	Correspondence regarding Milton B. "Sam" Gray, 1995-1997
25	7-8	Seafaring scientist: Alfred Goldborough Mayor, pioneer in Marine Biology , 1995-2006
25	9	Wharton County Junior College [WCJC] Hall of Fame Award, 2002
25	10	Correspondence regarding Coelenterate Biology, 2003
25	11	Curriculum vitae [Stephens], 2014 May 17
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26	1-2	History Department , 1968-1969
26	3	Department of History Self Study, 1970
26	4	History Department, 1970-1972
26	5	Teaching Assistantship, 1972-1973
26	6	Department of History, 1972-1973
26	7-8	History Department communications, 1973-1975
26	9	The University of Georgia Department of History newsletter , 1975 Fall
26	10-12	History Department communications, 1975-1978
26	13	Statement of rationale for general education courses in the History of Western Civilization, 1978-1979
26	14	History Department correspondence, 1978-1979
26	15	Statement of rationale for the survey courses in Western Civilization, 1979
26	16	History Department correspondence, 1979-1980
26	17	Mell, Carlton, 1979-1981
26	18	History Department communications, 1980s
26	19-20	History Department correspondence, 1980-1982
26	21	Miscellaneous/faculty meetings/Advisory Committee, 1981-1983
26	22	Travel, 1982-1983
26	23	History Department correspondence, 1982-1983
26	24	Georgia Historical Quarterly , 1982-1983
26	25	History Department correspondence , 1980-1983
26	26	Graduate Program evaluation, 1983
26	27	Department travel budget, 1983-1984
26	28	History Department correspondence, 1983-1984
26	29	Lillian Smith Research Fund, 1983-1989
26	30	History Colloquium, 1984-1985
26	31	History Department correspondence, 1984-1985
26	32	Assistant to the Head, 1985-1986
26	33	History Department correspondence, 1985-1986
26	34	Salary recommendations, 1985-1991
26	35	Brinkley, Alan, 1986-1987
26	36-37	History Department correspondence, 1986-1988
26	38	Search Committee for Vice President for Academic Affairs , 1987-1988
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27	1-2	Departmental Colloquium, 1987-1989
27	3	History Department, 1988-1989
27	4	Travel budget, 1988-1989
27	5	Department reception at SHA, 1989
27	6	History Department correspondence, 1989-1990
27	7	Departmental Colloquia, 1989-1990
27	9	Strategic Plan, Department of History, 1989-1993
27	8	Visiting Professor, 1990
27	10	History Department correspondence, 1990-1991
27	11	History Department Head Search Committee, 1993-1994
27	12	A proposal for The Institute of Southern History in the University of Georgia
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6a	1	Adler, Kraig correspondence , 1988-1992 November-January
6a	2	Anderson, Jr., Willian D. correspondence , 1991
6a	3	Appel, Toby A. correspondence , 1982 August-November
6a	4-6	Calder, Dale correspondence regarding Seafaring Scientist , 2003-2011 March
6a	7	Holmes III, A. Baron corerspondence , 1978-1988 October-May
6a	8	Leopold, Jennifer Porcher correspondence , 1983-1986
6a	9	Pease, William H. correspondence , 1980 October
6a	10	Pietsch, Theodore W. correspondence , 1987-1996 December
6a	11	Rothenberg, Marc correspondence , 1982-1983
6a	12	Archives of Natural History correspondence , 2004-2009 November-March
6a	13	Correspondence regarding Francis S. Holmes , 1982-1988 June-November
6a	14-16	Charleston Naturalists/correspondence with Archives , 1982-2015 March-February
6a	17	Correspondence regarding Holbrook and Gibbes papers , 1976-1995 August-April
6a	18	Correspondence about Seafaring Scientist and Alfred G. Mayer , 1996-2005 February-September
6a	19	Teaching History book correspondence , 1972 February=November
6a	20	American National Biography , undated
6a	21	Campbell, John Pendleton, undated
6a	22	Cotting article papers , undated
6a	23	Cotting information for article , undated
6a	24	New Georgia Encyclopedia , undated
6a	25-26	Research materials for article on Matthew F. Stephenson, undated
6a	27	University of North Carolina Press - book on Charleston Naturalists , undated
6a	28	White, Henry Clay , undated

 

3. Le Conte Family Research
	3.1 Sources
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12	1		Le Conte Botanical Garden/Woodmanston Plantation, 1880-1974
12	2		David Starr Jordan: Letters from Joseph Le Conte, Stanford University Archives [Photocopied Correspondence and Book Pages ], 1880-1975
12	3		Gulick, John Thomas and Joseph Le Conte-Notes [Photocopied Book Pages] , 1932
12	4		Selected Reviews of Books Published by Joseph LeConte [List], 1970-1979
12	5		Josiah Royce-Joseph Le Conte-Notes Photocopied Book Pages] , 1901-1970
12	6		University of South Carolina-Le Conte Memorial Plaques [Information], 1963
12	7		State Department of Archives and History-Raleigh, North Carolina [Correspondence] , 1974
12	8		Lewis Le Conte, Death of [Article and Notes-Sources] , 1848-1898
12	9		Chronology of Events in Life of Joseph Le Conte , 1823-1901
12	10		Bibliographies and Sources , 1810-1974
12	11		John Muir (Published Letters re: Joseph Le Conte) [Photocopied Book Pages] ], 1864-1900
12	12		Ward, Lester F./Letters from Joseph Le Conte-Brown University Library-Notes [Photocopied Correspondence] , 1886-1896
12	13		Yosemite-TR's Visit/Isabel Davis' Letter [Photocopied Articles and Correspondence] , 1903, 1955-1956
12	14		Walter Le Conte Stevens to J. McKeen Cattell (Library of Congress) [Photocopied Correspondence] , 1898-1898
12	15		Yale University Archives-Ms. Letters: Le Conte to Beecher; Le Conte to Whitney-Notes [Photocopied Correspondence] , 1867-1883
12	16		Simon Newcomb Papers, Library of Congress-Notes [Photocopied Correspondence], 1897-1898
12	17		"Recollections of Emma Florence Le Conte's Youth" [Transcript] , 1992 February 12
12	18		John Hopkins University Archives-Ms. Letters: Joseph Le Conte to Daniel Gilman-Notes [Photocopied Correspondence] , 1875-1899
12	19		Hyatt, Alpheus: Letters from Joseph Le Conte-Maryland Historical Society [Photocopied Correspondence] , 1887
12	20		Scottsboro Property, 1883 [Photocopied-Emma Le Conte Furman's Estate], 1883
12	21		Letter: Emma Le Conte to Faris C. Furman-Comments on Politics [Photocopied Correspondence], 1860-1890
12	22		Lancaster Le Count-Ex Slave-Carpenter (Joseph Le Conte) [Photocopied Correspondence, Notecards, Articles] , 1850-1974
12	23		John Le Conte [Slave Census and Household Census] , circa 1850
12	24		Letter of Joseph Le Conte to C. J. Cowles-Notes [Photocopied Correspondence] , 1963-1963
12	25		Letter to Emma from John Le Conte on Death of Farish C. Furman [Photocopied Correspondence], 1883
12	26		John Le Conte to Major General Whitney-Duff Green Papers, Southern History Collection, University of N.C. [Photocopied Correspondence], 1864
12	27		J. M. Cattell Papers-Joseph Le Conte Letters-Library of Congress [Photocopied Correspondence] , 1898-1901
12	28		Reflections of William L. LeConte , circa 1900
12	29		Joseph Le Conte on Public Education-Letter to Z. Montgomery [Transcribed Correspondence and Notecards] , 1850-1890, 1970-1979
12	30		Romanes-Letters to Joseph Le Conte [Photocopied Book Excerpt], 1898
12	31		Travel in the Northwest-Joseph Le Conte's Reminisence in 1899 of "An Early Geological Excursion" Minnesota Historical Society, 1944
12	32		Geological Society of America-Minutes [Correspondence and Excerpts of Minutes] , 1888-1901, 1978
12	33		Evolution [Photocopies of Articles and Book Pages], 1874-1964
12	34		Sierra Club Publications re: Joseph Le Conte [Photocopied Articles and Book Pages] , 1894-1965
12	35		Joseph Le Conte's Publications [annotated List] , 1850-1937
12	36		Articles on Le Conte [Photocopied Articles], 1909-1977
12	37		"Joseph Le Conte: Evolutionary Science and the Sociology of Miscegenation" by Bozeman , circa 1970-1979
12	38		Reviews of Joseph Le Conte's Books [Photocopied Articles and Notecards], 1881-1903, 1970-1979
12	39		Physiology and Morphology [Photocopied Articles], 1900-1901
12	40		Le Conte, Caroline E., Yo-Semite, 1879: Adventures of N. and C.Intro., Susanna B. Dakin, San Francisco-The Book Club of California [Photocopied Excerpt], 1964
12	41		Race [Photocopied Articles], 1971-1973
12	42		Keith, Old Master. [Photocopies of Book Pages] , 1938-1942
12	43		John M.B. Harden's Journal [Photocopy (He was Jane Le Conte's Husband)], 1841
12	44		Le Conte [Misc.- Photocopies of Articles and Notecards] , 1852-1951, 1970-1979, 1852-1979
12	45		Joseph Le Conte - On Geology [Photocopied Articles] , 1883-1901, 1883-1901
12	46		Le Conte-Evolution [Photocopied Articles] , 1859-1967, 1859-1967
12	47		Lesley, Peter-Published Letters re: Joseph Le Conte-Notes [Photocopied Book Pages and Notecards] , 1909, 1970-1979
12	48		Brooklyn Ethical Association [Photocopied Articles] , 1892-1893
12	49		Howison-Reference to Le Conte [Photocopied Articles (By Howison and Others] , 1904-1966
12	50		John Le Conte-Letter of Acceptance of LLD-UGA [Photocopied Correspondence] , 1879
12	51-52		"Joseph Le Conte's Contributions to American Ornithology" by LDS [Drafts, Manuscript, Correspondence, Sources], 1975-1976
12	53		Le Conte-Reviews of Royce (Etc.) [Photocopied Articles, Typed Transcriptions], 1880-1979
12	54		Latin Thesis on Arsenic by Dr. John M.B. Harden, College of Medicine of the State of South Carolina [Photocopy of Thesis], 1836
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13	1		"Joseph Le Conte and the Discovery of the Nest of Swainson's Warbler" [Drafts, Correspondence, Article and Photocopied Article with Handwritten Notes] , 1864, 1977, 1995
13	2		Society of American Archivists Meeting-"Joseph Le Conte: The Image and the Man"-Berkeley, California, 1981 September 3
13	3		"John Le Conte: A Physicist in the Old South"-Paper-Southeastern Section of American Physical Society , 1985 December 2
13	4		Walter Le Conte Stevens [Biographical Sketch Science and Correspondence About], 1928, 1988
13	5		Joseph Le Conte on Physiological Optics-Presented Before the Southeastern Section of the American Physical Society [Includes Ms., Program Guide and Correspondence], 1983 November 3
13	6		Draft of Stephens and Laerm Ms.-Article on John E. Le Conte [Includes Source Materials] , 1824, 1926,1998
13	7		Le Conte, John Lawrence [Source Materials] , 1875-1889
13	8		"The Appointment of the Commissioner of Agriculture in 1877..." by LDS [and Notecards] , 1970-1977
13	9		Le Contes and Relatives-Reprints of Articles by LDS (Incomplete Files) and Curriculum Vitae , 1970-2012
13	10		Le Conte Letters Borrowed and Returned by Alex Olsen [Includes Correspondence, Articles] , 1868-1898
13	11		"Journal of a Trip to Yosemite-Emma Le Conte Furman"-Original Typescript, 1882
13	12		"Camping in Yosemite: Emma Le Conte Furman's Journal, 1882" Edited by Lester D. Stephens, circa 1980s
13	13		Nancy Smith Collection-Note Complete [Photocopied Correspondence and Report] , 1869-1890
13	14		James Hall Papers-New York State Library [Photocopied Correspondence], 1854-1887, 1974-1979
13	15		Alex Agassiz/Letters From Joseph Le Conte-Museum of Comparative Zoology-Harvard [Photocopied Correspondence] , 1875-1893
13	16		[Joseph Le Conte Photocopied Correspondence (The Bancroft Library)] , 1865-1899
13	17		University of Calif. Press-Le Conte Correspondence-Notes-Compliments of Mr. Albert Muto [Photocopies], 1933-1937
13	18		Yale University Library-Notes [Includes Photocopied Correspondence] , 1856-1882
13	19		Joseph Le Conte -Addendum to Ware Sherman Journal-Notes [Photocopied Pages] , 1878
13	20		"Ware Sherman: A Journal of Three Month's [Photocopied Article] , 1937
13	21		"Index Rerum" Joseph Le Conte [Photocopy] , 1900
13	22		Le Conte Correspondence-South Carolina Libary [Photocopied Correspondence] , 1871-1901
13	23		American Philosophical Society-Joseph Le Conte Papers [Photocopied Correspondence] , 1859-1897
13	24		Helen Malcolm Le Conte Collection-Joseph Le Conte's Notebook [Photocopied Pages] , 1850-1900
13	25		Agassiz, Louis ["How Agassiz Taught Professor Scudder"], 1945
13	26		Library of Congress-Lewis R. Gibbs Papers-Ms. Letters-John and Joseph Le Conte to LRG [Photocopied Correspondence] , 1861-1869
13	27		William LeRoy Broun Papers-Auburn University Archives-Notes [Photocopied Correspondence], 1856-1878
13	28		Huntington Library Papers-Joseph Le Conte [Photocopied Correspondence] , 1878-1895
13	29		Fogazzaro, Antonio [Photocopied Articles and Translated Correspondence] , 1889-1934, 1889-1934
13	30		Letters to Joseph and Lewis Le Conte From William Le Conte [Transcriptions], 1838
13	31		W.A. Spalding to Joseph Le Conte-Spalding College/Huntington Library [Copied From Microfilm] , 1893
13	32		Joseph Le Conte to John L. Le Conte-Notes [Photocopies], 1882
13	33		Arnold Arboretum Library-Harvard University-Joseph Le Conte Letters-Courtesy of Ms. Rogers-Notes , 1888-1896, 1888-1896
13	34		University of Michigan Collection-Joseph Le Conte Letters-Notes [Photocopied Correspondence] , 1882-1888, 1882-1888
13	35		Whitney, Josiah D. Life and Letters...[Photocopied Bibliography] , 1909
13	36		Gray Herbarium-Notes [Correspondence and Photocopied Correspondence] , 1888-1896, 1978
13	37		New York Botanical Garden-Notes [Photocopied Correspondence] , 1857-1866
13	38		Memorialization of Le Conte Name-Notes [Notecards and Photocopied Articles] , 1893-1896, 1957, 1970-1979
13	39		William James Letter From Joseph Le Conte-Houghton Library, Harvard University-Notes [Photocopied Correspondence] , 1887
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14	1		Notes on Dr. John M.B. Harden [Le Conte Family Research-Correspondence, Photocopied and Transcribed Articles, and Genealogy] , 1817-1849, 1938, 1974
14	2		Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia-Joseph Le Conte Ms. [Photocopied Correspondence], 1880-1883
14	3		Camping in Yosemite: Emma Le Conte Furman's Journal, 1882-Edited by Lester D. Stephens [Correspondence, Ms. and Notes] , 1974
14	4		"A Georgian in Yosemite: Emma Le Conte Furman's Journal, 1882"-Edited by Lester D. Stephens [Correspondence, Ms.] , circa 1975-1983
14	5		"Camping in Yosemite: Emma Le Conte Furman's Journal, 1882" (Carbon Copy) [Ms.] , 1974
14	6		Smithsonian Institution-Le Conte Letters [Transcriptions and Photocopies] , 1858-1896
14	7		Farish C. Furman Article-3rd Revision [Photocopied Articles and Notecards] , 1882-1884, 1970-1979
14	8		"Diary of Emma Le Conte Furman, 1918" [Photocopy], 1970-1979
14	9		Emma Le Conte Furman-"Personal Reminiscences of Childhood and Youth, 1921" [Photocopy], 1921
14	10		"Reminiscence of Emma Le Conte Furman" [Photocopy], 1931
14	11		"Recollections of the Personal Characteristics of Joseph Le Conte by his daughter, Mrs. Emma La Conte Furman" [Photocopy], 1910-1920
14	12		Le Conte Genealogy by Emma Le Conte Furman [Copies and Written Comments on Fax Cover Sheet], 1900-1940, 1996
14	13		Miscellaneous: Publications, Notes, Etc. [Photocopied Articles and LDS Notes], 1852-1966, 1970-1979
14	14		Le Conte on Birdflight [Articles (Photocopied Articles, Draft of Manuscript "Birdflight and Aviation: An Unheralded View" and Note Cards], 1889-1979
14	15		Sayre, Lewis A./Physician and a Friend of Joseph Le Conte [Biographical Entry] , 1894
14	16		Ornithology-Joseph Le Conte [Photocopied Articles, Transcribed and Photocopied Inventories] , 1840-1940
14	17		Joseph Le Conte/Biographical Sketch From Physicians and Surgeons of America , 1894
14	18		Louis Le Conte-Inventory-Slave List [Photocopy From Liberty County], 1824-1850
14	19		State of Alaska-The Legislature re: M.V. Le Conte [Correspondence, Photographs and Brochures] , 1974-1976
14	20		"Halls, Honors and History: A Sketch of Joseph Le Conte and His Legacy"-For School of Optometry-University of California , circa 1982-1989
14	21-24		[Photocopied Source Materials], circa 1840-1980
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15	1-7		[Photocopied Source Material] , circa 1840-1940
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27	13		Correspondence re: research on archives and individuals, 1973-1979
27	14		Anderson, Richard LeConte, 1974-1982
27	15		Research-correspondence with archives and individuals, 1974-1978
27	16		Correspondence with descendants re: Helen M. LeConte, Emma LeConte Talley Shaw, Margaret Smith, Nancy Smith and Katherine Adams, 1974-1984
27	17		Black, Col. Claude A., 1974-1986
27	18		McMillan, Mrs. Carolyn, 1974-1995
27	19		Ornithology-correspondence, 1975-1978
27	20		The legacy of the LeConte Family-address given at Hinesville, Georgia, 1978 May 1-2
27	21		Popular articles on LeConte, many with errors, 1980-1991
27	22		Correspondence with LSU Press, 1980-1995
27	23		Permissions for use of materials, 1981
27	24		LSU Press correspondence re: LeConte (Margaret F. Dalrymple, editor)
27	25		Comments on Joseph LeConte, 1982-1987
27	26		The LeContes of Liberty County/LeConte-Woodmanston Seminar, 1985 September 11
27	27-28		A. Mason Gibbes-correspondence, 1977-1989
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28	1-4		A. Mason Gibbes-correspondence, 1990-1995
	3.2 Le Conte family photographs [modern prints]
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15	8		John Le Conte and Joseph Le Conte [modern prints] , circa 1867
15	9		Le Conte family-Yosemite party [modern print], 1881
15	10		Le Conte family [modern prints] , circa 1897
	3.3 Notecards
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16			Notecards [box of index size notecards-Le Conte family research], circa 1970-1980
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17			Notecards [box of index size notecards-Le Conte family research] , circa 1970-1980
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18			Notecards [box of index size notecards-Le Conte family research] , circa 1970-1980
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19			Notecards [box of index size notecards-Le Conte family research], circa 1970-1980
	3.4 Manuscripts
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20			Joseph Le Conte: Gentle Prophet of Evolution by LDS [first draft of manuscript], circa 1980
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21			Joseph Le Conte: Gentle Prophet of Evolution by LDS [includes copy editor's comment on Joseph Le Conte manuscript] , 1982
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22			Joseph Le Conte: Gentle Prophet of Evolution by LDS (manuscript] , 1982
	3.5 Le Conte family genealogy charts
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23	1-2		Le Conte-Adams/Wade Hampton Gibbes and Jane Alan Mason genealogy charts , 1960-1961

 

4. A.G. Mayer - Seafaring Scientist Papers
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29	1	Papers on corals and coral reefs , undated
29	2	Genealogy and Anna Hyatt Huntington, undated
29	3	Correspondence with archivists , undated
29	4	Bibliography of works by Tortugas Laboratory - Publication list , undated
29	5	Notes on butterflies and moths , undated
29	6	Notes on Atlantic Palolo , undated
29	7	Published biography sketches , undated
29	8	A.G. Mayer Taxa and Mayer & Agassiz Taxa , undated
29	9	Notes on chronology of voyages to South Pacific , undated
29	10	Notes on Cassiopea , undated
29	11	"Their Primitive Charm": Reflections on South Seath Islanders for Syracuse University Library Associates , undated
29	12	Death of per W.H. Longley - Tortugas Laboratory papers , undated
29	13	Tortugas Keys - notes on physical features, undated
29	14	Obituary in nature notes , undated
29	15	Notes on Zoology Society Bulletin , undated
29	16	Taxa , undated
29	17	Medusae of Bahamas notes , undated
29	18	"Report upon the Scyphomedusae in the Philippine Islands" notes , 1917
29	19	Notes on medusae of Australia , 1896
29	20	Medusae of the Hawaiiain Islands , 1903-1904
29	21	Notes on Dactylometra, 1898
29	22	Notes on medusae of Fiji , 1899
29	23	Notes on medusae of the Philippines , 1915
29	24	Notes on medusae from the Tropical Pacific Expedition , 1899-1900
29	25	Notes on types of a new medusa , 1901
29	26	"Some Species of Partula [Snails] from Tahiti" notes , 1899-1900
29	27	Navigation notes , undated
29	28	Tortugas Laboratory - Views on the location (from Science), undated
29	29	Case for laboratory at Tortugas notes , 1903
29	30	Sea water and currents notes , undated
29	31	Notes on shell-shock in marine animals , undated
29	32	"The Tracking Instinct of a Tortuga Ant", undated
29	33	Notes on box tortoises , undated
29	34	Medusae Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology and Tortugas colored plates articles , circa 1900
29	35	Notes on garter snake , undated
29	36	Biographic sketch of A. Agassiz article, 1910
29	37	Agassiz, Alexander and Mayer, A.G. notes , undated
29	38	Plan for Tortugas Laboratory and Tortugas Laboratory papers , 1904
29	39	Notes on scientists and helping others , undated
29	40	Notes on museums , undated
29	41	Notes on improving universities , undated
29	42	At Princeton notes , 1919
29	43	Notes on importance of marine labs , undated
29	44	"Our Neglected Souther Coast" , undated
29	45	"The Research Work of the Tortugas Laboratory" article , 1910
29	46	Alexander Agassiz's notes to A.G. Mayer, undated
29	47	From Sea-Shore Life notes , undated
29	48	Review of Mayer's Sea-Shore Life notes , undated
29	49	Chapters 3-7 from Pacific Island Reveries , undated
29	50	Articles on South Pacific Islands , undated
29	51	Medusae of the World , 1910
29	52	Tortugas Marine Lab - founding of and brief history notes , undated
29	53	Biographic sketch of Hyatt notes , 1911
29	54	Ritter, Wm.E. - sketch and correspondence with Mayer , undated
29	55	Seafaring Scientist miscellaneous items , undated
29	56	Sketchesa: Davenport, Daly, Woodward, Hooper, and Merriam , undated
29	57	Brooklyn Museum publications notes , undated
29	58	Marine Biological Laboratory - F.R. Lillies account notes , undated
29	59	Booklyn Museum correspondence , undated
29	60	Miscellaneous items: photos of corals, etc./CIN minutes , undated
29	61	Correspondence ANSP and biographical sketch, undated
29	62	Md Historical Society letters , undated
29	63	Correspondence with Smithsonian, undated
29	64	Biographical sketches and articles , undated
29	65	Shiras, George - Physalia Voyage , 1907
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30	1-2	Carnegie Institution of Washington papers , undated
30	3-4	Syracuse papers , 1905-1922
30	5	Princeton University archives - letter to Hyatt and Mayer , undated
30	6	Correspondence with Smithsonian, undated
30	7	Princeton University letters , undated
30	8	Vaughan, T. Wayland - corals , undated
30	9	Seafaring Scientist revised version - final version for USC Press, 2005 August 12
30	10	Mayer manuscript: inserts , undated
30	11	The University of South Carolina Press magazine and Seafaring Scientist letters , 2008
30	12	First drafts notepads , undated
30	13-15	Carnegie Institution of Washington Yearbooks: volumes 1-23, 1902-1924
30	16	Journals/Brantz and Ana Mayer collection , 1899-1900
30	17	Materials from Brantz and Ana Mayer collection , undated
30	18	American Society of Naturalists records part 1-12, 1883-1894
30	19-20	Seafaring Scientist galley proof pages , undated
30	21	Seafaring Scientist page proofs , undated
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31		Notecards from Seafaring Scientist , undated

 

5. A. E. Verrill papers
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32	1	Bush, Kathryn (assistant to Verrill), unknown
32	2	Cephalopods of the World - for Verrill article , unknown
32	3	Verrill, Addison Emery [correspondence and notes], 1961-2002
32	4	Verrill, A.E. - Biographical sketches , unknown
32	5	Verrill, A.E. - correspondence from Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (ANSP), 1868-1926; 1996
32	6	MBL - letters to Verrill , circa 1973-1977
32	7	Verrill correspondence - Smithsonian, circa 1867-1928
32	8	Verrill, A.E. - "List of the polyps and corals sent by the MCZ...", 1863-1869
32	9	Verrill, A.E. - MCZ archives , circa 1863-1924
32	10	Verrill, A.E. - Yale University archives , 1864-1890
32	11	Verrill, A.E. - publications in Boston Society of Natural History (BSNH) Proceedings , 1862-1863
32	12	Verrill, A.E. publications , 1928
32	13	Verrill, A.E. - on Rocky Mountain spotted ferer vector, 1905
32	14	Verrill, A.E. - The Bermuda Islands..., 1902
32	15	Verrill, A.E. - True Nature Stories , 1929
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33		Notes for article on A.E. Verrill in American National Biography, unknown

 

6. Jesse Walter Fewkes papers
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34	1	Fewkes to M. Hemenway correspondence, 1890-1891
34	2	Fewkes correspondence , 1895-1924
34	3	MCZ Archives - Fewkes correspondence, 1888-1892
34	4	Fewkes, Jesse Walter - correspondence/Smithsonian Institution Archives , circa 1885-1895
34	5	Fewkes miscellaneous correspondence and papers , 1879-1920
34	6	Fewkes - California notebook Papers of Jesse Walter Fewkes, unknown
34	7	Fewkes - Roscoff notebook, unknown
34	8	Fewkes' "Fore and Hind Limbs" , unknown
34	9	Fewkes and Clark - Riverside National History , unknown
34	10	Fewkes' writings , unknown
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35	1	The Natural History Research of Jesse Walter Fewkes, unknown
35	2	Fewkes, Jesse Walter - General, circa 1930s and 1990-1994
35	3	Fewkes project papers , circa 1850-1930
35	4	Notecards , unknown

 

7. James Coffee Harris Research
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36	1	Advocating Evolution and Unorthodox Religion in Georgia (1914-1940), 2022
36	2	Research Files (photocopies)
36	3	Research Files Family Papers (photocopies)
36	4	Research Files Family Papers (photocopies)
36	5	Research Files Family Papers (photocopies)
36	6	James C. Harris (photocopies)
36	7	Lists of Publications
36	8	Advocating Evolution and Unorthodox Religion in Georgia (1914-1940) (photocopies), 2022
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37	1	James C. Harris Original Publications
37	2	James C. Harris on Religion (photocopies)
37	3	James C. Harris on Science (photocopies)
37	4	Research Files Family Papers (photocopies)
37	5	Research Files Family Papers (photocopies)
37	6	Research Files Family Papers (photocopies)
37	7	Research Files Family Papers (photocopies)