Finding Aid for Jack R. & Harry V. Harlan Papers, 1905-85 | University of Illinois Archives

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Series 1: Papers of Jack R. Harlan

Papers of Jack R. Harlan (1917- ), Professor of Agronomy & Plant Genetics (1966-84), member of Crop Evolution Laboratory staff (1967-84) & USDA Near Eastern expeditions (1948, 1960), & Professor of Agronomy, Okla. State Univ. (1950-66), including manuscripts, collection lists, field notes, photographs, genetics research correspondence about barley, corn, rice, & sorghum, recommendations for employment & awards, identifications of samples, responses to inquiries from anthropologists, correspondence with botanists & agronomists about the origin, evolution & dissemination of sorghum, wheat, barley, maize, & sesame; classification & numbering of collection, conservation of genetic materials, international cooperation, disease resistance, origins of Southwest Asian agriculture & USDA quarantine policies.

Box 1

Folder 1: Biographical

Folder 2: Publication List

This folder contains the complete bibliography of Jack R. Harlan as produced by T.H. Hymowitz [Plant Breeding Reviews 8:1-17, 1990] and updated and edited by Dorothea Bedigian in 1998. The digital bibliography which contains a list of the articles by Jack R. Harlan the the University of Illinois Archives holds as part of the Harry V. and Jack R. Harlan Papers and can be accessed via the following link:

http://www.library.illinois.edu/archives/uasfa/0806025supplement.pdf

Folder 3: Jack R. Harlan Publications (Folder 1 of 4), 1945-54

Folder 4: Jack R. Harlan Publications (Folder 2 of 4), 1955-57

Folder 5: Jack R. Harlan Publications (Folder 3 of 4), 1958-61

Folder 6: Jack R. Harlan Publications (Folder 4 of 4), 1962-86

Folder 7: Publications not authored by Jack R. Harlan (Folder 1 of 4), 1906-56

These publications refer to subjects of study undertaken by Jack R. Harlan, although the publications are not authored by him.

Folder 8: Publications not authored by Jack R. Harlan (Folder 2 of 4), 1957-59

These publications refer to subjects of study undertaken by Jack R. Harlan, although the publications are not authored by him.

Folder 9: Publications not authored by Jack R. Harlan (Folder 3 of 4), 1960

These publications refer to subjects of study undertaken by Jack R. Harlan, although the publications are not authored by him.

Folder 10: Publications not authored by Jack R. Harlan (Folder 4 of 4), 1961-80

These publications refer to subjects of study undertaken by Jack R. Harlan, although the publications are not authored by him.

Box 2

Folder 35: Grasslands of Oklahoma, ca. 1957

by Jack R. Harlan (unpublished)

Folder 39: Leon Croizat Correspondence, 1968-69

Includes several letters debating the origin and dispersal of maize and a reprint of Croizat article, "A Note on the Origin of Zea Mays."

Folder 53: Archaeological Materials Received and Related Correspondence, 1968-83

Includes correspondence with Ann Stemler (Davis, California) concerning "hazards and pitfalls" archaeobotany and assorted identifications of samples sent to Crop Evolution Laboratory

Folder 54: Collection Lists (Near Eastern Expedition), Phytosanitary Certificate, 1948, 1960, 1974

Includes numbered listings from 1948 Near East expedition

Folder 55: Collection List (Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Ethiopia); West Africa Notes; Sorghum Numbers (University of Illinois), 1961, 1968, 1983

Folder 56: Terminal Report of Jack R. Harlan: Agricultural Research at Njala University College, Sierra Leone, 1969

University of Illinois A.I.D. Project, Contract A.I.D. / Afr-293

Folder 57: "A Survey of the Genetic Variability in the Bromus carinatus Complex", May, 1942

Harlan Doctoral Dissertation (Department of Genetics, University of California)

Sub-Series 1: Anthropology Correspondence

Box 2

Folder 1: Letter File, 1961-63, 1965

Correspondents include faculty of University College of Ibadan, Nigeria, and Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Folder 2: Letter File, 1966

Folder 3: Letter File, 1967

Folder 4: Letter File, 1968

Folder 5: Letter File, 1969

Folder 6: Letter File, 1970

Folder 7: Letter File, 1971

Folder 8: Letter File, 1972

Folder 9: Letter File, 1973

Contains correspondence with K.C. Change (Dept. of Anthropology, Yale University) concerning the domestication of the peanut in China

Folder 10: Letter File, 1974

Folder 11: Letter File, 1975

Folder 12: Letter File, 1976

Includes Harlan's review of Ping-Ti Ho's The Cradle of the East:  An Inquiry into the Indigenous Origins of Techniques and Ideas of Neolithic and Early Historic China 5000-1000 B.C.

Folder 13: Letter File, 1977

Folder 14: Letter File, 1978

Folder 15: Letter File, 1979

Includes correspondence with Charles Reed (University of Illinois-Chicago Circle) and Fred Wendorf (Southern Methodist University) concerning the origins of domesticated barley

Folder 16: Letter File, 1980

Folder 17: Letter File, 1981

Folder 18: Letter File, 1982

Sub-Series 2: General / Student Correspondence

Box 2

Folder 19: Letter File, 1967

Includes letters of recommendation for employment and awards, correspondence concerning student research, and invitations to present papers.

Folder 20: Letter File, 1968

Folder 21: Letter File, 1969

Folder 22: Letter File, 1970

Folder 23: Letter File, 1971

Folder 24: Letter File, 1972

Folder 25: Letter File, 1973

Folder 26: Letter File, 1974

Folder 27: Letter File, 1975

Folder 28: Letter File, 1976

Folder 29: Letter File, 1977

Folder 30: Letter File, 1978

Folder 31: Letter File, 1979

Folder 32: Letter File, 1980

Includes letter to Vice Chancellor E.L. Goldwasser urging that the World Heritage Museum not be downgraded or dispersed.

Folder 33: Letter File, 1981

Includes Harlan's "Social and Ethical Dimensions of Plant and Animal Genetic Research with Respect to Food and Environment" (4 pp.)

Folder 34: Letter File, 1982

Sub-Series 3: Agronomy / Botany Correspondence

Box 2

Folder 36: Letter File, 1965-67

Includes correspondence with Robert Braidwood (Oriental Institute, University of Chicago) concerning "weed" and "wild" barley and with Daniel Zohary (Hebrew University, Jerusalem) concerning findings of Iranian visits.  Also includes Harlan's "The Origin and Evolution of Cultivated Plants" which proposes a laboratory for biosystematic studies.

Folder 37: Letter File, 1968

Includes correspondence with Theodore Buila (Southern Illinois University) concerning the bringing of seed materials into the U.S. and with Stanley Jensen (Pioneer Hi-Bred Corn Company) concerning temperature response in selection, Njala University College Terminal report, 1968

Folder 38: Letter File, 1969

Includes correspondence with O.H. Frankel (International Biological Programme, Canberra City, Australia) concerning conservation of genetic materials and with Charles Brown (College of Agriculture, University of Illinois) concerning the need for a research facility in the tropics

Folder 40: Letter File, 1970

Includes correspondence with H.I. Oka (National Institute of Genetics, Misima, Japan) concerning the history of sorghum in Africa and China and with David Timothy concerning the collection and maintenance of germ plasm

Folder 41: Letter File, 1971

Includes correspondence with Walton Galinat (University of Massachusetts-Waltham) concerning the "tripartite hypothesis" of the origin of maize

Folder 42: Letter File, 1972

Includes correspondence with George Beadle concerning teocintle in Mexico

Folder 43: Letter File, 1973

Includes correspondence with L.F. Randolf concerning maize-Tripsacum derivatives and with C.F. Konzak concerning collecting difficulties in Ethiopia

Folder 44: Letter File, 1974

Includes background paper ("Exploration:  Africa") used as a research proposal and list of Chinese rice varieties obtained on China trip by Harlan and N.C. Brady.  Also includes correspondence with Peter Lawrence (International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, Hyderabad, India) concerning numbering systems for accessions, with Richard Frederickson (Texas A & M University) concerning effects of USDA quarantine policies on germ plasm supplies, and with Peter Jennings (Centro International De Agricultura Tropical) concerning centers of origin and the success of exotic crops

Folder 45: Letter File, 1975

Includes correspondence with Frank Press (Committee on Scholarly Communication with the People's Republic of China, National Academy of Sciences) concerning future scholarly exchanges and topics for exploration, with Ali Kambel (Plant Breeding Institute, Cambridge, England) concerning Sudanese sorghums, and with K.H. Asay (Utach State University concerning grass breeding

Folder 46: Letter File, 1976

Includes Harlan biographical sketch prepared for Agronomy Journal and correspondence with C.R. Vinycomb concerning naked barleys

Folder 47: Letter File, 1977

Includes review copy of Domenic Fuccillo's "What is a Weed?" and correspondence with Victor Patino (Cali, Columbia) concerning possible maize-Tripsacum interaction

Folder 48: Letter File, 1978

Includes Harlan letter to Edward Browning Award Committee recommending Earnest Sears and correspondence with D. Brezhev (Vavilov Institute of Plant Industry, Leningrad) concerning problems in preserving Vavilov collections

Folder 49: Letter File, 1979

Includes correspondence with Haldore Hanson (Londres, Mexico) concerning inadequacy of U.S. plant genetics resources program and with Fred Miller (Texas A & M University) concerning twin-seeded sorghum and origins of sorghum.  Also includes assorted correspondence relating to Crop Evolution Laboratory study of sesame.

Folder 50: Letter File, 1980

Includes correspondence with Anatolii Martynov (Council for International Exchange of Scholars, Washington, D.C.) concerning possible shared research interests between Crop Evolution Laboratory and colleagues in USSR

Folder 51: Letter File, 1981

Folder 52: Letter File, 1982-84

Includes correspondence with Patrick Hayes (University of Minnesota) concerning synchrous flowering in wild rice, with Richard Matthews (British Broadcasting Corporation) concerning "The Living Planet" series, and with Malla Padidan (University of Saskatchewan) concerning "Plant Breeding in 2000 AD"

Sub-Series 4: General Correspondence

Box 3

Folder 1: Calendar of Letters Written, 1959-65

Folder 2: A, 1966-85

Folder 3: B, 1966-76

Folder 4: B, 1977-85

Folder 5: C, 1966-85

Folder 6: D, 1967-85

Folder 7: E, 1967-85

Folder 8: F, 1967-84

Folder 9: G, 1967-85

Folder 10: H, 1967-84

Folder 11: I, 1972-84

Folder 12: J, 1966-85

Box 4

Folder 1: K, 1967-85

Folder 2: L, 1967-86

Folder 3: M, 1966-85

Folder 4: Mc, 1967-84

Folder 5: N, 1967-85

Folder 6: O, 1967-82

Folder 7: P, 1968-85

Folder 8: Q, 1968-81

Folder 9: R, 1966-85

Folder 10: S, 1966-76

Folder 11: S, 1977-85

Folder 12: T, 1966-85

Folder 13: U, 1970-79

Folder 14: V, 1967-83

Folder 15: W, 1966-85

Folder 16: X-Y-Z, 1967-84

Sub-Series 5: Field Notes and Collections Lists

Box 5

Item 1: Collections # 1-1500, 1948

USDA expedition to Turkey, Syria, Iraq, Lebanon

Item 2: Collections # 1501-3000, 1948

USDA expedition to Turkey, Syria, Iraq, Lebanon

Item 3: Collections # 3001-4500, 1948

USDA expedition to Turkey, Syria, Iraq, Lebanon

Item 4: Collections # 4501-6241, 1948

USDA expedition to Turkey, Syria, Iraq, Lebanon; 6241-6500 are missing

Item 5: Collections # 6501-10,000, 1948

USDA expedition to Turkey, Syria, Iraq, Lebanon

Item 6: Collections # 1-1440, 1960

34 booklets form USDA expedition to Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India and Ethiopia

Item 7: Collections # 1441-2122, 1960

1 Field Notebook

Item 8: Senegal, Mali, Upper Volta, Nigeria, Brussels, Florence, 1967-68

Item 9: Sudan, Chad, Nigeria, Niger, 1968

Item 10: Sudan, Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia, 1969-70

Item 11: Palestine, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, 1970

Item 12: India, Burma, Malaya, Philippines, Australia, 1972

Sub-Series 6: Subject File

Box 6

Folder 1: Field Trip - Texas, New Mexico, 1946

Folder 2: Illustrations, Turkey, 1948

Folder 3: Pistacea Culture in Turkey with Special Reference to Grafting, 1949

by Jack Harlan

Folder 4: Let's Talk Turkey, 1950

Folder 5: Fruit Trees and Vines in Turkey, 1950

Folder 6: Turkish Melons and Cucurbit, 1950

Folder 7: Trebi Trail, 1950

Folder 8: American Society of Range Management - Formation of Kansas-Oklahoma Section, 1950

Folder 9: Grasslands of Oklahoma, ca. 1960

by Jack Harlan

Folder 10: Oklahoma State University, 1965-66

Folder 11: Portraits, 1966-67, 1975

Folder 12: FAO Meeting - Rome, Sep., 1967

Photographs, Map of Ethiopia

Folder 13: Coprolites - Geophage, 1967-68

Folder 14: Mali - Delta Zone Agriculture, 1968

Folder 15: Origin of Maize Meeting, Sep., 1969

Folder 16: Martin Hohensee (Age 12), 1971

Folder 17: Oryza Distribution - Wild Rice - T.T. Chang, 1973

Folder 18: Genetic Recall, ca. 1973-76

Folder 19: Plant Studies Group - China Visit, 1974

Folder 20: Chinese and Indian Agriculture, 1975

Folder 21: Vavilov, N.I., 1974-78

Folder 22: "Genetic Resources of Crops that Feed the World", ca. 1977

by Jack Harlan

Folder 23: International Agronomy Award - Meyer Medal, 1976

Folder 24: 10 Years of Crop Evolution Laboratory (CEL) - Annual Staff Review, 1977

Folder 25: Denmark, 1978

Accepted but never published

Folder 26: "A New Genetics Emerging", 1984

Speech given at University of Kentucky, Lexington

Sub-Series 7: Personal Subject File

Box 7

Folder 1: Personnel Actions - Jack R. Harlan, 1942, 1949-66

Folder 2: J.R. Harlan Correspondence, 1942-43, 1966, 1973-84

Folder 3: Passports - J.R. Harlan, 1948, 1960, 1968, 1971, 1976

Folder 4: Photographs, ca. 1942-80

Folder 5: Photographs - Turkey (Thrace), Istanbul, Kirklareli, Edirne, (Black Sea),Sinop, Ordu, Unye

Folder 6: Photographs - Turkey (Northeast), Karsd, Rize, Artvin, Trabzon, Gumushane

Folder 7: Photographs - Turkey (East), Agri, Van, Hakkari

Folder 8: Photographs - Turkey (Aegean), Canakkale, Izmir, Manisa, Bursa

Folder 9: Photographs - Turkey (West / Southwest), Aydin, Mugla

Folder 10: Photographs - Turkey (Southwest), Antalya, Burdur

Folder 11: Photographs - Turkey (Southeast), Diyarbakir, Mardin, Urfa, Maras, Malatya, Mus

Folder 12: Photographs - Turkey (Central), Tokat, Erzinean, Amasya, Kayseri (Urgup)

Folder 13: Photographs - Afghanistan and Pakistan, 1960

Folder 14: Photographs - Iran, 1960

Folder 15: Photographs - Expedition Negatives, 1960

Folder 16: Cayonu, Turkey Archaeological Excavation, 1964

Folder 17: National Academy of Sciences Election Congratulations, 1972

Folder 18: Photographs - International Genetics Congress - Moscow, Copenhagen, 1978

Folder 19: Nagoya University Sabbatical, 1979

Folder 20: Photography - Wheat Harvesting - Ethiopia and Osage Indians; Wheat Sickling in Southeast Turkey, Undated

Folder 21: Photography - Origins of Agriculture Seminar - Charles A. Reed, 1973