Holdings Liberal Arts and Sciences Genetics and Development De... Leverett A. Adams Papers Finding Aid Holdings Liberal Arts and Sciences Genetics and Development De... Leverett A. Adams Papers Finding Aid Title: Leverett A. Adams Papers, 1919-61
ID: 15/24/25
Primary Creator: Adams, Leverett A. (Leverett Allen) (1877-1976)
Extent: 2.0 cubic feet
Arrangement: by type of material, alphabetical thereunder
Subjects: Animal Physiology, Faculty Papers, Fish, Natural History Museum, Vertebrates
Formats/Genres: Papers
Languages: English
Papers of Leverett Allen Adams (1877-1976), Professor of Zoology (1921-48) and curator of the Natural History Museum (1939-48), including publications by Adams (including Introduction to the Vertebrates, 2nd edition) and other zoologists; Adam's drafts for published material and speeches for WILL radio and other organizations; speeches by Frank C. Baker (curator of the Natural History Museum, 1917-39) in 1934, for WILL, on fossils and evolution; material for physiology and zoology courses; and personal and professional correspondence. Correspondents include Harlow Ades (Emory University); W. H. Burt (University of Michigan); Samuel Eddy (University of Minnesota); Robert K. Ender; Hiram Essex; F. G. Evans; William K. Gregory (Curator, American Museum of Natural History); Winfred Hughes; and John Wiley and Sons. Subject of correspondence and research material include job applications of students; publications; natural history museums; and animal physiology, particularly that of lower vertebrates, especially fish. This series also contains correspondence with Brazilian government biologists concerning Adam's research on fish in Latin America.
URL: https://files.archon.library.illinois.edu/uasfa/1524025.pdf
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