Loeb, Jacques, 1859-1924

Abstract: The papers consist of correspondence, administrative and teaching files, and research materials which document the personal life and professional career of Ross Granville Harrison. Correspondence with many academic, medical, and scientific figures is included, as are the records relating to Yale University's Department of Zoology (1920-1938) and Osborn Zoological Laboratory (1919-1938). Drafts of writings, lectures and related visual materials, research files, and photographs are also...

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The records include correspondence, financial papers, minutes, and miscellanea relating to the publication and operation of the Journal of Experimental Zoology. Correspondence with editorial board members, contributors, and members of the Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology document the daily activities of the journal's staff. Correspondents include; Edwin Grant Conklin, Jacques Loeb, Charles Rupert Stockard, Ross Granville Harrison, and John Spangler Nicholas.

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The papers are composed of family and professional correspondence, writings, diaries, scientific notebooks, research files, photographs, and memorabilia which relate to Lafayette Mendel's research on nutrition and growth. Professional correspondents include both Yale colleagues and scientists and nutritionists from around the world. Topical files also document his activities as chairman of the Department of Physiological Chemistry (1920-1935).