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Elwyn LaVerne Simons Archives

 Collection
Call Number: VPAR.000299

Description of the Material

The archives of Elwyn LaVerne Simons include field notes, coresspondence, and manuscript materials all relating to the Yale collection.

Dates

  • 1955-1977

Creator

Language of Materials

In English.

Extent

100 Linear Feet

Persistent URL

https://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/ypm.vpar.000299

Abstract

The archives of Elwyn L, Simons, accumulated during his time at Yale.

Biographical Sketch

Simons, Elwyn LaVerne. (b. July 14, 1930) BS Rice University 1953, MA Princeton 1955, PhD Princeton1956, DPhil Oxford 1959. Visiting Curator Vert. Paleo. 1960-61; Assoc. Cur. Vert. Paleo. 61-64, Curator Vert. Paleo. 64-77. Elwyn left Yale in 1977 for a professorship at Duke University. Elwyn, a world-renowned specialist on the evolution of fossil primates, is a member of the National Academy of Sciences

Title
Elwyn LaVerne Simons Archives
Status
Edited Full Draft
Author
Daniel Jonathan Drew
Date
2015
Description rules
Finding Aid Created In Accordance With Manuscripts And Archives Processing Manual
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.

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