Zoologists
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Asa Fitch papers
Collection
Call Number: MS 215
Overview:
Twenty-one diaries, 1821-1879, of Asa Fitch, scientist and entomologist. The diaries reflect in considerable detail Fitch's life and thoughts from early adolescence through his education at the Rensselaer School in Troy, New York and the Vermont Academy of Medicine in Castleton, his career as a scientist and state entomologist in New York, and his retirement. Also included are papers and genealogical materials relating to other members of the Fitch family.
Dates:
1807-1969, bulk 1807-1922
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
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Asa Fitch papers
John Spangler Nicholas papers
Collection
Call Number: MS 929
Overview:
The papers consist of correspondence, writings, photographs, and research files (1914-1963) documenting the professional career and personal life of John Spangler Nicholas, a biologist and zoologist. His academic work, editorial contributions to the Journal of Experimental Zoology, and scientific research are detailed. Correspondents include: Ross Granville Harrison, Charles Rupert Stockard, and the Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology.
Dates:
1914-1963
Alexander Ivanovitch Petrunkevitch papers
Collection
Call Number: MS 394
Overview:
The papers consist primarily of Alexander Petrunkevitch's personal correspondence and contain numerous letters from his father Ivan Il'ich Petrunkevitch and stepmother Anastasia Petrunkevitch. These letters include discussions of the Russian political climate (1900-1919) and focus on Ivan Petrunkevitch's work with the Constitutional Democratic (Kadety) Party. Other correspondents include officials of Russian-American societies. The papers also encompass Alexander Petrunkevitch's writings on the...
Dates:
1886-1964
S. Dillon Ripley papers
Collection
Call Number: MS 1066
Overview:
The papers consist of manuscripts, typescripts, and pre-publication versions of Ripley's writings on birds of Asia and other parts of the world. Also included is film footage of Ripley's 1948 trip to Nepal.
Dates:
1943-1974
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
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S. Dillon Ripley papers