Collection ID: 6938577 UA#0257
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Collection context

Summary

Creator:
Columbia University. Department of Zoology
Extent:
1 linear feet and 1 record carton
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Department of Zoology records; Box and Folder; University Archives, Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Columbia University Libraries.

Background

Scope and Content:

This collections consists of the Department of Zoology staff meeting minutes (1925-1937) and the correspondence of Professor James H. McGregor (1900-1942).

Biographical / Historical:

Zoology was first taught at Columbia in October 1892 as part of the Department of Biology. In 1896 the name was changed to the Department of Zoology. Departmental faculty has included Thomas Hunt Morgan, Edmund Beecher Wilson, and Theodosius Dobzhansky. In 1966 Zoology and Botany merged into the Department of Biological Sciences.

James Howard McGregor joined the Department of Zoology as a Fellow in 1897. He earned an AM in 1896 and PhD in 1899. Columbia College's "Mr. Chips" was a member of the department for over 60 years. (Instructor, Adjunct Professor, Associate Professor 1914-1924, Professor 1924-1942; Professor Emeritus 1942-1954).

Acquisition information:
Gift of the Department of Zoology to the Columbiana Collection, 1942.
Processing information:

This collection was processed by Joanna Rios, April 2021.

Arrangement:

This collection is arranged in one series: Series I: Department of Zoology records.

Accruals:

No additions are expected.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access

RESTRICTIONS:

This collection is located off-site. You will need to request this material at least three business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room.

TERMS OF ACCESS:

Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.

PREFERRED CITATION:

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Department of Zoology records; Box and Folder; University Archives, Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Columbia University Libraries.

LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
6th Floor East Butler Library
535 West 114th St.
New York, NY 10027, United States
Link to repository site
CONTACT:
(212) 854-5590
rbml@library.columbia.edu