manosca75 Department of Biological Sciences Records, 1902-[ongoing] Finding Aid Finding aid prepared by Valerie Love, '02. Encoding funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Smith College Archives
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 Collection Overview Smith College. Dept. of Biological Sciences. Department of Biological Sciences Records 1902-[ongoing] RG 52 10 boxes (4.5 linear ft.) Smith College Archives
Northampton, MA
Records include information regarding committees, courses, exams, department memos, minutes from department meetings, as well as information and publicity regarding lectures and symposiums sponsored by the department. There is also information regarding the Sigma Xi Society and the H.H. Wilder Collection. English. Scope and Contents of the Collection

The Biological Sciences Department papers, 1912- present, contain materials regarding committees, courses, (including Genetics, Marine Biology, Paleobiology, and Zoology) exams, department memos, minutes from department meetings, as well as information and publicity regarding lectures and symposiums sponsored by the department. There is also information regarding the Sigma Xi Society and the H.H. Wilder Collection. These files were maintained by B. Elizabeth Horner and transferred to the Smith College Archives over a period of time.

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Smith College owns copyright to any published material relating to college events and activities. Provenance and copyright ownership of other materials is unknown and researchers are responsible for determining any question of copyright. Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. Permission to publish material from the 52.Departments: Biological Sciences must be requested from the Smith College Archives.

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Please use the following format when citing materials from this collection:

Smith College Dept. of Biological Sciences Files, Box #, Smith College Archives.

 Additions to the Collection

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History of the Collection

Processed by Valerie Love, '02

 Search Terms Wilder, Harris Hawthorne, 1864-1928--Archaeological collections. Smith College. Dept of Biological Sciences. Smith College--History--Sources. Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Society. Smith College Chapter. Biology--Study and teaching (Higher)--Massachusetts --Northampton. Additional Information Related Material

42. Faculty Biographical Files (various)

34. Office of the Registrar: examinations

12. Symposiums

40. Dean of the Faculty

1 3 Bird Walk and Department Breakfast 1954, 1968-69, n.d. 1 4 Blakeslee Bequest 1965, 1970-76 1 5 Budget 1939-89 1 6 Buildings, Clark Science Center 1954-2001, n.d. 1 Committees 1 7 Ad hoc study group on the recruitment and retainment of women faculty at Smith College 1983 1 8 Ad hoc committee to design a research program on women n.d. 1 9 Ad hoc committee on science 1958- 64 1 10 Biology Liaison Committee 1973-76 1 11 Biological Sciences Curriculum 1964 1 12 Building Committee 1957 1 13 Citizen Review Committee: Connecticut River Basin 1971 1 14 College Grievance Committee 1973-74 1 15 College Planning and Resources 1972-82 1 16 Colloquium Committee 1985 1 17 Committee on Committees 1975, 1977 1 18 Committee of Six 1971 1 19 Curriculum: Biological Sciences 1949-69 1 20 Curriculum: Biological Sciences 1969-84 1 21 Department Organization 1919 1 22 Division III Committee 1956, 1960, 1975, n.d. 1 23 Educational Policy 1946-78, n.d. 2 1 Educational Policy: Subcommittee on curricular review 1982-83 2 2 Executive Committee 1967-85 2 3 Faculty Committee Lists 1940-78 2 4 Faculty Conference Committee 1965-76, n.d. 2 5 Faculty Planning Committee 1970-71 2 6 Finance Committee 1975, 1979 2 7 Committees: General 1967, 1976, n.d. 2 8 Graduate Study Committee 1944-74, n.d. 2 9 Honorary Degrees 1953-82 2 10 Honorary Degrees: Correspondence 1970-82 2 11 Honorary Degrees Committee: Correspondence re: Clara Lynch 1970 2 12 Honors and Independent Programs 1966-79 2 13 Lecture Committee 1947 2 14 Librarian Faculty Status Committee 1972-73 2 15 Long Range Planning Committee 1979 2 16 Microscope Committee n.d. 2 17 Northampton Ecology Action Committee n.d. 2 18 Premedical Advisory Committee 1973 2 19 Presidential Search Committee 1972-73 2 20 Radiation and Chemical Safety Committee 1980 2 21 Science Advisory Committee 1962-85 2 22 Science Center Space Committee 1973, 1980 2 23 Student Committee 1970 2 24 Study Abroad Committee 1971 2 25 Subcommittee on Fringe Benefits 1973 2 26 Tenure and Promotion Committee 1975-79 2 27 Trustee Planning Committee 1956 2 28 Tutorial Assistance Committee 1972 2 29 Visual Aids Committee 1972 2 30 Youth Committee 1963-64 2 31 Constitutions: Department of Biological Sciences, Department of Zoology 1963-82, n.d. 2 32 Course Enrollment Lists 1969-84 Courses 3 1 Bio 100 1967-1980 n.d. 3 2 Bio 101 1967- 68 3 3 Bio 102a 1967 3 4 Bio 104 1968- 69 3 5 Bio 105-106 1986-88 3 6 Bio 107 1967, n.d. 3 7 Bio 120a (Microbiology) n.d. 3 8 Bio 130a 1970 3 9 Bio 131, 132 1968-78 3 10 Bio 150 1978 3 11 Bio 195 1959-60 3 12 Bio 201 n.d. 3 13 Bio 202 1979 3 14 Bio 208 1993 3 15 Bio 210 1974 3 16 Bio 211-212 1968-69, 1977, n.d. 3 17 Bio 214 1970, 1977 3 18 Bio 230 1980, n.d. 3 19 Bio 231a n.d. 3 20 Bio 233 1975 3 21 Bio 274 1968 3 22 Bio 300 1966-75 3 23 Bio 302 1978, n.d. 3 24 Bio 303b 1969 3 25 Bio 312-313 1979, n.d. 3 26 Bio 321 1977, n.d. 3 27 Bio 327 1978 3 28 Bio 330b 1967-68 3 29 Bio 333 1975 3 30 Bio 338 1973 3 31 Bio 340 1966-67, n.d. 3 32 Bio 341 1973 3 33 Bio 345 1977 3 34 Bio 402b 1967 3 Binder: notes: Zoology 33 1938-39 3 Binder: notes: Zoology 37 1938-39 3 35 Courses: General 1942- 4 1 Courses: Genetics 1951-69 4 2 Zoology 11 1964, n.d. 4 3 Zoology 12 1943-59 4 4 Zoology 23a n.d. 4 5 Zoology 40b 1951-56 4 12 Zoology 40b 1957-62 4 13 Zoology 42b n.d. 4 14 Zoology 43a 1953-54 4 15 Zoology 46 1966 4 16 Zoology 54 1949-65 4 17 Courses: Unidentified 1963-1984, n.d 4 18 Courses: Memos and Information 1941-69 4 19 Courses: Memos and Information 1970-79 5 1 Courses: New Course Descriptions 1959-75 5 2 Equipment and Inventory Requests 1957-85, n.d. 5 3 Exams Correspondence 1965-77, n.d. 5 4 Exams: Field A 1956-82 5 5 Exams: Field B 1967-75 5 6 Exams: Field C 1968-69 5 7 Exams: Field E 1966-74 5 8 Exhibits 1949-50, 1965, n.d. 5 9 Faculty: General 1967-79 5 10 Faculty: General 1980-87, n.d. 5 11 Faculty Show Scripts 1949 5 12 General 1960-69 6 1 General 1970-74 6 2 General 1975-85, n.d. 6 3 Graduate Study 1940-82 6 4 Grants 1963-2000 6 5 Honors 1941-49 6 6 Honors 1951-59 6 7 Honors 1960-668Honors1971-80 6 9 Honors 1984 6 10 Honors n.d. 6 11 Horticulturalist 1970 7 1 Lectures 1951 7 2 Blakeslee Lecture 1955-56 7 3 Lectures 1964 7 4 Blakeslee Lecture 1965-66 7 5 Lectures 1965-66 7 6 Lectures 1966-67 7 7 Lectures 1967-68 7 8 Lectures 1968-69 7 9 Lectures 1969-70 7 10 Lectures 1970-71 7 11 Lectures 1971-72 7 12 Lectures 1972-73 7 13 Lectures 1973-74 7 14 Lectures 1974-75 7 15 Lectures 1975-76 7 16 Lectures 1976-77 7 17 Lectures 1977-78 7 18 Lectures 1978-79 7 19 Lectures 1979-80 7 20 Lectures 1980-81 7 21 Lectures 1981-82 7 22 Lectures 1982-83 7 23 Lectures 1983-84 7 24 Lectures 1984-85 7 25 Lectures 1985-86 7 26 Lectures 1995 7 27 Lectures n.d. 7 28 Library Materials 1940, 1967-79 7 29 Lists of Majors 1940-60 7 30 Lists of Majors 1962-69 7 31 Lists of Majors 1970-75 7 32 Lists of Majors 1975-80 7 33 Marine Science (Five Colleges) 1972-99 7 34 Memos 1966-77, 1981 7 35 Minor 1983 7 36 Minutes: Department Meetings 1938-39 7 37 Minutes: Department Meetings 1939-40 7 38 Minutes: Department Meetings 1940-41 7 39 Minutes: Department Meetings 1941-42 7 40 Minutes: Department Meetings 1942-43 7 41 Minutes: Department Meetings 1943-44 7 42 Minutes: Department Meetings 1944-45 7 43 Minutes: Department Meetings 1945-46 7 44 Minutes: Department Meetings 1946-47 7 45 Minutes: Department Meetings 1947-48 7 46 Minutes: Department Meetings 1948-49 8 1 Minutes: Department Meetings 1949-50 8 2 Minutes: Department Meetings 1950-51 8 3 Minutes: Department Meetings 1951-52 8 4 Minutes: Department Meetings 1952-53 8 5 Minutes: Department Meetings 1953-54 8 6 Minutes: Department Meetings 1954-55 8 7 Minutes: Department Meetings 1955-56 8 8 Minutes: Department Meetings 1956-57 8 9 Minutes: Department Meetings 1957-58 8 10 Minutes: Department Meetings 1958-59 8 11 Minutes: Department Meetings 1959-60 8 12 Minutes: Department Meetings 1960-61 8 13 Minutes: Department Meetings 1961-62 8 14 Minutes: Department Meetings 1962-63 8 15 Minutes: Department Meetings 1963-64 8 16 Minutes: Department Meetings 1965-66 8 17 Minutes: Department Meetings 1966-67 8 18 Minutes: Department Meetings 1967-68 8 19 Minutes: Department Meetings 1968-69 8 20 Minutes: Department Meetings 1969-70 8 21 Minutes: Department Meetings 1970-71 8 22 Minutes: Department Meetings 1971-72 8 23 Minutes: Department Meetings 1972-73 8 24 Minutes: Department Meetings 1973-74 8 25 Minutes: Department Meetings 1974-75 8 26 Minutes: Department Meetings 1975-76 8 27 Minutes: Department Meetings 1977-78 8 28 Minutes: Department Meetings 1978-79 8 29 Minutes: Department Meetings 1979-80 8 30 Minutes: Department Meetings 1981-82 8 31 Minutes: Department Meetings 1986-87 8 32 Miscellaneous 1937-69 8 33 Miscellaneous 1970-79 8 34 Miscellaneous 1980- 84 8 35 Miscellaneous n.d. 9 1 Paleobiology 1982-85. n.d. 9 2 Photographs: Classes 1901, 1970, 1982-88, n.d. 9 3 Premedical Society 1950-80, n.d. 9 4 Pre-1966 Reorganization 1960-62, n.d. 9 5 Publications 1939-52 9 6 Research 1982-85 9 7 Revision and Departmental Reorganization 1966-68 9 8 Revision of the Major 1963-77 9 9 Sigma Xi 1943-89, n.d. 9 10 Sigma Xi Correspondence 1948-80 9 11 Space Requests 1968-69 Symposiums 9 12 Photographs 1951 9 13 Society for the Study of Development and Growth 1951 9 14 Connecticut Valley Student Scientific Conference 1952-53 9 15 Four College Blakeslee Biological Conference 1955-64, n.d. 9 16 Conference on Women in Science 1958 9 17 Vanderbilt Symposium: Announcements 1968 9 18 Vanderbilt Symposium: Articles and Clippings 1968 9 19 Vanderbilt Symposium: SAQ Articles 1968 9 20 Vanderbilt Symposium: Correspondence 1968-69 10 1 Vanderbilt Symposium: Notes 1968- 69 10 2 Vanderbilt Symposium: Symposium Scripts 1968 10 3 Vanderbilt Symposium: Speakers: Archer, E. James 1968 10 4 Vanderbilt Symposium: Speakers: Cole, Lamont C. 1968 10 5 Vanderbilt Symposium: Speakers: Holling, C.S 1968 10 6 Vanderbilt Symposium: Speakers: Keith, Hastings 1968 10 7 Symposium: Mill River Project 1970 10 8 Symposium: Structure of Matter 1977 H.H. Wilder Collection 10 9 Clippings 1912-13, n.d. 10 10 Correspondence to H.H. Wilder 1902, 1917 10 11 Correspondence 1917, n.d. 10 12 Correspondence 1971-76 10 13 Correspondence 1977-84 10 14 Correspondence 1989-99 10 15 Displays and Exhibits 1982-98 10 16 Human Skulls Inventory 1983-83 10 17 Mounted Birds and Human Skeletons 1981-86 10 18 Museum of Art Acquisitions 1984-91 10 19 Obituary: Whipple, Sarah Wheaton 1919 10 20 Special Studies: Ryan, Marilyn, "The Wilder Collection of Southwest Indian Pottery" 1996 Binder Negatives of Skulls n.d.