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Accession 97-157
Myers, George S. (George Sprague), 1905-1985.
George Sprague Myers Papers, circa 1922-1985
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Repository: | Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu. |
Creator: | Myers, George S. (George Sprague), 1905-1985. |
Title: | George Sprague Myers Papers |
Dates: | circa 1922-1985 |
Quantity: | 2 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes) |
Collection: | Accession 97-157 |
Language of Materials: | English |
Summary: | This accession consists primarily of the personal correspondence of George Sprague Myers, an ichthyologist specializing in zoogeography. Materials also include field notes, clippings, manuscripts, photographs, and postcards. |
Descriptive Entry
This accession consists primarily of the personal correspondence of George Sprague Myers, an ichthyologist specializing in zoogeography. Materials also includes field notes, clippings, manuscripts, photographs, and postcards.
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Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 97-157, George Sprague Myers Papers
Container List
Box 1
Zoogeographical Evidence of the Age of the South Atlantic Ocean
Bikini Survey, 1947
Festschrift for George Sprague Myers, December 31, 1970
Bibliography of the Published Papers of George Sprague Myers, 1920-1951
Correspondence, Carl L. Hubbs, March 23, 1957
Correspondence, Lee Wulff, December 28, 1959
Correspondence, J. P. McConnell, December 19, 1959
Myers Family Christmas Card, undated
Correspondence, Ray A. Billington, December 2, 1977
Aquarium and Ichthyological Notes, Zoological Notes, and Botanical Notes
Postcards, 1934
The Aquarium, April 1951
Air Force Orders, January 1958
Herpetology Field Trip, Johannesburg Region, Kent County, California, May 3-6, 1956
Wedding, March 30, 1966
Correspondence, W. A. G (Bill), May 7, 1947
Correspondence, Richard E. Blackwelder, December 1, 1949
Wedding Announcement, Austin Hobart Clark to Leila Gay, September 23, 1933
Postcard, 1938
Department of Geology Annual Report, undated
Correspondence to Bill, November 25, 1948
Vital Records
American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, 37th Annual Meeting, New Orleans
Clippings, 1965-1969
Ability of Amphibians to Cross Sea Barriers, with Especial Reference to Pacific Zoogeography
Paleogeographical Significance of Fresh-Water Fish Distribution in the Pacific
Steinhart Aquarium, December 1971
Species Belonging to Primary and Secondary Fresh-Water Fish Groups Recorded from Brackish or Salt Water
Turtle Identification
Financial Documents, 1929-1950
Correspondence, Innes Publishing Company (Bill), November 5, 1945
Correspondence, Earl S. Herald, June 12, 1972
The Ballad of Salt Lake Sot
Correspondence, Bill, August 23, 1950
Jordan Centennial Story, March 1951
Clippings, 1947-1948
Correspondence, Library, December 12, 1948
Business Card
Correspondence, Marty Brittan, November 26, 1985
Christmas Card, Sutenor Leitao de Carvalho
Correspondence, E. Trewavans, December 8, 1981
Correspondence, Norman E. G. Hill, December 2, 1982
Correspondence, Thomas D. White
Correspondence, D. V. Villadolid, November 25, 1939
Correspondence, Library, April 4, 1979
Correspondence to Mr. Martin, December 25, 1973
Departmental Budget, 1966
Discussion of the Range of Nesting of the Marbled Murrelet, Brachyramphus Marmoratus, October 22, 1975
Description of Salmo Seleneris: A New California Trout by John Otterbein Snyder, November 16, 1933
Correspondence, F. P. Koumans, December 1938
Cub Pack 51 Committee, 1947
Birth of Son
Correspondence, Hugh DeWitt, August 5, 1980
Family Correspondence, October 25, 1970
Clippings, 1922-1942
Family Correspondence, August 17, 1947
Unidentified Photographs
Family Correspondence, November 10, 1931
Examination for Associate Curator (Fishes), November 7, 1932
Correspondence, Willie, May 31, 1968
Fish X-rays
Correspondence, Eugenia B. Bohlke, March 10, 1971
Correspondence, James G. Gay, March 29, 1971
Correspondence, Joseph Ewan, March 27, 1971
J. E. Holbrook's Ichthyological Publication, 1971 (2 folders)
Family Letter, August 19, 1947
Family Letter, August 20, 1947
Family Letter, August 13, 1947
Family Letter, August 17, 1947
Fish Drawings (Photographic Images)
Correspondence, H. M. Smith, 1926-1933
Notes and Lists
Maps
Studies on the Fresh-Water Fishes of South America
The Present Status of Ichthyological Research in the Tropical Indo-Pacific
Correspondence to L. M. Klauber
Correspondence to J. L. B. Smith
Correspondence to Mr. Lombardi
A Contribution to the Natural History of Herotilapia Multispinosa, A Central American Cichlid Fish that Hangs its Larvae on Aquatic Plants
South American Trip Report, 1967
Correspondence, Carl L. Hubbs, May 7, 1927
The Birds of Santa Cruz County by McGregor, 1901
Annotated List of the Land and Water Birds of Santa Cruz County, California by McGregor and Fiske, 1892
Margaret Correspondence, 1943-1944
Correspondence about Brazil, 1943-1944
Margaret Correspondence, 1944
Correspondence, Bill Gosline, 1942-1943
Brazil Correspondence, 1942-1943
Correspondence, A, 1943
Correspondence, B, 1943
Correspondence, C, 1943
Correspondence, D, 1943-1944
Correspondence, F, 1943-1944
Correspondence, G, 1942-1943
Box 2
Correspondence, H, 1942-1943
Correspondence, I, 1942-1943
Correspondence, K, 1943
Correspondence, L, 1942
Correspondence, M, 1942-1943
Correspondence, N, 1942-1943
Correspondence, O, 1944
Correspondence, P, 1943
Correspondence, S, 1943
Correspondence, T, 1941-1943
Correspondence, V, 1942-1943
Correspondence, W, 1942-1943
Correspondence, N. E. Pearson, July 21, 1943
Travel Expenses, 1942-1943
Holbrook Ichthyology Project, 1971
Notebooks (Personal), undated
Correspondence, Mrs. George S. Myers (Francis Felin) and Ruth Myers, 1938-1971 (6 folders)
Correspondence, Consulate General of Japan, 1967-1969
Correspondence, Aquarist, 1925
Correspondence, General Thomas D. White, 1959-1965
Correspondence, Tyson, 1985
Correspondence, California Academy of Sciences, 1929-1951
Correspondence, M. S. McKenzie, 1926-1950
Correspondence, W. T. Innes, 1931-1960
Correspondence, M. M. Dick, 1971
Correspondence, Miscellaneous, 1925-1971 (2 folders)
Exhibition of Braziliana, Stanford Library, 1950
Hispanic American Studies, 1949-1950
Visit from Ambassador Mauricio Nabuco
Hilton's Conference
Sigma Xi Initiation, May 4, 1950
Stanford Lower Division Administration, 1950
Clippings, 1938-1947
Credo for Living, 1964
Zoogeographical Evidence of the Age of the South Atlantic Ocean
Personal Writing
Hudson County Aquarium Society
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