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Accession 97-157,  Myers, George S, (George Sprague),1905-1985,  George Sprague Myers Papers, circa 1922-1985

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 includes field notes, clippings, manuscripts, photographs, and postcards.

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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.

This collection is indexed under the following access terms. These are links to collections with related topics, persons or places.

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Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 97-157, Myers, George S, (George Sprague),1905-1985, George Sprague Myers Papers

Container List

Box 1

Zoogeographical Evidence of the Age of the South Atlantic Ocean

Box 1 of 2

Bikini Survey, 1947

Box 1 of 2

Festschrift for George Sprague Myers, December 31, 1970

Box 1 of 2

Bibliography of the Published Papers of George Sprague Myers, 1920-1951

Box 1 of 2

Correspondence, Carl L. Hubbs, March 23, 1957

Box 1 of 2

Correspondence, Lee Wulff, December 28, 1959

Box 1 of 2

Correspondence, J. P. McConnell, December 19, 1959

Box 1 of 2

Myers Family Christmas Card, undated

Box 1 of 2

Correspondence, Ray A. Billington, December 2, 1977

Box 1 of 2

Aquarium and Ichthyological Notes, Zoological Notes, and Botanical Notes

Box 1 of 2

Postcards, 1934

Box 1 of 2

The Aquarium, April 1951

Box 1 of 2

Air Force Orders, January 1958

Box 1 of 2

Herpetology Field Trip, Johannesburg Region, Kent County, California, May 3-6, 1956

Box 1 of 2

Wedding, March 30, 1966

Box 1 of 2

Correspondence, W. A. G (Bill), May 7, 1947

Box 1 of 2

Correspondence, Richard E. Blackwelder, December 1, 1949

Box 1 of 2

Wedding Announcement, Austin Hobart Clark to Leila Gay, September 23, 1933

Box 1 of 2

Postcard, 1938

Box 1 of 2

Department of Geology Annual Report, undated

Box 1 of 2

Correspondence to Bill, November 25, 1948

Box 1 of 2

Vital Records

Box 1 of 2

American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, 37th Annual Meeting, New Orleans

Box 1 of 2

Clippings, 1965-1969

Box 1 of 2

Ability of Amphibians to Cross Sea Barriers, with Especial Reference to Pacific Zoogeography

Box 1 of 2

Paleogeographical Significance of Fresh-Water Fish Distribution in the Pacific

Box 1 of 2

Steinhart Aquarium, December 1971

Box 1 of 2

Species Belonging to Primary and Secondary Fresh-Water Fish Groups Recorded from Brackish or Salt Water

Box 1 of 2

Turtle Identification

Box 1 of 2

Financial Documents, 1929-1950

Box 1 of 2

Correspondence, Innes Publishing Company (Bill), November 5, 1945

Box 1 of 2

Correspondence, Earl S. Herald, June 12, 1972

Box 1 of 2

The Ballad of Salt Lake Sot

Box 1 of 2

Correspondence, Bill, August 23, 1950

Box 1 of 2

Jordan Centennial Story, March 1951

Box 1 of 2

Clippings, 1947-1948

Box 1 of 2

Correspondence, Library, December 12, 1948

Box 1 of 2

Business Card

Box 1 of 2

Correspondence, Marty Brittan, November 26, 1985

Box 1 of 2

Christmas Card, Sutenor Leitao de Carvalho

Box 1 of 2

Correspondence, E. Trewavans, December 8, 1981

Box 1 of 2

Correspondence, Norman E. G. Hill, December 2, 1982

Box 1 of 2

Correspondence, Thomas D. White

Box 1 of 2

Correspondence, D. V. Villadolid, November 25, 1939

Box 1 of 2

Correspondence, Library, April 4, 1979

Box 1 of 2

Correspondence to Mr. Martin, December 25, 1973

Box 1 of 2

Departmental Budget, 1966

Box 1 of 2

Discussion of the Range of Nesting of the Marbled Murrelet, Brachyramphus Marmoratus, October 22, 1975

Box 1 of 2

Description of Salmo Seleneris: A New California Trout by John Otterbein Snyder, November 16, 1933

Box 1 of 2

Correspondence, F. P. Koumans, December 1938

Box 1 of 2

Cub Pack 51 Committee, 1947

Box 1 of 2

Birth of Son

Box 1 of 2

Correspondence, Hugh DeWitt, August 5, 1980

Box 1 of 2

Family Correspondence, October 25, 1970

Box 1 of 2

Clippings, 1922-1942

Box 1 of 2

Family Correspondence, August 17, 1947

Box 1 of 2

Unidentified Photographs

Box 1 of 2

Family Correspondence, November 10, 1931

Box 1 of 2

Examination for Associate Curator (Fishes), November 7, 1932

Box 1 of 2

Correspondence, Willie, May 31, 1968

Box 1 of 2

Fish X-rays

Box 1 of 2

Correspondence, Eugenia B. Bohlke, March 10, 1971

Box 1 of 2

Correspondence, James G. Gay, March 29, 1971

Box 1 of 2

Correspondence, Joseph Ewan, March 27, 1971

Box 1 of 2

J. E. Holbrook's Ichthyological Publication, 1971 (2 folders)

Box 1 of 2

Family Letter, August 19, 1947

Box 1 of 2

Family Letter, August 20, 1947

Box 1 of 2

Family Letter, August 13, 1947

Box 1 of 2

Family Letter, August 17, 1947

Box 1 of 2

Fish Drawings (Photographic Images)

Box 1 of 2

Correspondence, H. M. Smith, 1926-1933

Box 1 of 2

Notes and Lists

Box 1 of 2

Maps

Box 1 of 2

Studies on the Fresh-Water Fishes of South America

Box 1 of 2

The Present Status of Ichthyological Research in the Tropical Indo-Pacific

Box 1 of 2

Correspondence to L. M. Klauber

Box 1 of 2

Correspondence to J. L. B. Smith

Box 1 of 2

Correspondence to Mr. Lombardi

Box 1 of 2

A Contribution to the Natural History of Herotilapia Multispinosa, A Central American Cichlid Fish that Hangs its Larvae on Aquatic Plants

Box 1 of 2

South American Trip Report, 1967

Box 1 of 2

Correspondence, Carl L. Hubbs, May 7, 1927

Box 1 of 2

The Birds of Santa Cruz County by McGregor, 1901

Box 1 of 2

Annotated List of the Land and Water Birds of Santa Cruz County, California by McGregor and Fiske, 1892

Box 1 of 2

Margaret Correspondence, 1943-1944

Box 1 of 2

Correspondence about Brazil, 1943-1944

Box 1 of 2

Margaret Correspondence, 1944

Box 1 of 2

Correspondence, Bill Gosline, 1942-1943

Box 1 of 2

Brazil Correspondence, 1942-1943

Box 1 of 2

Correspondence, A, 1943

Box 1 of 2

Correspondence, B, 1943

Box 1 of 2

Correspondence, C, 1943

Box 1 of 2

Correspondence, D, 1943-1944

Box 1 of 2

Correspondence, F, 1943-1944

Box 1 of 2

Correspondence, G, 1942-1943

Box 1 of 2

Box 2

Correspondence, H, 1942-1943

Box 2 of 2

Correspondence, I, 1942-1943

Box 2 of 2

Correspondence, K, 1943

Box 2 of 2

Correspondence, L, 1942

Box 2 of 2

Correspondence, M, 1942-1943

Box 2 of 2

Correspondence, N, 1942-1943

Box 2 of 2

Correspondence, O, 1944

Box 2 of 2

Correspondence, P, 1943

Box 2 of 2

Correspondence, S, 1943

Box 2 of 2

Correspondence, T, 1941-1943

Box 2 of 2

Correspondence, V, 1942-1943

Box 2 of 2

Correspondence, W, 1942-1943

Box 2 of 2

Correspondence, N. E. Pearson, July 21, 1943

Box 2 of 2

Travel Expenses, 1942-1943

Box 2 of 2

Holbrook Ichthyology Project, 1971

Box 2 of 2

Notebooks (Personal), undated

Box 2 of 2

Correspondence, Mrs. George S. Myers (Francis Felin) and Ruth Myers, 1938-1971 (6 folders)

Box 2 of 2

Correspondence, Consulate General of Japan, 1967-1969

Box 2 of 2

Correspondence, Aquarist, 1925

Box 2 of 2

Correspondence, General Thomas D. White, 1959-1965

Box 2 of 2

Correspondence, Tyson, 1985

Box 2 of 2

Correspondence, California Academy of Sciences, 1929-1951

Box 2 of 2

Correspondence, M. S. McKenzie, 1926-1950

Box 2 of 2

Correspondence, W. T. Innes, 1931-1960

Box 2 of 2

Correspondence, M. M. Dick, 1971

Box 2 of 2

Correspondence, Miscellaneous, 1925-1971 (2 folders)

Box 2 of 2

Exhibition of Braziliana, Stanford Library, 1950

Box 2 of 2

Hispanic American Studies, 1949-1950

Box 2 of 2

Visit from Ambassador Mauricio Nabuco

Box 2 of 2

Hilton's Conference

Box 2 of 2

Sigma Xi Initiation, May 4, 1950

Box 2 of 2

Stanford Lower Division Administration, 1950

Box 2 of 2

Clippings, 1938-1947

Box 2 of 2

Credo for Living, 1964

Box 2 of 2

Zoogeographical Evidence of the Age of the South Atlantic Ocean

Box 2 of 2

Personal Writing

Box 2 of 2

Hudson County Aquarium Society

Box 2 of 2